Popular Post Coop Posted December 19, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Nut, will you be my shop wife ? 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: Do you use the edge profile bits like roman ogee and classical ect? If you will put them to use they are yours good sir. I have many of the typical edge profiles but they are pretty old. If yours are in good shape and you really don't want them, it's worth lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 More shop fixes. Finally got sick enough of the unfinished drawer fronts and started making some for the out feed table. I don't like the very square edge so I might dust off one of those edge treatment bits and put it to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Sanded 84 shelves on all 6 sides. Top and bottom on the drum sander then all 4 sides on the big osselating edge sander. Each one had to be checked for exact 90 degree corners and re-sanded until they are perfect. Errors here cost me dearly when covering them with laminate. I pay close attention to making each part the exact same size . I compete against the stopwatch on my IPad just to relive boredom. Repetitive and exacting , boring but profitable ! Still managed to make it over to Woodcraft for the shop stools they had on sale only to find out they sold the last one that morning. Luckily they ordered me a couple at the sale price . Pneumatic adjust from chair height to a 24" h stool, 5 caster base, cushioned seat and a 4" back support plus the option of leveling feet . They even offered me the demo one but the casters were not to be found. Nice folks, plenty of knowledge but most of the prices are full retail. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Got a chance to go over and see Ronn W’s shop and the octegon veneer table he’s been working on. Great shop and that table is down right impressive!! The joinery is stellar and the finish was simply amazing. Thanks for the tour Ronn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I wondered if anyone new anything about or had a Kreg Foreman. Im really looking forward to using it for cabinet face frames because it will save me time. I no kreg screws aren't used in the fine furniture but lots of cabinet shops use then as I do and they work fine for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Mark, since you are a commercial cabinet shop, I wouldn't worry about what may be said. You have to make your cabinets as quick and sensible and as strong as possible. Kreg is perfect for commercial use. Sorry, but I've never used that particular machine. But, Kreg doesn't put out junk. Don't worry just make it work for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I have played with one at a trade show. They work fine as I remember, it was when they first came out. Kreg joints in faceframes should always be glued. Wiping the end grain with glue to sort of prime it before gluing and assembling compensates for the glue being absorbed & starving the joint. If it's stain grade work I keep the glue about 1/8 - 3/16 in from the face and inside corners to prevent/reduce squeeze out. Firm clamping during assembly is important or you will be sanding joints for a long time. Drilling for dowels is so time consuming unless you have a horizontal dual spindle drill. On finer casework I use my Domino with a 6mm bit and the wider cut setting. I make my own tenon stock to fit the wider mortice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 8 hours ago, wdwerker said: I have played with one at a trade show. They work fine as I remember, it was when they first came out. Kreg joints in faceframes should always be glued. Wiping the end grain with glue to sort of prime it before gluing and assembling compensates for the glue being absorbed & starving the joint. If it's stain grade work I keep the glue about 1/8 - 3/16 in from the face and inside corners to prevent/reduce squeeze out. Firm clamping during assembly is important or you will be sanding joints for a long time. Drilling for dowels is so time consuming unless you have a horizontal dual spindle drill. On finer casework I use my Domino with a 6mm bit and the wider cut setting. I make my own tenon stock to fit the wider mortice. I tested Foreman out today after work today and will be using it tomorrow. Very happy that it will be much faster than my k4. I was clamping upright but tried flat on the bench and that seems to get the joints more even. I have been using glue but Ill take care of the end grain better now. Thanks Steve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 I filled up two propane tanks so I can heat the garage over the long weekend and work on my endless project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Working on a jewelry box with slide out trays for my wifes pandora bead collection. Got all the cherry cut, assemble, sanded and stained, letting that dry. Still have to cut the plyeood for the trays. My arthritus is getting too nosey, hope I can chase it away till Im done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Cleaned the house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Working on a job since 5am. Long day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Managed to get out the snowblower this morning and now all the snow is melted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 The only better kind of snow is rain. I finished up a project yesterday and put together a mobile base under the Bench Dog router table that was already on wheels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Rain has its own downside. We are about to break the "wettest year" record in my locale. It is preventing harvests on cotton and soybeans, two out of three major crops for the area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted December 24, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Soybean value is way down up here. When it's below 50 i prefer snow over rain. Snow isn't wet and doesn't cause the endless mud that rain does. Give me a 30 degree and snowing day over 50 and raining anytime. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted December 24, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Snow is much better behaved up north, fortunately. But down south the stuff dont seem to be able to come down without slush and black ice. Then theres the folks that dont have sense enough to stay off the road when they dont know what theyre doing. Scares my wife half to death to be out in such weather, though if Im in a decent vehicle I think its fun. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Isaac Posted December 27, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Decided to try my luck at some bandsaw boxes yesterday. Things were generally going along fine, but I was getting too much drift in my cuts, which meant the boxes wouldn’t be able to be slid in and out from both sides properly. Couldn’t find out what the problem was until I finally realized my table had gotten out of square with the blade! No drift, I was just cutting a bunch of 92 degree pieces. Yeesh. Figured it out just in time to have wasted all the blanks I had glued up. Makes me wonder how long it had been like that. I think the difference is not so pronounced when cutting thinner stock, but really jumps out when you start cutting through 3 and 4” inch material for the boxes. O well, even wasted, bad shop time beats doing a lot of other things. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted December 27, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Isaac said: O well, even wasted, bad shop time beats doing a lot of other things. Like the old adage - "Worst day of fishing is still better then the best day of working". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mat60 Posted December 27, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 I have the other side of that coin. Been in the shop so much even a trip to Harbor Freight would be a good day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 I shoveled 4" of snow that had then been rained on... slush is heavy $&@#. Then i scored 10 sheets of 3/4" cherry MDF ply off craigs list for $25 a sheet. So after shoveling a bunch of heavy snow i moved 1,000 lbs of ply... i'm sleeping well tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: I shoveled 4" of snow that had then been rained on... slush is heavy $&@#. Then i scored 10 sheets of 3/4" cherry MDF ply off craigs list for $25 a sheet. So after shoveling a bunch of heavy snow i moved 1,000 lbs of ply... i'm sleeping well tonight. Wow you had more snow than we did only about 2" here but heavy as $&@# is right lol Nice score but how did you get it home in this crappy weather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 45 minutes ago, pkinneb said: Wow you had more snow than we did only about 2" here but heavy as $&@# is right lol Nice score but how did you get it home in this crappy weather? I guess it might have been only 2-3" i just eyeballed it. It felt like 18" shoveling though. I dind't bother trying to snowblow because experience has taught me this kind of snow is death to snowblowers. 10 Sheets fit under my cover so i just had to tarp the end 18". It ended up getting a few drops on it but nothing serious. I really like that it's 44" between wheel wells in our pickups. The perfect amount to leave you hopeful but then crushes your dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 12/24/2018 at 8:52 AM, wtnhighlander said: Rain has its own downside. We are about to break the "wettest year" record in my locale. It is preventing harvests on cotton and soybeans, two out of three major crops for the area. So weed is the third crop ? Or is that one of Kentucky's big crops ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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