Vega pro 40 tablesaw fence installation
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Craigslist V8 Workbench #2: Day 2 - 3.5 hours
Seems like a lot of work for not much to say. I got the wagon vises roughed in and the second side of the bench top glued up. The vises were a challenge mainly because my vises aren’t as tall (thick) as the original design. Here is the wagon vises in mock up, I built the back wedge portion to original design height, I did this in order to make sure I got the slope right. I’ll trim them down as I do the final fit.Here is a quick mock up of how the top and vises will set up. ...
tutorial #5: easy utility doors - this one insulated
thought some of you might like to know a simple way to make utility doorsfor closets or sheds (or whatever)like these i made for the new spray booth i am buildingfrom straight 2×4’s and some 7/16” OSB (wafferwood) as the booth is not enclosed by the ongoing shop build yeti need it to be insulated toofrom summer heat and winter coldso i put 1 1/2” of sheet insulation in between two OSB panels(whatever you might have will work tooespecially if they only have one panel)...
Manual Treddle Lathe
The latest in my build projects for this year is this manual treddle lathe, designed again in 3D CAD for lazer cutting from stock 10.00mm steel plate. The bed section will be made from English Elm with two steel wear strips embedded into the top outer edges. The flywheel is 700.00mm dia 10.00mm steel plates, and a triple fabrication using the two main rings to clamp against an inner rim made from steel strip, 16 bolts support the rim and hold everything together nice and solid. The thro...
Misc. Shop Stuff #23: Reworking a Cheap F-Style Clamp
I bought a set of four F-style clamps a decade ago for probably $5 at one of those tool ‘auctions’ of new stuff, the precursor to Harbor Freight (perhaps). Anyway, over the years they’ve lost their ‘grab’ and I can’t tighten them with any certainty, with any significant pressure. But I’ve held off throwing them away. Anyway, Today I wanted to clamp through a doghole in my benchtop and reached for one of these bad boys. Ground off the stud at the...
Misc. Shop Stuff #22: A 'New' Medicine Cabinet
Need to replace an old steel medicine cabinet that’s rusty on the outside chrome and otherwise in ‘not so good’ condition. It’s recessed into the wall a bit, and surrounded w/ tile I don’t wish to disturb. I’ll make one of wood that’s on hand, with a mirrored door. Many more pictures than words. Here we go! Kind of a ‘hybrid’ shop effort (handplaning of stock, drywall screws and glue for joine...
Wind spinner
Here’s a quick and easy project you can make for the garden. Might want to get the kids involved too! Read more about this here.
Side Table Build-A-Long: Intro and a Start
I’m trying something new! I’m going to be building a cherry side table and I’d like to invite everyone to build this along with me. Below you’ll find the dimensions and a link to the SkecthUp file. For the top I’m going with lacewood which I purchased from Woodcraft. The drawer sides and back will be made from maple. This isn’t an incredibly difficult project and would be great for someone just starting out in furniture making. We’ll cover lumber p...
My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #1059: A Very Rare Opportunity I Want to Share With You
I am still going to be working on painting today, and I prefer to wait a little until I give you all some previews of what I am working on, but there is something else that I want to bring to your attention today that many of you who read may be interested in. A while back I told you about a wonderful artist that I stumbled across on Facebook. His name is Ryan MacLeod and he is extremely talented as a sculptor. His specialty for sculpting is dragons, and you can view his web page here: ...
Combining my Passions: Friendship Marquetry. #9: Clearing up the Distractions /Back to the Project.
Well the wind was blowing and I did go sailing but it was somewhat spoiled by having to look at those doors. Between the poor marquetry and the just plain wrong colors in my veneer choices I knew I couldn’t live with them for long. So off I set to replace them. First of all I cut a new albatross but in more subdued colors this time, maple and walnut instead of holly and grey. In for a penny, in for a pound I guess. Why not put a couple of my favorite orcas on the insides? This...
