wouldwurker Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Got a good bounce in the handle hole...heart stopped..pants soiled...goodnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Got a good bounce in the handle hole...heart stopped..pants soiled...goodnight. Important to pay attention to direction! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 You're right. And Not enough waste hogged out I think. Too little clearance. Going to take a jigsaw to the rest of em tomorrow and get closer to my line. Thanks man. When my heart starts beating again, I'll come back down to the shop tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 You're right. And Not enough waste hogged out I think. Too little clearance. Going to take a jigsaw to the rest of em tomorrow and get closer to my line. Thanks man. When my heart starts beating again, I'll come back down to the shop tomorrow. lol - I hear ya! It's also important to take light passes. It's ok to not get it all in one pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I'd be more comfortable doing the handle part with a handheld router instead of on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I was thinking about that, Eric. I'd need to throw together a jig that floats the workpiece, while still providing plenty of flat unobstructed surface for my router. Kind of a sandwich of sorts, dig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 ...assuming it's necessary to have a bit of clearance between the bearing of the FT bit (I don't have a pattern but) and the bench top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Don't need a jig...just set some scrap on your bench to lift the piece enough to allow clearance for the bearing. Make sure it's clamped down well. Or just let the handle part hang off your bench so it's completely open underneath. But you need a bottom-bearing pattern bit anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Why couldn't I just flip the piece over so the template was on the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Why couldn't I just flip the piece over so the template was on the bottom? Not being able to see the pattern and the bearing will raise your pucker factor even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Why couldn't I just flip the piece over so the template was on the bottom? No, you absolutely can...and I don't really agree that it would raise the pucker factor. I've done it and it's no big deal. I'm just saying you should have a bottom-bearing bit for times like this when it would be better than a flush-trim bit, that's all. You don't need one for this, I would just prefer it, personally. And if you did use a bottom-bearing bit, you wouldn't have to worry about lifting the workpiece off the bench for clearance...you could just route into a backer board by a hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Gotcha. I wound up swapping out the thin template for a finished piece, as it makes more contact with the bearing. I swapped out flush trim bits too. I think last nights was a bit dull. 4 of 8 done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Kev was right, I'd get the comfort level eventually...only took 5 of them. Now that I have the hang of it, I wish I had 10 more to do instead of 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Kev was right, I'd get the comfort level eventually...only took 5 of them. Now that I have the hang of it, I wish I had 10 more to do instead of 2 It's just like anything else VJ, once you do it a few times you figure out what works and what doesn't. You figure out where your comfort zone is.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob493 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 What are you using to secure the template to the peice, and the piece to the surface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Turners tape for the template. My hands to keep in down on the router table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 ROS Sanding with the new bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Sweet! Duct tape rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Oh yeah. After spending countless hours trying to find the right hose fitting, it was foam weather seal and duct tape. Pragmatism over beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Pretty sweet, VJ. I wish I had a dedicated sanding station. Alas, I haven't the space for that. I at least need to build some kind of rolling cart to hold all my sanders and paper and sanding doodads and knickknacks. They're kind of scattered all over the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Not to hijack VJ's thread Eric but, that's sure a weird Krenov pic you picked there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I always just assumed Eric actually looked like Eddie Murphy as buckwheat. Now I don't know what to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I always just assumed Eric actually looked like Eddie Murphy as buckwheat. Now I don't know what to think. True story. I was lamenting this change in another thread. I always read all his posts in Eddie Murphy's voice which increases the humor factor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Oh tey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob493 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Turners tape for the template. My hands to keep in down on the router table. Ok, I was thinking you were plunge routing this some reason. Looks like you got the hang of it now though. You gonna do some roundovers on the handles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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