My Recent Project...

[Lew Hodgett]

The age of instant gratification.

Lew

[Lew Hodgett]

More instant gratification, everybody is in the "hurry up and wait" mode.

It was only a 4x8 layout.

The panel was one of those "If you can't dazzle them with brillance, baffle them with bullshit" items.

Lew

[Lew Hodgett]

Try that with a 6 station press line with interfacing "Gandy Dancers" that is knocking out 58 hoods an hour.

Programmable controllers can handle the individual presses as well as the gandy dancers, but the communication modules was another ball game.

Co-processors running on OS-9 got the job done.

Those with a preference for ModBus AKA: "Turtle Bus" or Windows were identified as rookies or day dreamers, take your pick.

Lew

[Puckdropper]

[e-mail] wrote in news: [e-mail]:

No, but it would be a good solution for legs made with smaller material. The insert nut requires about 1/2" clearance for itself, plus extra for the threads.

The insert nut is like a barrel nut with teeth on the shaft. It screws in with a hex driver, then a machine thread screws in to the center. Essentially, a recessed hex nut. (I posted a picture later, maybe you haven't seen it yet.)

Puckdropper

[Puckdropper]

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in news:00460d00$0$9143 $ [e-mail]:

Exactly. We're weirdos here, as we actually like the building process.

You mean something like building a box with random blinking lights that the throttles plug in to and telling everyone "it makes the layout run better" might actually work? It would... um... reduce the ringing induced by solar radiation by filtering 103.3840 hZ signals.

lol

Puckdropper

[Lew Hodgett]

As long as it looks good in the shower, you have a winner.

Lew

[upscale]

On 06 Oct 2009 02:56:44 GMT, Puckdropper

Guess, I didn't read your original post closely enough. I've seen them in construct your own furniture pieces, mostly inserted in particle board. Never did trust them to hold properly, although it may be just what I imagine about them, not from practical experience.

[Russ Stanton]

Whille the sawdust is not on the floor I did want to submit my recently finished blanket chest. I have six grandchildren and this is the first of six blanket chests. It is based on a plan from FWW Mar/Apr 98 and made from Walnut and Beech. The Beech came from Rockler and was described as "flame curly" and if you look at the pic in APBW you will see the figure. The finish is GF two step with Seal-A-Cell and Arm-R-Seal. The inside is done is Shellac.This is my third woodworking project since getting back into the hobby after about 30 years. Russ

[tom]

Looks as if I'll have to wait 'til DJ's site catches up with ABPW. I've been making our new dining table:

[tom]

DJ has caught up. That there's beautiful work. Through tenons, nice grain. Tom

[Russ Stanton]

[tom]

My top will be about 84x46, trimmed with about 2.5 inches of solid wood. How big is yours? Tom

[Russ Stanton]

[tom]

Yow, that's big. Well, what's the worst that could happen if it did go all warped on you? Maybe build it in the more humid time of year, so you can jam the pieces together tightly, and deal with whatever falls through the cracks during drier times? Tom

[Russ Stanton]

Tom

Thanks for tak>> I was planning to go to at least 96 x 46, perhaps as much as 108 x 48. >>

[Randy]

Hey Steve,

This may be a little late, but I found a good set of bunk bed plans that can easily be converted to a loft bed, simply by omitting a frame board on the lower bunk. These worked good for me, because they require a minimum of tools and experience, and were very sturdy. If you're still interested, the plans are at: