Popular Post Tom Cancelleri Posted March 22, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Fine fine fine.... I know you guys miss my builds and journals. I started this over the weekend. It's getting painted... Don't judge, it's a commission and not for me. Here's the original design. Didn't take pictures of milling because you all know how that goes, joint, plane, rip, yada yada yada. Marked the leg tapers Cut tapers with incra miter 5000 Plunged mortises for dominoes Realized that whoops I put 2 extra mortises on each front leg. Cut some plugs on the CNC Badass! Dry fit the sides to check some stuff and get measurements for the horizontal divider that will be above the drawers, as well as get the vertical divider dimensions. While I was at it, I centered the top to the base. Marked the locations for the lift mechanisms. Going to be a pain to install them if I can't get to them from underneath, so now is the time. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Nice stuff Tom. I have that same miter gauge and have never thought of using it as a taper jig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Is your hardware the swing/ tilt up kind or the vertical lift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 It swings up and forward. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Wow!, that's a terrific job on the patching. Can you explain how you measured the holes so that the CNC cuts plugs which fit exactly? I'm not too familiar with CNC and it boggles my mind how tight those plugs look to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Nice work Tom. Definetly seems like it going better than the vanity from hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 If I told you how I did the plugs, you'd think I was nuts. Pencil shading over the mortise, took a picture, imported it in Photoshop cleaned it up. Measured the hole length and width with a digital caliper. Converted the image into an svg. Imported into the cnc software, set the length which kept the size ratio and curve profile. I cut out 1 it was too big by .4mm, so I adjusted size and recut. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 OH is that all. Nice work Tom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Not gonna lie, I'm really not looking forward to doing the dominoes for all the dividers Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Tom, did you resaw or sand to remove the plugs from the blank? Just curious, wouldn't it have been easier to just draw it to dimensions in Photoshop or other drawing program? For instance, if it's 22mm long and 5mm wide just draw a rectangle and put a 2.5mm radius on the ends, export to CAM program, external (male) toolpath and done. I'd like to do a similar lift table down the road. I'm looking forward to your build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 I just cut them with the bandsaw. I didn't know the radius of the plugs. Took me about 20 minutes to have them ready to cut with the bandsaw. I guess I could've guessed it was 3mm since I was using 6mm dominoes. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Cool build, but I'm just wondering. At what point are you planning to cut the .03mm hyper fossil wood panels that will protect this table from radiation exposure? Nice Work T. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Since the piece will be painted, couldn't you just insert a domino, flush cut and be done? Or did you use the medium or wide setting which would have left a gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 I used the medium setting Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Tom Cancelleri said: I used the medium setting Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Gotcha, no matter, I love the creativity of using the CNC to make small parts or to create fixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Using a domino to plug the hole would leave an end grain patch, might show through the paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 If it's paint grade a end grain plug could be hidden with filler. But if you have nice toys how can you resist using them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 The drawer faces are going to cover that as well. It would be completely hidden unless you take the drawers out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazarusDB Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 I'm with Chet...have never thought of using my Incra like that. Nice work. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom Cancelleri Posted April 5, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 It's the vanity 2.0! I really hate sheet goods. Here's where I'm at. Notched the corners of the horizontal dividers to go around the legs. Made a template to reference off the top and set up the mortises for the horizontal divider. Assembled for testing fit everything fits great. Need to make the vertical divider. A web frame for the drawers. Then this happened... There were more expletives thrown around than there are words in the dictionary. Being as that this sheet good behemoth has 49 dominoes so far, it makes dry fit a real pain. It's by far the most complex assembly I've ever done. Keeping it together during the dry fit was tough. So a domino shifted and decided to ruin my night, as it decided to break through the ply where it was lined up but got out of alignment. Since this thing is getting painted, I'm not making a new side panel, I'm too far along for that. I pulled the domino out glued the ply back down and clamped it flat, after glue up it will get filled, sanded, primed and painted. You'll never even see it. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Tom, I think I may be the jinx since I brought up the vanity from hell earlier. Otherwise it looks good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I feel your pain. I dry fit with sanded dominos for just that reason. I tried out wtnhighlanders "drill a hole in a domino " trick yesterday. It works great, especially on unmodified dominos. The sanded ones can introduce slop into critical dry fits. A lot of times I cut one side at the "1" width setting and the other side at "2" width except for the first mortice in the row. The first one aligns the ends and the rest of the row assembles easier. I put all the dominos in the tight fitting side so they don't move when I'm knocking the joint together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 11 minutes ago, wdwerker said: I feel your pain. I dry fit with sanded dominos for just that reason. I tried out wtnhighlanders "drill a hole in a domino " trick yesterday. It works great, especially on unmodified dominos. The sanded ones can introduce slop into critical dry fits. A lot of times I cut one side at the "1" width setting and the other side at "2" width except for the first mortice in the row. The first one aligns the ends and the rest of the row assembles easier. I put all the dominos in the tight fitting side so they don't move when I'm knocking the joint together. I do the tight width on one side and the middle on the opposite side for adjustment. When the domino slipped out of the end of the horizontal divider it rested on the edge of the ply and stuck. Do you think the sand flat and do "bodywork" on the face is going to be sufficient for hiding it? Any recommendations on filler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Dent the damage inwards, harden w super glue, then recut mortice. Fill w body filler if you have some. When you sand flat leave trace that extends past the damage to feather it out. Sanding too far leaves a visible perimeter. Prime and sand that area before doing the entire surface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 3/22/2017 at 7:44 PM, Tom Cancelleri said: If I told you how I did the plugs, you'd think I was nuts. Pencil shading over the mortise, took a picture, imported it in Photoshop cleaned it up. Measured the hole length and width with a digital caliper. Converted the image into an svg. Imported into the cnc software, set the length which kept the size ratio and curve profile. I cut out 1 it was too big by .4mm, so I adjusted size and recut. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Soooooo, magic. That's all you had to say, magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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