56 minutes ago, Dadio said:

That has been my problem all along, Once I do the exercise, a year from then ,I can't remember what I did and it is frustrating figuring it all out again.

Me three. But, if this works out like I hope, it should get plenty of use. That way, muscle memory, if nothing else, will aid my rememberer. Now, if the old forgeter doesn't kick in when it gets stored, I'll be golden.

Plan B?

 

 

Don't know how practical it is, but it's an interesting concept  - the ends of the dowels would be oval when trimmed flush. Wonder if the holes were drilled in each part before assembly, or drilled thru after assembly.

 

Well, amazing what you can find on the internet, look at about 8:00 minutes into the video.

 

 

I like it..

leave the dowels... don't trim...

Never seen this before...very cool!

Thanks Tom!

That is really neat, I think I might try that.

Thanks for posting,

Herb

Edited May 1, 20187 yr by Dadio

Looking at 343 on amazon. But it is a nice look. Now wait for Herb to do his own.

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

Looking at 343 on amazon. But it is a nice look. Now wait for Herb to do his own.

That's the problem. all those really neat tools out there and no budget...............

 

I'm not a big fan of mitered joints like that, always felt that the point was vulnerable to damage. The dowel jig looks like a beautiful piece of equipment, but I'd probably stay with the Domino (or maybe biscuit joiner) for a straight miter joint. The thru dowels do make a distinctive accent though, same way as using a Domino from the outside of a completed joint and making the dominoes out of a contrasting wood.

Dovetail keys across a miter joint are nice, too. 

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

Looking at 343 on amazon. But it is a nice look. Now wait for Herb to do his own.

https://www.amazon.com/Dowelmax-Precision-Engineered-Joining-System/dp/B00021ULRE

 

Everything is an Accessory even the angle bracket, Maybe I will try making one.

 

Herb

Just a thought but I thing the Kreg could do this if you had a repeating way to align it

2 hours ago, Gerald said:

Looking at 343 on amazon. But it is a nice look. Now wait for Herb to do his own.

Quite a mark-up...you can purchase directly from Dowel Max for $249...

https://www.dowelmax.com/product-category/dowelmax-classic-3-8-2017-and-accessories-order-page/

 

Looks like you can get most of the individual components also.

 

Actually, just found one on Amazon for the same price plus $21 Shipping if not a Prime member...

 

https://www.amazon.com/Dowelmax-Precision-Engineered-Joining-System/dp/B00021ULRE

15 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Quite a mark-up...you can purchase directly from Dowel Max for $249...

https://www.dowelmax.com/product-category/dowelmax-classic-3-8-2017-and-accessories-order-page/

 

Looks like you can get most of the individual components also.

 

Actually, just found one on Amazon for the same price plus $21 Shipping if not a Prime member...

 

https://www.amazon.com/Dowelmax-Precision-Engineered-Joining-System/dp/B00021ULRE

That was including angle and something else

They also offer the Dowelmax Jr., not as fancy but claim that it will perform all the same functions.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Dowelmax-DMX-Jr-Jr/dp/B00BGS8YNU/ref=pd_sim_469_10?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BGS8YNU&pd_rd_r=KKN49FTSXQ2RTREZ4SA6&pd_rd_w=418l0&pd_rd_wg=eniQ9&psc=1&refRID=KKN49FTSXQ2RTREZ4SA6

Although I like the through dowel effect, I would have to do a BUNCH of dowel joints to justify the cost of this tool. I would get sick of looking at them after awhile.

 

If I was just doing miter joints...splines. If I wanted the "through effect" then I would stick with contrasting splines or dovetail splines.

 

I you had access to a proper milling machine you could make this. Bushing are available from places like McMaster-Carr, Graingers, etc. The brass knobs are cheap to buy. However, by the time you buy the materials and components, figure in set-up time and your labor, the price of the commercial version is not all that unreasonable.

I've used through dowels on straight joints to reinforce the corners on drawers - assembled the drawers with rabbets, glued and clamped and then added the dowels as a final operation. This is the pull-out shelf for a utility storage cabinet where I used this method, seems to give a nice strong joint with minimal work. Because the drawer will show when pulled out, and there's no separate drawer front being added, I didn't want to go with pocket screws.

 

After a few taxis and run ups we went full throttle and took off for our first test flight. No crashes but, the flight was a little rough and, the landing was ragged. 

Did a full debrief. Identified a couple pilot errors. After an exhaustive pre-flight, we gave it another shot. Everything checked out A OK and, we had a perfect landing.

In other words, we're ready for full scale production. 

1 hour ago, Gene Howe said:

we're ready for full scale production.

YEAH!!!

4 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

the flight was a little rough and, the landing was ragged. 

Did you wear your aviator goggles, a leather helmet, and red scarf around your neck? Good idea to always wear clean underwear too for just in case.

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Did you wear your aviator goggles, a leather helmet, and red scarf around your neck? Good idea to always wear clean underwear too for just in case.

Close. Magnifiers, tin foil hat, and a dog collar. Phyl does let me off the leash occasionally but, I gotta keep the collar on.