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Just for the record
Well the mess finally got to me, and I used some precious shop time yesterday to clean. As I very rarely see more than 10% of my benchtop at a time, I decided to capture this rare circumstance in a photo:
Now to mess it all up again!
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(post #104642, reply #1 of 43)
Sean,
What's the sanding block for?
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
and http://flairwoodworks.wordpress.com
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
(post #104642, reply #3 of 43)
um .. sanding.
(post #104642, reply #2 of 43)
Nice bench! You still have a lot of crap on it, though lol. Of course, not as much as mine.
♫ If you’re OCD and you know it wash your hands ♫
(post #104642, reply #4 of 43)
Nice cleaning job but from the picture posted the bench top is still cluttered. :>)
AND that long jointer setting up on a block to protect the blade?
I have always thought if you set (not slam) the plane down on a non-metal surface (as on wood) why would you need to? That bottom edge 'see's' wood all the time.
Just funnin' ya a bit but I have never 'ruined' an edge just setting my planes down in a reasonable manner. However I have an area on my bench to do so. Some stick on Cork Bark pads.....
Edited 1/27/2009 7:05 am by WillGeorge
Have a great day.. Life is wonderful even if you are having a bad day!
(post #104642, reply #6 of 43)
I don't worry about setting planes down on my wooden top bench much, but given the choice i will put them on handy bits of wood, just so as to keep from inadvertently "planing" the top. It'gets plenty of dings in the normal course, so no neef to invite more.
(post #104642, reply #5 of 43)
Samson.
OK, now could you show us your nice shiny shoes?
Yes, I do remember that discussion.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
(post #104642, reply #7 of 43)
I don't remember it. I hope it was funny and not rude.
(post #104642, reply #8 of 43)
I see that you still have a lot of junk on that benchtop. To fully clean off the bench, you should pack up the remaining tools and send them to me to keep them out of your way.
just a thought..
-philjohnwilliams
(post #104642, reply #9 of 43)
Does anyone have software for laser-engraving a photo onto/into a granite slab? This image deserves *real* archival preservation. ;-)
(post #104642, reply #10 of 43)
Maybe a gold anodized aluminum plaque, that can then be attached to a spacecraft, like the pioneer explorers in the 70's, and shot into space.
(post #104642, reply #12 of 43)
Or, silkscreened onto the back of a glass panel, and turned into a shop-wall clock. Might be the start of a new cult - The New Arid-zona Woodworker. ;-)
(post #104642, reply #11 of 43)
I'm still making places for the tools. Most recently, this weekend I made a little cabinet from scraps:
I need to learn some new door catch hardware - brusso bullets. So I decided to build a quick wall cabinet from scrap (note the worm holes etc.) to use a practice subject. Here it is testing the french cleat and ready for the door, which is still in the works. I also tried out a new sliding dovetail method for the shelves. I learn something new with every turn ...
Anyway, sooner or later, they'll all have a home.
(post #104642, reply #13 of 43)
That's a nice little cabinet. Can't wait to see it with a door.
-philjohnwilliams
(post #104642, reply #14 of 43)
Thanks. She's plain, but she's stout. The wood had some checks, so I practiced a few small butterflies too (she has bows in hair). Anyway, I'll be sure to post a shot with the door and give a report if I find out anything useful in the process of installing the bullet catch. Thanks again.
(post #104642, reply #16 of 43)
Nice little cabinet. I'll soon be building a lot of that sort of thing myself in the new place, so I'm soaking up lots of ideas. However, I just got through admonishing WillGeorge for bringing sex into the discussion in another thread, so . . . just a word to the wise as it were. Now, if we were talking boats, that'd be a different thing alltogether. ;>)
Verne
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to cut it up and make something with it . . . what a waste!
Verne
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(post #104642, reply #15 of 43)
Here's the door installed. I tried out some square ebony pegs for another practice adventure. As for the bullet catch, it has a great action. The hardest part about installing them is getting them back out cleanly if you need to make depth adjustments. If anyone has any tricks, I'd be glad to hear 'em.
Edited 2/2/2009 10:25 pm ET by Samson
(post #104642, reply #17 of 43)
Very nice work.. The ebony pegs are a nice touch.
-philjohnwilliams
(post #104642, reply #18 of 43)
Samson,
Get the depth right the first time! But seriously, do the bullet catches you use have shoulders? I use ones like these http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=1&cat=3,41399,41404,40617&p=40617.
To install them, I bore a hole for the shoulder, erring on the too-shallow side. Then I bore a hole for the body, drilling a little too deep than necessary. Then I test fit the shoulder by inserting the catch backwards (ball first) and deepen the hole little by little until it fits well.
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
and http://flairwoodworks.wordpress.com
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
(post #104642, reply #19 of 43)
No, mine are these (no shoulder):
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=1&p=40483&cat=3,41399,41404&ap=1
I'm not sure how they think you can take them out a time or two for fitting? Sometimes a tiny hole and piece of stiff wire or fine nail on the reverse side might work (could be filled later). I dunno?
(post #104642, reply #20 of 43)
Sean,
Well, the spring under the SS ball should give you a little room for error to get it to function properly, but to get the rim of the brass body flush to the surface of the wood is a bit of a trick. Do you secure them with epoxy? If so, you could drill your hole a little deep, put some epoxy on the ball catch and carefully press it into the hole until it is right where you want it. Then let the epoxy dry.
The SS ball isn't magnetic SS, is it? (Some lower grades of SS are magnetic, though I would not expect that from Brusso.)
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
and http://flairwoodworks.wordpress.com
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
(post #104642, reply #21 of 43)
Hey, Chris.
The quality is top notch, and the action is smooooth. I have no complaints there.
I do use epoxy for the ball piece, but so far have used shims for the detente as I want the option to make small adjustments over time if the wood moves at all.
I haven't checked the magnetism.
I have a call in to Brusso to see if they have any tips. I'll let you know what they say.
Also, I'll be installing more soon, so if I figure out anything that works well, I'll be sure to share it.
Tipe from Brusso? (post #104642, reply #43 of 43)
It's been awhile since you posted this thread but, since I'm about to install the ball catches in a cabinet I was wondering if Brusson ever responded to you with tips for installation?
Jack
(post #104642, reply #22 of 43)
Here's a better picture that shows where I chose to put the ball. I did this at Ray's suggestion, if I'm remembering right. He said something to the effect that one option is to put the catch near the handle (especially for larger doors) as the forse is in line with the catch (as opposed to if you had the catch at an end - or even one at each end).
(post #104642, reply #23 of 43)
Sean,
That makes good sense. Otherwise, the resistance on the door caused by the catch when pulling on the knob would tend to rack/bow the door.
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
and http://flairwoodworks.wordpress.com
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
(post #104642, reply #26 of 43)
Hey, Chris. Did you see that in the new FWW, there is a tip for this exact question! The tipper uses Glide dental floss - looped in the hole, to remove the pieces for test fitting. Cool.
(post #104642, reply #27 of 43)
I always get my issue later than everyone else. Nice timing.
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
and http://flairwoodworks.wordpress.com
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
(post #104642, reply #41 of 43)
Chris, your postalman is also a woodworker. I overheard him saying he has a free subscription to FWW. LOL
(post #104642, reply #42 of 43)
Hmm. He always has something to say about all the nice wood in my garage...
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
and http://flairwoodworks.wordpress.com
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
(post #104642, reply #30 of 43)
Samson,
Ya seen my dental floss anywhere?
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
(post #104642, reply #31 of 43)
Nice new mallet/gavel. Congrats.