427 days ago
by Kent Shepherd |
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After showing some of my boxes in “Projects”. I have received some inquiries about the installation of the barrel hinges I sometimes use. I hope this helps for some of you. I know it will be overkill for many of you, so just use what you wish.
With any type hinge, the layout is critical. These hinges are simple to install, but you must get your holes in the right place. If you don’t, I can assure you , you will not like the results, and you will not be able to go back and...
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115 days ago
by DaveTPilot |
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I had an idea of how to make T-track on the cheap. I shot this video with my phone so it is not the best but you get the idea.
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1052 days ago
by Blake |
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The Doors
Last time I glued up the door fronts:
I spent some time fitting the doors with a plane:
And then I passed them through the drum sander to flatten them:
This little marking jig came with the hinge drill bit I bought:
Drilling the holes for the hinges:
Aligning the hinges:
The Skinny Door
I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not to cover the space where the DVD player shelf is. I finally decided it needed a cover of some ki...
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770 days ago
by Bob Simmons |
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“Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”Michelangelo…Italian sculptor, painter, architect, & poet. (1475-1564)
Enjoy the decorative door knockers from Florence, Italy. Many front doors have knobs, hinges, and knockers of unique design of cast iron and solid brass. It is here that we will feature some wonderful door knockers and one very special solid brass door knob.
Florence, Italy is considered the birthplace to the Italian Renaissan...
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876 days ago
by PurpLev |
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Not much to say, nor anything to show in this post.
Just received the locking hardware from Lee Valley which was the last thing I needed to finish this build at this point. I thought about making the locking set myself, but seeing the set LV offers it just didn’t make any sense so I just ordered it from them with the Free Shipping they offer this week. arrived in 2 days and installed today – very nice set, and works like a charm.
The set I got is this one:
And can be foun...
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938 days ago
by helluvawreck |
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Folks, I’m a junk-a-holic. I don’t know how to put it any other way than that. Here are some pictures of some of my junk. Most of it is electro-mechanical stuff, power-transmission stuff, machine parts, old machines, and hardware. The last two pictures are the two ways you can get to my office. If you ever do drop by please don’t ever get lost because you may never find your way back out. We call this the Dungeon. :-[
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2009 days ago
by Olaf Gradin |
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A fellow Holtzapffelian, Roger (here at Lumberjocks), is writing about his project regarding the same bench. He started out by purchasing his hardware for the bench and is now in the process of picking out his wood. That reminds me of a deliberation I’m going through with my own bench. What hardware to use?
The plans call for a quick-release end vise – nothing too fancy, I suppose. I want the Jörgensen version – I think it had a 12” maximum opening. The maximum...
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1411 days ago
by PurpLev |
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It’s interesting how it feels like you’re standing still when you’re working on already dry-fit parts for additional features. After all – at the end of the day when you look at all the parts – they seem to look just the way they did in the morning. bummer.
but even though things don’t seem that way somethings. Progress IS progress, and is one step closer to the finish line.
Today I implemented the hardware for the leg vise in the right leg (I’m...
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1160 days ago
by David Craig |
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There was a book written a few years ago entitled Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff. While I am not an advocate of violence, I do sometimes entertain the thoughts of various purgatories for the author. I do understand Richard Carlson’s point about trying to live life stress free and not worry so much about little things, but it is the little things that often make or break us.
As Charles Bukowski once wrote -
it’s not the large things thatsend a man to themadhouse, death he&...
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1889 days ago
by clieb91 |
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Ok, just a quick blurb here about a budget friendly find on some hardware. I stopped at Target to see if they had any coat hooks for the next rack I am working on for a friend and found a few that were on clearance in their Home Improvement section. I then started looking around that section more. I was able to find a multi-pack of brush nickel drawer handles and also drawer pulls for around $4 on clearance as well as misc other hardware for as low as $0.24.
I have no immediate use for thi...
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