Chet Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Very interesting. I have seen people using a drill but the drill press is a new one for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 I've wondered whether that use of a drill press would damage it, leading to wobble in the drill head. Are you concerned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 24 minutes ago, Pondhockey said: I've wondered whether that use of a drill press would damage it, leading to wobble in the drill head. Are you concerned? Not overly concerned. It's probably not good to put side-wards pressure like I am but It's a cheap bench-top model and there was a bit of run-out in the shaft to begin with. If I mess it up I'll be ordering some parts. Eventually I'll get a floor standing drill press but it's pretty low on my wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted November 27, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Today I milled my stock for the doors and it's "resting". I have to order a mini rail and stile router bit set and I'm heading out of town for a few days next week, so there will be some delay in the build process. My next step is to mortise the knife hinges before I assemble the case, so it's not entirely necessary but it'll probably be easiest if I get the doors complete. Meanwhile I am working on designing the pediment (thus the finial on a drill press experiment) and also the moulding. Today I made a 3' strip of beading and similar strip of cove/fillet to fill the junction between the case and the base. It looks like this: http:// 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialbyfire Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Are you taking a holiday break or did you finish it and it looks so good that it breaks every camera you try to take a picture of it with? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted December 30, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Yeah, I took some time off to travel, shoveling snow, and then the holidays and such. And I've been waiting for some tooling, making appliances for the new table saw so I can work safely, and generally dinking around. Meanwhile I've designed much of the pediment's major features. http:// And the doors plans, patterns and template: http:// http:// I've also been working on some more of the mouldings. 4 to 6' of dentil moulding http:// Ball and Dart marked out, struck in, and the first side cuts: http:// second side cuts and rounding out the bottom of the "balls": http:// Then some v groves: http:// http:// a few hours later I had 40" of ball and dart moulding (which needs a butt load of sanding) http:// http:// I'm currently working on trying to produce half-way decent mitered bridle joints for the doors and a crosscut sled for my TS. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Nice work as usual Dave. But whats this about a new table saw? Did I miss something? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, Chet K said: Nice work as usual Dave. But whats this about a new table saw? Did I miss something? Yeah, I got a Griz G0690 and retired the DeWalt jobsite saw to construction/renovation projects. It's amazing how many accessories I need to re-make; like out-feed, crosscut sled, ZCIs, sacrificial fences, etc. I really don't feel all that comfortable with the saw yet. I'm short and although the height of the saw is similar to the DeWalt the "deck" of the new saw is MUCH larger. I have to reach further across the bed to follow through on my cuts and it feels a little sketchy to feed the stock and stay out of the "kick-back danger zone" at the same time. An outfeed table has helped a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialbyfire Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Drawings and trimmings look awesome per usual. Aside from the height issue, how do you like the new saw so far? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, trialbyfire said: Drawings and trimmings look awesome per usual. Aside from the height issue, how do you like the new saw so far? Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Oh it's great! I just need to adjust to the new feel. It's much more stable and capable than the other saw. It cuts 8/4 like butter. I'm thrilled to have it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Awesome pediment plans ! Glad you got a real saw, now there's no telling what you will come up with next ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 You must carve all of the millwork in the room this will be going in or I just won't be impressed ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted January 10, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 So I have been working on mitered bridle joints for the doors...and I've been having a more difficult time than you might imagine. I cut the first test pieces with a combination of hand tools and the miter gauge on the table saw but the miters were not up to snuff. I went on to cutting the joints with a tenon jig on the table saw and while that was perhaps more precise, it didn't stop me from messing up another couple/few sets of doors. One night I cut the mitered part of the joints on rails and stiles, and everything was going so well I set up and started cutting the "mortises" of the bridle joints. About an hour later I realized I had cut the center mortises on ALL of the pieces rather than just the rails. Dang! That's a do-over... So next attempt I got the cutting process in the correct order but my miters were not 100% tight. So I used a block that is cut to 45 deg. clamped to my work piece to guide some chisel work and tweaked the miters to something approximating 45 degree angles. http:// Then this evening the glue up. http:// I'm not at all sure that these doors will survive the edge profiling I'll be subjecting them to, but for now it's good to have some doors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 If I had a bunch of door parts with center mortices I would have just used loose tenons. Thanks for the progress report ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted January 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 29 minutes ago, wdwerker said: If I had a bunch of door parts with center mortices I would have just used loose tenons. Yeah, I thought of using loose tenons, and I thought of re-doing half the pieces. But, after my little woopsie, I was determined I could get it right. It's not like I was having tooling problems. That particular time the problem was my brain not paying proper attention. So I opted for a complete do over to get the process down. After all, this whole project is supposed to be a learning experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted January 21, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 I marked out my pattern on the doors and took them to the scroll saw. http:// I paired them up in the vice and used files and sandpaper to clean them up. http:// Then I used the router table to put on the profile. http:// 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Looking real sweet, Dave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Some more nice work Dave. Just curious, have you any idea how much time you have into this project. And before you answer I should say I never think to keep track of my time on a project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 7 hours ago, Chet K said: Just curious, have you any idea how much time you have into this project. Gosh, Chet, I really don't have a clue. I went back to the beginning of this journal and roughly added things up, and I would say I have around 200 hours, give or take. It's probably a lot more if you count up the time I've spent thinking about things, researching on the internets, and planning the design. The carving parts of the project take a long time, and then there's the sanding. The joinery and machine time for the case parts and such only takes a couple of hours each time I work on it. It's quite small and doesn't have much lumber in it, so it doesn't take all that much time to cut a half dozen dovetails or whatnot. I'm not very efficient with my shop time. I don't really get much done on a day to day basis. If I'm working on a procedure that I have a clear idea of what I'm doing I might spend 4 to 6 hours of productive work, but most of the time I spend an hour or three and much of that is goofing off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 I approve of the goofing off part, but the project is beautiful, even though time consuming. Keep up the good work Dave, and I appreciate the ride along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Doors are looking gorgeous Dave! You planning on installing glass on them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, Immortan D said: You planning on installing glass on them? Yeah, I have some mirror glass I'm going to try out. I don't think I want to see the inside of the case through the doors. It'll be my first time cutting glass, but it looks pretty easy on youtube. If that doesn't seem right I'll put in some opaque glass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted January 21, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 The glass shop I use taught me to dip my cutter in a little mineral spirits for a cleaner easier scoring cut. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted January 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 That's a great tip! I had noticed that there is a glass cutting oil. My glass cutter even has a reservoir so that it self dispenses, but I didn't really want to go to the trouble. I'll give your trick a try. Not much effort and I can see how the spirits will leave just the right amount of oily residue for the small cuts I'm making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 1 hour ago, davewyo said: It'll be my first time cutting glass, but it looks pretty easy on youtube i cut my own glass all the time Dave, mineral spirits is great advice from @wdwerker, i store my cutter with the cutting wheel submerged in oil in a small jar to keep the air from eroding the cutting wheel, awesome work Dave, a real pleasure to ride along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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