Haven't seen a progress report since you were
curing the A/C problem.
I'd hoped to finish mine overe the long weekend,
but a mishap involving about 8" of particle board,
some ply behind that, and my hands slowed
me down.
Not all shop accidents are with tools.
Spent all day yesterday trying to get the vise
buried and edge trimmed out. Spent far too much
time trying to get 14' of board out of 8.
Should be done today.
-J
On 5/31/2012 7:03 AM, Joe <Joe@Joe'sPlace.com wrote:
> Haven't seen a progress report since you were
> curing the A/C problem.
> I'd hoped to finish mine overe the long weekend,
> but a mishap involving about 8" of particle board,
> some ply behind that, and my hands slowed
> me down.
> Not all shop accidents are with tools.
> Spent all day yesterday trying to get the vise
> buried and edge trimmed out. Spent far too much
> time trying to get 14' of board out of 8.
> Should be done today.
> -J
>
>
Shishhhhh, don't distract him. ;~)
Joe <Joe@Joe'sPlace.com wrote:
> Haven't seen a progress report since you were
> curing the A/C problem.
> I'd hoped to finish mine overe the long weekend,
> but a mishap involving about 8" of particle board,
> some ply behind that, and my hands slowed
> me down.
> Not all shop accidents are with tools.
> Spent all day yesterday trying to get the vise
> buried and edge trimmed out. Spent far too much
> time trying to get 14' of board out of 8.
> Should be done today.
> -J
Thanks for your interest Joe. It sounds like your project is going
great. I hope you are planning to post pics! I conciously told myself I
would try to work on my project, rather than post about it--but thank
you for asking. : )
I have the legs and top cut, but decided I will recut the ends of the
top again after final assembly.
I also have glued and screwed an arbor to the pair of legs on the left
and and the pair of legs on the right. I got lots of (hours of) use out
of my combination square, including it's level, and clamps. It's not
rocket science, but there are a lot of things to measure, and I think
one of the vectors even points towards the moon! : )
Here's an amusing sub-story: In experimenting I was able to drive a
3 1/2" #10 deck screw almost 3" into a piece of 4by4, so I figured all
was well. So I had everything meticulously measured and clamped so that
the vector pointed toward the moon, and everything, and predrilled. I
used 1/8" drill bit which a gaggle of 3 at Menards agreed was a suitable
choice. Then I applied my glue, but the darn screws only went about
half way in! At that point what we might call, in technical terms, a
"mess". I got out the sponge, stripped screw heads, ended up trashing
the apron, etc.
Using my micrometer, the shanks on my screws are close to .15" (I
measured .148"). 1/8" is course, .125". The shanks of the screws
didn't want to pass through the 2by4 aprons!
So I bought a 3/16" drill bit, cut a new apron, measured and clamped
until the moon was in view again, re-predrilled, glued and screwed the
aprons on. Hand tightened. Those square holes on the ends of the deck
screws are supposed to rest parallel with the ground, aren't they? : )
I am surprised how much the legs can still be manipulated. I plan to
next put on the long stretchers at the top, and then manipulate (maybe
using some rope), until I am satisfied, and then measure and cut and
install the other strechers.
The weather is interfering now, so I am going to try my hand at fixing a
leaky faucet next.
Bill
Bill wrote:
> The weather is interfering now, so I am going to try my hand at fixing a
> leaky faucet next.
>
> Bill
Replacing the little spring and its rubber cover residing under the
cylinder on the one side of my bathroom faucet, as well as an O-ring
on the cylinder for good measure, fixed my dripping problem. It only
took two trips to Lowes. Fortunately they they had person that was
knowledgeable on the subject on my second visit. +1 for Lowes.
Unfortunately, I stripped the hex set-screw (1/16") for the handle as I
was snugging it up. So, I've replaced my problem with one having a
lower priority.
EZ-out to help with that, huh? I've heard of them.