I started the torsion box this weekend. This is my first one and it has been a learning experience. David Marks makes it look easy, but it is not. I got my work surface straight and level and started building the grid work. I quickly learned that brads are not a good substitution for finishing nails, as they like to follow a random path. I had to push on as SWMBO would not allocate additional budget for a finishing nailer. The gird work is done and I got the first skin on this evening. I hope to finish the Torsion Box tomorrow and get the RAS base mounted to it then that to the cabinet and then take a first pass at leveling the rig.
-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"
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daltxguy
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posted 449 days ago
Hey looks just like the sketchup diagrams – how cool is that! Off to a good start. Maybe your first torture-box should have been something for the sweetie, like a potting bench or a sewing table, then maybe the you could have bagged the nailgun. Oh, well.
Seriously, wouldn’t glue be enough? other than there being a lot of pieces to hold in place – though it could have been glued iin stages. I’ve never used any fasteners when gluing mdf to mdf and never had an issue ( that is mdf, right?) I’m assuming the nails are to hold the pieces while the glue sets? for speed?
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sIKE
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posted 448 days ago
The nails are the clamps of this project. Once the glue sets up the grids are stiff as can be. The nails are also used to keep alinged.
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thetimberkid
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posted 448 days ago
Looking good!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Scott Bryan
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posted 448 days ago
This is looking pretty good. It is going to be interesting to see the box installed.
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OutPutter
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posted 444 days ago
I just love a good torsion box! Can you add a little clarity to “SWMBO”?
-- Jim
sIKE
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posted 443 days ago
She who must be obeyed…..
The torsion box is a tank! It is not moving…..
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