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> How do you cut the concave shape on a caul? Cut on a bandsaw? Plane? Jointer
> for a slight taper? And how much curve do you remove per foot?
> Thanks!
>
I used a hand plane. One stroke out from the middle to each end,
and then successively shorter strokes starting further out from
the middle. I don't have one handy to measure, but IIRC the
ends wound up about 1/8" thinner than the middle for a 4' caul.
And the curve is convex, not concave :-).
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js wrote:
> How do you cut the concave shape on a caul? Cut on a bandsaw? Plane? Jointer
> for a slight taper? And how much curve do you remove per foot?
> Thanks!
Adjusting the infeed table on your jointer to be other than even with the blades
will produce a convex or concave (depending on whether it's higher or lower)
caul. I've produced many this way although it was unintentional. The amount of
curve would depend on the application.
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On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:25:44 GMT, "js" <[email protected]> wrote:
>How do you cut the concave shape on a caul? Cut on a bandsaw? Plane? Jointer
>for a slight taper?
I'll generally do it on the jointer.
first get it straight, then make a cut that falls short of both ends,
then one that falls short of tha, etc.
>And how much curve do you remove per foot?
depends how stiff the caul is and how much pressure you will be
applying.
>Thanks!
>
you're welcome!
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> Draw in AutoCAD and dowload it to the CNC router at work (of
> course).
Doh!
<Hand slap to forehead...>
The easiest is to take a common board from the Borg and use it. Those
boards usually are not perfectly straight and have just the right amount of
curve in them.
"js" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> How do you cut the concave shape on a caul? Cut on a bandsaw? Plane?
Jointer
> for a slight taper? And how much curve do you remove per foot?
> Thanks!
>
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