Stuff you wish you'd done sooner...

Silvan · 2003-11-09T06:19:30+00:00

Somebody had a thread to this effect a bit back, but I've lost it.Some recent additions...I finally tried using wax on a screw. Why did I never do that before? It'sonly suggested in every book in the world. It really works too!I already mentioned making a miter sled, but that one was the easy one withthe plywood factory corner. Easy to make, not so easy to use precisely. Isaw a plan for another type long ago, and I finally dug it out and madeone. It involves a right triangle cutout with a clearance hole in thebottom of the V.Much harder to make well, but *much* more precise to use, since I canmeasure/cut straight lines and then trim the waste. I'm still dealing witha saw that has nothing good going for it, and these cuts still aren'tabsolutely perfect, but I figure if I can knock the point off with mythumbnail it's plenty close enough for me.The down side is that this method is more wasteful, since the littletriangle cutoffs are pretty useless. Less wasteful than having to re-makeparts because you cut one 1/16" too short though. Maybe I can glue them upinto some kind of turning blank after I make a bunch of these fromdifferent woods.

Nov 09, 2003 21 Replies

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Rob V 22 years ago

Post some pics of it. Id love to see it.

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Silvan 22 years ago

It's not done just yet. I have to build the box, and make the trays and whatnot. The top is ready to go now, and I think I'm going to go ahead and finish it before I spill something on it. However, I don't want Dad to google across it randomly, so no pics until after he gets it. :)

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