PLANS: Geek Builds a Lap Desk for His Pocket PC

[Sandman]

Hi,

I've seen requests here in the past for lap desk plans. Saw this today and thought I'd post a link for anyone who's interested

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[Charlie Self]

Sandman posts:

I stopped reading when I realized he was using a Dremel Mototool to cut biscuit slots.

Charlie Self "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America." William J. Clinton

[JohnT.]

he made his biscuits out of paint sticks, and "lightly hammered them in". Also has a LOT of tearout on the corner of the board.

[DexAZ]

I think this lap desk is a nice idea. IF I had a PDA, I would consider building one.

Real good results with limited tools etc. Hey, if you don't have a biscuit joiner but do have a Dremel tool then a Dremel tool seems like the logical choice.

DexAZ who's HS shop instructor said, "Never, EVER use a Crescent wrench as a hammer...unless you cannot find your hammer, then a Crescent wrench makes a darn fine substitute."

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[Secret Squirrel]

"DexAZ" wrote in news:7cK1c.18998$ [e-mail]:

Real good results with limited tools etc. Hey, if you don't have a biscuit joiner but do have a Dremel tool then a Dremel tool seems like the logical choice.

It seems like a real logical choice until you realize that it is a complete waste of time and effort. All he wanted to do was edge glue 2 boards. The long grain glue joint is more than adequate. The biscuits do little if anything to reinforce this joint. What they would do.. if he had actually used a biscuit cutter is possibly make the alignment simpler. but even that is a stretch as not much could really be made simpler. And, as he improvised the whole thing, alignment was probably more difficult and certainly more time consuming.

[Charlie Self]

Actually, no. Biscuits are alignment tools. Cutting slots with a Dremel saw kills that whole concept. And then driving them in...

If you don't have a biscuit joiner, and you do have jointed edges, then butt joint the sucker and glue it up. The rest is a waste of time, and may well prove counterproductive over time.

Charlie Self "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America." William J. Clinton