Basement Project Journal

[Chet 4939]

Just now, Coop said:

Really nice job Paul. Sure as heck I would have hit a stud at the vent opening! 

Ditto!

[pkinneb 3614]

I got the vanity top poured last night

QUESTION: How would you guys attach the slats?

 

 

[Chestnut 5666]

Glue? Little bit in the middle and clamp it down. Violates movement technically but if you just glue a little bit with narrow material it's unlikely to be an issue. The slats look narrower than some tenons I've cut.

[Coop 7613]

Brad nails. Anyone that low to the floor to see them has had too much to drink to see them anyway! 

[wtnhighlander 7688]

Domino.

[pkinneb 3614]

Case is done, glued up, and trimmed out just need to make the doors and complete the finishing process

To do the doors I decided to make a tablesaw fence jig I had seen in FWW a while back

I adjusted my measurements for my saw as these must be for the Industrial saw.

Everything went fine up to this point...

More to come but suffice it to say the layout measurements in the article are pretty much crap...never had that happen with FWW before but it is what it is at this point. (and no it has nothing to do with my changes to dimensions). For one hole size they say 1" in the text, 1 1/4" on a picture on one page, and 1 1/2" on a different page and pic of the same hole. While none of these are really a problem I mean its just a jig after all but kinda ridiculous none the less. Oh well back to work

[Mark J 2254]

Yeah, I have little patience for those kind of gaffs.  

[Chet 4939]

7 hours ago, pkinneb said:

More to come but suffice it to say the layout measurements in the article are pretty much crap...never had that happen with FWW before

I had that happen from a set of plans I purchased from them for the Gregory Paolini Arts & Crafts sideboard I built.  Dry fit right befere a pretty intense glue up I noticed something hinky.  I took a measurement on the piece, looked at the plans and the numbers matched but the piece wasn't going to fit (too big) so it was an easy fix but then down the road I found varying numbers on another part in the plans

I built the same jig you are and I really like it especially with the "L" fence.  I built mine just looking at a picture I grabbed from a Pekovich video and came up with my own dimensions and numbers.

[pkinneb 3614]

14 hours ago, Chet said:

I had that happen from a set of plans I purchased from them for the Gregory Paolini Arts & Crafts sideboard I built.  Dry fit right befere a pretty intense glue up I noticed something hinky.  I took a measurement on the piece, looked at the plans and the numbers matched but the piece wasn't going to fit (too big) so it was an easy fix but then down the road I found varying numbers on another part in the plans

I built the same jig you are and I really like it especially with the "L" fence.  I built mine just looking at a picture I grabbed from a Pekovich video and came up with my own dimensions and numbers.

Hey Chet if you get a chance post a pic of your L Fence please.

[pkinneb 3614]

Finished up the fence jig tonight

Glued it up insuring it was square

Then I used some silicone to attach the feet to the clamp bolts that will hold the jig tight to the Sawstop fence.

 

Knocked out a couple dado sacrificial fence plates

and finally made the tall fence and tenoning jig

Now I can knock out the 6 cabinet doors and three drawer fronts...getting close to wrapping up this project...NO REALLY  

[Coop 7613]

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better! 

[pkinneb 3614]

Finished up the TS jig tonight by adding the clamps. It will get its first workout tomorrow when I mill the mortise and tenons for the door/drawer parts. It's actually slid forward about 3" in the photo then it would be during use.

Also milled up all the door/drawer stiles and rails. 3 drawers and 6 doors total for the bar and vanity

 

[wtnhighlander 7688]

Is that jig all mdf? How durable do you find it to be for such use? I have a bunch of scraps to consume ...

[Mick S 2684]

That's probably my second most used jig for the table saw, right behind sleds. 

[legenddc 483]

Here's the link how to build it. Might have to make it so I can use the toggle clamps I got off of ebay.

https://www.finewoodworking.com/membership/pdf/27802/011231056.pdf

 

[pkinneb 3614]

2 hours ago, wtnhighlander said:

Is that jig all mdf? How durable do you find it to be for such use? I have a bunch of scraps to consume ...

Most of it is Baltic birch just the dado fences are MDF. The tall fence is a melamine like substance from Menards. The only concern I would have with MDF is the fence is relatively heavy and if you were to bounce a corner it would crush pretty good.

[pkinneb 3614]

4 minutes ago, legenddc said:

Here's the link how to build it. Might have to make it so I can use the toggle clamps I got off of ebay.

https://www.finewoodworking.com/membership/pdf/27802/011231056.pdf

 

LOL I went to the hardware store to by the fence bolts only to find that I had purchased them 2 years ago they were sitting with my toggle clamps

Apparently I had been planning to build this for longer then I thought but receipts don't lie lol

[legenddc 483]

9 minutes ago, pkinneb said:

LOL I went to the hardware store to by the fence bolts only to find that I had purchased them 2 years ago they were sitting with my toggle clamps

Apparently I had been planning to build this for longer then I thought but receipts don't lie lol

Good call, didn't think about the other hardware. Might as well see if my dad wants to make one too. Can't be that much harder to knock out two of them.

[drzaius 2635]

1 hour ago, pkinneb said:

LOL I went to the hardware store to by the fence bolts only to find that I had purchased them 2 years ago they were sitting with my toggle clamps

Apparently I had been planning to build this for longer then I thought but receipts don't lie lol

It's kind of a relief knowing I'm not the only  one that's done that sort of thing.

[Chet 4939]

On 9/13/2020 at 10:05 AM, pkinneb said:

Hey Chet if you get a chance post a pic of your L Fence please.

Sorry about the delay in your request Paul,  We just started a Kitchen Reno so I haven't been checking in here as much.

Any questions let me know.

 

 

 

[pkinneb 3614]

22 minutes ago, Chet said:

Sorry about the delay in your request Paul,  We just started a Kitchen Reno so I haven't been checking in here as much.

Any questions let me know.

 

 

So the front and rear star knobs attach to the fence and the center two allow for movement up and down correct? FYI I'm going to steel this  

[Mick S 2684]

Just showed a student in my class this morning how to use an L fence.

 

[wtnhighlander 7688]

@Chet, is there a purpose to the bevel that I'm not understanding?  Is it just for push block clearance or something?  I've seen L-fences before, but never with that bevel.

[Chet 4939]

7 hours ago, pkinneb said:

So the front and rear star knobs attach to the fence and the center two allow for movement up and down correct? FYI I'm going to steel this

Thats correct.  So the "L" fence is two parts the part the fastens to the fence in 3/4 ply with 3/4 ply blocks glued to the front and back for the "L" fence to slide between.   Then the "L" fence which is also 3/4 ply.  With finish on everything and some wax it slides up and down real nice.  

5 hours ago, wtnhighlander said:

Is it just for push block clearance

Yes.  When I first started using it it felt like the push block was dragging against it so I added the bevel.  I like it a lot better that way.

[Coop 7613]

Chet, is it a bevel or a series of steps? Might just be the grain.