05-12-2022 12:45 PM
by bandit571 |
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Into a table..Drawer came out of the clamps…was cleaned up, and a knob screwed and glued in place,,test fit into the opening…
Top was seen by this…
To mill a bevel all the way around, on the underside…
Then the base was attached to the top…
Any left over pencil marks removed,,,BEFORE a coat of Amber Shellac could get brushed…
Drawer was done separately…
Once everything was dry..
Will rub this down with 0000 steel wool, later…...
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05-03-2022 01:02 PM
by bandit571 |
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Ok…Top is back out of the clamps…needs the glue joints cleaned and leveled up..
Areas with the big dried glue lines got sanded down….other high spot got the No. 6c treatment…on both faces.
Once the underside was reasonably flat and smooth….added a little something extra….
Seems I do have a Branding iron, to mark my Projects with….takes a while to heat the BIG brass up…
Comes in it’s own fancy box, too..
Once that is done, an...
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05-02-2022 02:32 PM
by bandit571 |
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When last seen, it was just 4 planks glued up..
Time has come to clean it up…and trim it down to size…
Between a coarse belt on the sander, and this Stanley No. 6c….goal was to clean off the dried glue lines, and level a few ridges…Then trim one end square..
If I can’t take this to the tablesaw….a vintage saw and the rip fence can be used, instead…..next, the other end
Had a blank for the bread board ends…was too short, but will help...
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04-14-2022 02:50 PM
by bandit571 |
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And maybe a coat of shellac to seal it up?
Late night laundry detail…worked on the top..
Getting it all cleaned up…bread board ends needed to be leveled with the top…added a pair of screws from the underside….near the center line…gaps filled in…sanded smooth…let this sit until morning..
Need the bench cleaned off! So. a few tools had to get put away..
This needed to go back upstairs, and the battery into it’s charger..
This can...
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04-13-2022 03:43 PM
by bandit571 |
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Still keeping the top separate from the base, for now..so
Base is now glued up..
The pine corners got glue and screws…
A mallet to assist the assembly, and a pair of BIG clamps…let that sit a day…
Top came out of the caul & clamps…needed a trim on the ends…
The guide is the same one I use on the tablesaw and router table…about 20 years old, now…Circular saw to make a cut on the ends….18v by Ridgid…
Then reset the guid...
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04-09-2022 01:39 PM
by bandit571 |
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Since I am done with the tablesaw, for now. Removed the bigger clamps from the table top panel..
And set this thing over on the tablesaw, for now….can use it for a “Staging area”..
And it is amazing how fast a flat area in a shop can get filled up…the other face of the panel?
Meh…make this the under side of the top.
Needed the bench cleared…as the leg blanks need their faces (4 each) planed smooth..
Tapers with a Jack plane
I am pushing ...
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04-09-2022 03:52 AM
by bandit571 |
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Clamps came off of the leg blanks…glue joints cleaned up…Time to lay out the taper..
Once all 4 have been trimmed for length….and made sure that they were indeed square…next.
Figure which end will be the “Top” of the leg, measured down from there 5”, and make a mark….down at the foot, measure towards the front about 1”.....use the straightedge to draw a line…
Take the blank to the bandsaw…try to leave the line, IF I ca...
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04-02-2022 11:34 PM
by Madmark2 |
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This is another in a continuing series of weather stations. This one was built around Arduino CPU core and a scrolling red LED display. The entire unit was built with a Lexan front and rear panel and wrapped with walnut and black limba.
It does other things too. It does AM/PM or 24 Hr, F or C temp, It chimes on the hour (hours can be set). It has an alarm clock with everything backed up so it doesn’t lose any setting after a power blip,. It has a “coffee pot” relay that c...
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03-31-2022 04:24 PM
by bandit571 |
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Ok..other 3 drawers…
Last glue up…let this sit a spell..Fine tune the fit for the runners..
Router plane to level the groove’s floor..can’t reach all the way back? We have ways..
Extended reach chisel ( timber framer style) kept checking the runners for fit…thinned most down to sit flush or a tad below the drawers sides..
Set the stand up on it’s side on the table saw…predrill the runners..start at the top..
But, towards the middle ar...
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03-29-2022 09:04 PM
by GaryCN |
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Not one of my usualprojects but fun, 2 days of 4-5 hours. Plan was very good. BBEAR10 $9.95. I still need to add a base and paint it. A former co-worker suggested it.
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