Wood workers..... table saws and other equipment....

[kaiser715]

Got it mostly wrapped up today. Squared it to the fence and attached the slider rails on the bottom. Cut the slot, then did a 5-cut test for squaring the fence. Took a piece of 3/4" plywood 12" square, made a trimming cut on each side, rotating the board 1/4 turn each time. The fifth cut, I measured the thin cut-off with the calipers. .106 at one end, .208 at the other. Divide the difference by 4, and come up to needing a 0.025 shim on the right side of the fence. Got that in, and did another 5-pass cut, and the test piece came out .002 difference end-to-end. I am happy enough with that for wood work.

Sled stuck at first, used johnson wax on the bottom and runners and it does fine now.

 

[rabb11d]

Got it mostly wrapped up today. Squared it to the fence and attached the slider rails on the bottom. Cut the slot, then did a 5-cut test for squaring the fence. Took a piece of 3/4" plywood 12" square, made a trimming cut on each side, rotating the board 1/4 turn each time. The fifth cut, I measured the thin cut-off with the calipers. .106 at one end, .208 at the other. Divide the difference by 4, and come up to needing a 0.025 shim on the right side of the fence. Got that in, and did another 5-pass cut, and the test piece came out .002 difference end-to-end. I am happy enough with that for wood work.

Sled stuck at first, used johnson wax on the bottom and runners and it does fine now.

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That thing is awesome. That is next on my list after I wrap up my out feed table with miter saw built in.

How do you like that stop? I've been looking at the same one and the kreg rounded deal.

How big did you go on the sled?

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[kaiser715]

That thing is awesome. That is next on my list after I wrap up my out feed table with miter saw built in.

How do you like that stop? I've been looking at the same one and the kreg rounded deal.

How big did you go on the sled?

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Thanks.

I made it about the same front-to-back as the table on my saw. I have a jobsite saw, so it's pretty big in comparison to the saw. But, I wanted to be able to trim cabinet doors, etc.

Instead of making wood strips for the slots in the table top, I used extruded aluminum made to fit the track. That way, it key's into the the t-slot on the miter slot, and won't dump down at either end of the travel. (POWERTEC # 71146 on amazon). Wood cut-to-fit would be tighter....I shimmed the aluminum bar to the outside edge of each track to keep it tight.

I like the flip stop.

It is 36" wide. Blade is down the middle, so 18" either side.

 

[ghost]

So I figured it’s time to shit or get off the pot. Been kicking around some things I want to build. One being record storage. So I started cleaning up some pallet wood to see what I could do. I decided to wait with the reclaimed red oak because I really have no clue what I’m doing here.

 

[ghost]

I got derailed again. But it’s a good thing. Bought an Alaskan Sawmill for the saw I got from Matt. Then my neighbor cut down a big ass oak. So now I’ve been wasting time playing with the mill and cutting things up.

 

[ghost]

While the saw was down I cut some of the 2” slabs down and planed off the saw marks. Stacked them back up for drying when I realized they were still wet. Below 20% but not enough. I also got back to working on a record crate.

 

[kaiser715]

While the saw was down I cut some of the 2” slabs down and planed off the saw marks. Stacked them back up for drying when I realized they were still wet. Below 20% but not enough. I also got back to working on a record crate.
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[ghost]

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So this is old pallet wood I cleaned up to see how it would work and if I could make it look decent. Those holes are old staple holes from the pallet. The plan here is to see if I can do it and how it will look. Will use it as a transport crate later. Will add the third nail. It is glued too.

 

[ghost]

So the crate is together. Been watching videos about all kinds of things. I was thinking I’d fill the nail holes with colored epoxy. Be a good piece to learn on. Of it goes wrong the records will mostly hide it. Also cut some more slabs.

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

My recycling efforts. This was as bad as fabricating. I used exactly 5 different types of saws on this thing. And exactly none where non-power tool related. Seems to be the path with no clear plan and using random pieces.
"May have" had several different screw types as well, lol.

 

[kaiser715]

Finally, a year later, I finally ran across a center-zero 36" ruler. Empire, found it on clearance at HD for a dollar.

It was about 1" wide, I cut it down the middle-ish, giving a strip 9/16" wide, then cut that in half at the zero mark. Routed a 9/16" groove in the base of my sled that was a hair deeper than the ruler is thick, and tapped it in. Going to get it adjusted (zeroed from the near side of the blade, in each direction), then attached permanently, probably epoxy.

 

[kaiser715]

2nd project of the day...a couple years ago, I built a torsion box for my worktable. 48x72, and 6" thick. Flat plywood on one side, holes drilled on other for clamping. It's been on sawhorses, "temporarily". Today, I finally built a base for it. 12" deep shelves on 1 long and 1 short side, pegboard on other short side. The large opening on the other long side will be a rolling storage chest, with the table saw sled sitting on top of it.

Retractable casters so it's mobile, but rock-solid when parked. Top isn't attached, so can still, if ever needed, take elsewhere and use on sawhorses.

35" high, so it can serve as outfeed support for the table saw.

 

[ghost]

Ok so I found this epoxy at Hobby Lobby to play with for cheap. Don’t laugh.

Wife gave me some wood skewers for mixing and little plastic Jell-O shot cups for mixing. Now I just need a idea on how to measure it out. Thinking about syringes but want to keep things as cheap as possible. Any other thoughts?

 

[YJJPWrangler]

@ghost I measure out my epoxy by weight. The epoxy I use is a 2:1 ratio. I use the plastic measuring cups from lowes to mix but I’m usually mixing half gallon plus quantities. I haven’t used that brand before, I use liquid glass for all my deep pours. Use a popsicle stick to stir and a heat gun for popping bubbles. Those dyes are fun to play with if they are mica dyes. You can get a lot of cool swirls/colors etc with them.

 

[ghost]

So I decided to not try epoxy on this one. I did use my new Milwaukee router to cut a round edge. I put a couple coats of stain on it and let it dry. I’m pleased with what I have. First thing I completed so far. Idk why but I find this wood building very intimidating. I know part of it is that I have to drag the tools outside to work. I don’t have any kind of garage in Camden.

 

[LT1JEEP]

This right here. Can’t beat an older saw.

That looks like the craftsman's saw i bought it around 20 years ago. I paid a round $500.00 back then it was the best one they had then and used it to remodel my house and still use it. Great saw and the motor is separate from the blade if the motor ever burns up it is replaceable.

 

[ghost]

As usual things I. My life stall or get pushed aside. We started a kitchen remodel/update and the wife wants a built in bench seat with storage. One of my ideas was to reproduce our cabinet pattern. Probably not possible but I’ve watched a few you tubes about making raised panel doors or panels. But I can’t find anything on making them like this.

 

[Loganwayne]

As usual things I. My life stall or get pushed aside. We started a kitchen remodel/update and the wife wants a built in bench seat with storage. One of my ideas was to reproduce our cabinet pattern. Probably not possible but I’ve watched a few you tubes about making raised panel doors or panels. But I can’t find anything on making them like this.
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That door is made out of 6 or 7 separate pieces. They would take some time to make but could be made. The profile you could possibly find a router bit with the same. Then you'd had to build a router jig so you could replicate on all the panels. You'd build the frame (raised panels) outside edges and middle. 5 pieces total. Then router them, then flip over and router the back side to accept a thin venier panel.

 

[ghost]

That door is made out of 6 or 7 separate pieces. They would take some time to make but could be made. The profile you could possibly find a router bit with the same. Then you'd had to build a router jig so you could replicate on all the panels. You'd build the frame (raised panels) outside edges and middle. 5 pieces total. Then router them, then flip over and router the back side to accept a thin venier panel.

From what I have learned yes there are 6 pieces. I have been researching the raised panel and watched a couple you tubes but all are straight. No one I have found yet has that fancy curve in them. These doors are solid wood and very old.

 

[ramjo]

From what I have learned yes there are 6 pieces. I have been researching the raised panel and watched a couple you tubes but all are straight. No one I have found yet has that fancy curve in them. These doors are solid wood and very old.

This video might help get an idea of how to do it or what your router jigs need to look like as @Loganwayne mentioned.




I also started moving all of my late father-in-laws woodshop to my house today. Got 24" planer,heavy Duty table saw, and 8" on jointer and shaper. Still have another planer, shaper, dust collection, drill press, radial arm saw, lathe, bandsaw and a mortise machine to bring down and another couple truck loads of hand tools and lumber.

Keeping a tidy shop was not high on his list but he could flat out build some nice stuff.