TerryMcK Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 I used those Rockler hinges on the toy chest build. I had milled the hinge board a little less than 3/4" resulting in the torsion hinges having a slight gap. This caused the fixed part of the hinges to move slightly when the lid was opened. I wasn't too happy with that. So I fixed it by glueing some thin veneer shims onto the inside of the chest to make up full 3/4" thickness. The shims were sized so they are hidden when the hinges are put into position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric. Posted January 21, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 A little progress made yesterday. We finished the skirt profile templates and got to bandsawing real wood... Then got to routing... Then cleaned up the corners the old fashioned way... Crispy... Colony... Skirt glue-up today...if we can get the temp up in this igloo... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thats some nice progress Eric. Can't you do the glue up on the dinning room table? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Skirts look great! Nice job on the profiles. Traditional and beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Capwn Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Very nice - what did you use to layout the skirt profile templates initially? Did you print out a template or draw it out freehand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Excellent! Looking good E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Al Capwn said: Very nice - what did you use to layout the skirt profile templates initially? Did you print out a template or draw it out freehand? I tinkered around with French curves until it looked right. Fairly simple profile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 32 minutes ago, Eric. said: I tinkered around with French curves until it looked right. Fairly simple profile... My french curves (and drawing bow) definitely rank among the highest usefulness to cost ratio in my shop. Couldn't imagine life without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Skirts glued up... Custom cauls... Not looking forward to the custom cauls we'll need to make for the cases. Joe goes out of town next week so here we go with another lengthy break... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Nice caul! I've wondered if pink insulation with wax on it would work for dovetail and box joints? You don't need a lot of clamping pressure and they'll conform to proud joints. I'll have to try it sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Attention to detail like that pays off! Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Looking good and great journal. Like a comic book, lots of pics and few words. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 You're using epoxy it looks like? Looking great! I can relate to the igloo. Down to 32* here tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 You're using epoxy it looks like? Looking great! I can relate to the igloo. Down to 32* here tonight! Wow 32 farenheit, i feel terrible for you..... Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 1 minute ago, shaneymack said: Wow 32 farenheit, i feel terrible for you..... Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Thanks bud, been out in this crap covering tomato plants. It's a bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 34 minutes ago, estesbubba said: Nice caul! I've wondered if pink insulation with wax on it would work for dovetail and box joints? You don't need a lot of clamping pressure and they'll conform to proud joints. I'll have to try it sometime. Eh, maybe. I think the property that allows it to conform to the proud joints may make it ineffective to close up a stubborn gap. It would be an interesting experiment though...you should try it and report back. 22 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Looking good and great journal. Like a comic book, lots of pics and few words. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk I used up all my words in the first post. Plus I've been super busy so no time to blather on anyway. 9 minutes ago, K Cooper said: You're using epoxy it looks like? Looking great! I can relate to the igloo. Down to 32* here tonight! Yep epoxy. I've pretty much gone to epoxy full time for every dovetail glue-up. Dovetails and Titebond is stress I just don't need in my life. It's been freezing here all week. We cranked the heaters and got the shop almost to 60* and went to work. The epoxy flowed like snot but I liked the long open time and it cured up fine...skirts are already out of clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 I hope this crap passes quickly for you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strasberry Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 17 minutes ago, Mike. said: its been around 0 farhenheit here most mornings. 32 is balmy! Hasn't been quite that cold lately but we've only been above freezing 2 or 3 days since before Thanksgiving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 looks great eric, heirlooms in the making for sure. i'm going to have to try some of that epoxy, tired of the short open time of TB2 on big glue ups. refresh my memory will ya, west system epoxy? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yeah WS with 205 hardener. I'm gonna get some 206 as well for even more open time. Leaving stuff in clamps for a full 24 hours is a small price to pay for the huge advantage of the long open times. The 205 has plenty of open time if you pour it out thin on a flat surface....but its pot life is only like ten minutes...it'll cook itself pretty quick in a Dixie cup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Looking good E, although all I've seen is your buddies work... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 13 hours ago, K Cooper said: I hope this crap passes quickly for you guys. Are you kidding? This has been such a mild winter in the mid-west. It's 26 in January. That's pretty ok in my book. It's when you get a solid month of 0 and below and some days hit -20 that you start packing your house up and looking for a job down south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 5 hours ago, Llama said: Looking good E, although all I've seen is your buddies work... You know my policy. 5 hours ago, Mike. said: I use one of these for epoxy. It is wide enough that you get good open time. I just reuse the same cup over and over. I let the left over epoxy cure in the bottom and then use the same cap next time around. http://www.amazon.com/Custom-Paint-Mixing-Plastic-Measuring/dp/B0023THLMG After we have parties here we'll sometimes have those "good" paper plates...you know, they're a little thicker and kind of waxy-coated. The smaller ones are great for this. They get used up around the house and then I can't find any....I need to locate a big pile of cheap ones to keep in the shop. They have to be cheaper than those cups...as useful as I'm sure they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 On January 22, 2016 at 9:48 PM, Eric. said: Eh, maybe. I think the property that allows it to conform to the proud joints may make it ineffective to close up a stubborn gap. It would be an interesting experiment though...you should try it and report back. So I wasn't brave enough to use pink insulation but I just tried alder with paste wax and it worked great. Alder is soft enough to dent under clamping pressure. Pine probably would have been better but I didn't have any in the shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialbyfire Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Eh, maybe. I think the property that allows it to conform to the proud joints may make it ineffective to close up a stubborn gap. It would be an interesting experiment though...you should try it and report back. So I wasn't brave enough to use pink insulation but I just tried alder with paste wax and it worked great. Alder is soft enough to dent under clamping pressure. Pine probably would have been better but I didn't have any in the shop. I now have a reason to not chuck my aspen cut offs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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