- Dan -- Nehmo -Ask in news:rec.woodworking [crossposted]You could use a dado blade on a (circular) table saw. Example: (there are less expensive ones).But you're asking how to do this on the cheap, and I'm not sure you havea table saw. What kind of tools do you have?

Re: any info rebuilding old sash windows?

Apr 07, 2004 2 Replies

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Nehmo Sergheyev 22 years ago

- Dan -

..I can't afford to replace them ...
> I guess my question should be: where can I find info on how to make the wood
> channels that the windows slide up and down in. A router, I guess. What kind
> of bits? I can guess the rest. Thanks to all.

- Nehmo - Ask in news:rec.woodworking [crossposted]

You could use a dado blade on a (circular) table saw. Example:

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(there are less expensive ones). But you're asking how to do this on the cheap, and I'm not sure you have a table saw. What kind of tools do you have?

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Dan 22 years ago

I've got a 10" table saw and I plan on buying a router anyway.

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Lowell Holmes 22 years ago

The window frames are not necessarily wood channels that allow the sash to ride in. The window frames sometimes have a groove in the center and the molding in it is called parting mold. It is still available in a good lumber yard. The other moldings have names that I don't recall, but can be purchased or made. I know one of the moldings is called screen mold. If you take an old frame apart, you should be able to make a replacement. A number of years ago, I repaired an old house that required rebuilding the frames. If you have good sash, it should be easy. Most of the grooves and dadoes can be done with a router and the proper moldings put in.

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