1 hour ago, DuckSoup said:

"park it at the airport

I have 6 acres  

Day #6...and this time a timer said when to quit....

Fixed and fitted the first Raised panel..

And the inside view..

So..now I'm behind schedule...decided to speed things up a bit....roughed out the second panel on the tablesaw...then cleaned it up with a few planes..

A little fine tuning on the rebates..one edge done, and you can see the next in line...finally got a second dry fit to go together the way I wanted..

And also took the time to re-cut the feet...bottom still needs a trim...

Cleared off the tablesaw...now it is an assembly/glue up station..

needed a bit of "Hammer Adjust/Assist"  to draw things tight...too many clamps?   nah, never have too many....

 

Monday the shop will be closed..that "Monday thing"

Started at 1300hrs today...quitting time was 1500hrs....

stay tuned

I sure hope the "Timer" did not have to come down and kick you out.

 

7 hours ago, Cliff said:

I have 6 acres  

That will do it.

6 hours ago, DuckSoup said:

That will do it.

We have them fly over from NAS Whiting Field all the time.  I want to shoot them with a paint gun but I don't dare hurt our young men up there training to defend us.  But, if they would stop their flights after 9 pm would be good enough.  We live near a hospital which they use for a land mark.  I hope they find another land mark soon.  Enjoy your helicopter.  Hope you can keep that thing up and flying.  

13 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

We have them fly over from NAS Whiting Field all the time.  I want to shoot them with a paint gun but I don't dare hurt our young men up there training to defend us.  But, if they would stop their flights after 9 pm would be good enough.  We live near a hospital which they use for a land mark.  I hope they find another land mark soon.  Enjoy your helicopter.  Hope you can keep that thing up and flying.  

We get the boys from Ft. Rucker over here.  They've been flying so low, I thought about putting up a sign that says "If you can read this.....GET OFF MY LAWN!" 

Have seen some of them Army pilots that NEEDED all of those 6 acres to land their  hueys in.....

 

road trip today...as I was one plank short of a lid....wasn't quite wide enough...will need the extra 1 x 6.....spent $3 for the 3/4" x 6" x 6' Ash plank....( = 3 bft...)

 

Second road trip...to Harbor Freight...needed a few sanding belts, as wasn't paying for Lowes gold-plated ones....

 

Came back home, wasn't planning on working IN the shop today....changed out the 4' x 36" belt, gave it a test drive, to set the tracking....and install a new belt on the 3 x 21 beltsander (old blue belt was about ready to break apart) and gave it a test drive on one of the panels....before using a jack plane to flatten the panel....wanted to get rid of the glue spots...Plane didn't do too bad, though, just didn't want it to hit the dried glue

Got to thinking ( dangerous, I know )  about a way to bevel all the 4 panels left, and not get too much Cardio going on....it is ok for a couple panels to hand plane the bevels to raise a panel...but not this many at once....be here all week doing that    So...2 pieces of scrap, and a pair of big c clamps...

A 1 x 2 and a strip of plywood,  1 x 2 matches the width of the top of the fence, plywood slides over the fence, to keep the jig from tipping over...and gives a place for the clamps..

Ok, zero clearance overlay is under the rip fence....saw blade is tilted to 15 degrees...there is 1/2" between where the blade comes through the top of the overlay...and the rip fence...I had to wax the fence for the jig to slide smoothly..making sure the c clamp clears the 2 visegrips hold the rip fence in place....turn the saw on, and just the jig forward..

Do not stop...keep pushing it right on through...lift the jig off the fence, rotate the panel, and run it through again...until all four edge have a bevel..

Both panels done..reset the saw...two more cuts to make.....as there will be a rebate made...first cut uses the slider jig..

Once this was run around all 8 edges ( 2 panels)   remove the jig, reset the blade, without the overlay,  reset the rip fence to remove the waste...and run each edge against the fence on the flat....

one wiggle = one burn mark...easy to sand off, or plane off....two legs had their foot details done....wanted to test out the new 4 x 36 belt....

So, this is what the inside will look like,,,,clamps?

 

had the panels done..might as well glue up the frame around them.....was one issue Second panel was "wider than it's spot...had to trim it down a bit, re-do the rebates and bevels...THEN it all went together....I knew I should have stay out of the shop on a Monday

I guess Tuesday, I can work on the 2 end frames....maybe

 

Until then,,stay tuned

On 11/8/2020 at 5:50 PM, DuckSoup said:

That will do it.

Yup  I can put it down pretty much anywhere.

Here is a pic of me flying it through some really dense foliage.

I had to be really  conscious of the rotor tips

 

hmmm, oooo..kay....

Today was a start-stop-start-stop....worked on making a better fence slider jig..

had some 1/2" plywood cut to size...was jointing an edge for the piece to ride on the top of the fence...contractor shows up to measure the roof...Messed around waiting to get his paperwork done...then back to the shop...found enough short screws to assemble the slider...

then set this mess aside, for now...removed the clamps Frame #2 and sat it down with Frame #1

then removed the clamps from the last 2 panels...and try to flatten them out..

got it close, then the beltsander finished it up...

Last face...2 panels done, on both faces...whew...then set up the slider jig..

had trouble pushing it along, almost like it was binding up...fine tune the fence..nope..how about some shims?

yep, that did the trick....was too tight of a fit on the fence, when a panel gets  clamped down...used a plane to remove the burn marks..

"What burn marks?"    That is the idea...Then reset to do the rebates..

first cuts, panel is vertical...second cuts..

Run each edge through on the flat...little strips of waste come flying out the back...

Couple planes to fine tune the fit...even planed the bevel a bit, until..

it fits....work all around like this..until I could do one dry fit..

Repeat for the other end frame, and get a dry fit there, too...

Hmm, might as well glue them up..

end frame #1...needed cauls to keep things flat, a few taps to center the panel in the frame..

This being the inside of the chest...then, set this aside, and do frame #2..

Different clamps, because the other one ( on the floor) would NOT stay put..FIRED!   More cauls..time to clean the mess up..

Yep, that kind of a day...then just turn off the work lights, and the shop fan...and hang up the apron..

had more than enough fun, for one day...

 

Stay tuned

Why does my back hurt??  

11 hours ago, steven newman said:

Stay tuned

 

Day #9

 

Got all the clamps removed...then decided to try a dry fit...needed a large flat area for that...

 

Cleared off the top of the tablesaw...and fitted one corner together..

just that one little c clamp holding things together, framer square said things were square in that corner....we'll see

Corner #2...again, just a little c clamp at the "foot"  Top of the saw is just barely big enough, for when the fourth side was added and clamped up

Pretty sure that this will be the back of the chest....This was more about getting the Brigade of Clamps all set up and ready to grab during the coming storm of a glue up.....end details?

There are Tongue & Groove joints in the corners...both for more places to hide glue in, and insure things stay aligned during said glue up...I hope..

And THAT was it for today.....was still too worn out from yesterday's shop time....

 

Size of this "Little Box"?

 

Stands 22-1/4" tall, that end is 16-1/2" wide...front  and back are 28-1/8" wide....

 

Stay tuned

Film at 2300 hrs...but....glue up has been done....needed a few more clamps than I thought....

 

Plywood has been bought....need to make some 1 x 2 cleats to support the plywood.    #6x 3/4 steel screws are now in the shop ( NOT drywall screws) to attach the plywood to the cleats....

 

Will let the glue cure a while, before I even try to get that mess off of the table saw....

 

Stay tuned...(Boss NEEDS to go to the Store...)

Screws???? 

yep..

So I had hold a panel into a bead of glue..

Once I get this cut to size to make the bottom of the chest.....it will sit on a 1 x 2Pine cleat....

 

Too many clamps?

same amount on the other end, too

Also, had an alignment problem with a foot or two...

Strip is actually a "caul"  to allow the clamp a better grip...

need to put the toys away?   Or, play "Name that tool"?

Stay tuned...clamps are coming back off..tomorrow..

Day....11?  Clamps came off this afternoon.....nothing flew apart...

Beltsander to flatten the glue joints, and level the feet pads....set the case on the floor..for now...need to mill some cleats..

Intend to rip this into 4 cleats....2 curves, for the price of one board..

Mark for the longest length needed...cross cut that out of the "straightest" section...mark for the short section, cut the straightest that is left

 

Set the rip fence for 1-1/2" width...or something like that..and run things through..

#/8" counter bores next..

then a pilot hole all the way through...check the fit..

Should fit Glue and screws next..

Worked my work from right to left...clamp assisted...

Both long cleats are down first, because...

These short cleats will cover up the screws on the ends of the long cleats...again, clamp assist

Set the chest on the floor for a bit, set the plywood panel on the saw....then set the chest on top of the plywood..then trace around the inside of the chest, to mark where to cut the panel for the bottom...

And make a few cuts.....( top left corner...there was a kickback going on...)

 

Waiting on the glued cleats to cure...then glue and screws to install the bottom of the chest....

 

Then..maybe start on the lid?

 

Stay tuned..

had Laundry Detail last night..means I also had to make a few trips to the basement...Multi-tasking?    C clamps removed from the cleats...bead of glue on the cleats...set the plywood down into the glue,,,long stick to make sure it seats....screws added to keep things there..

Move the chest over, out of the way of very full hampers going by..

One hamper goes up the stairs...4 planks come back down...load in washer now goes into dryer...4 planks get rough sawn for length and width...

 

 

Today?  Cleared off the bench..

4 blanks squared up and to length...tried to joint an edge ..or two..

And check for gaps...

The Stanley No. 7 was a bit too much...switched over to a couple other planes..

Shorty is a Stanley No. 6...and that is an Auburn No. 81 sitting behind it....also used the Craftsman jack for spot removal..

3 boards jointed, no gaps.   They are just sitting there, no glue, no clamps....other than that leg vise...

 

Soon enough, laid out all 4 boards for best grain..

Then fought with 3 pipe clamps to get this panel glued up..

double caul on the end, to flatten that end out...

those "cauls"?....

I had ripped one board down.will pick the best matching 2 as the brad board ends.....all the jointing done for now?

 

i guess I can send the Fleet home?

 

Stay Tuned..

 Looking good Steve, room for plenty of keepsakes in there. Plans for a tray or lift out? 

Still working on some of the details, right now...

 

3 Hours in the shop..on a Monday?Called Day 14..as there wasn't any Day 13....In order to get TO the lid, and release it from the clamps and cauls..I had to first get the chest off of it..then decided to go ahead and sand everything to 120 grit...and, since it was on the bench..

Decided to set up the old Craftsman Router, with a cove bit..

Ends of the feet were a tad tricky....to get just right...

Dremel with a sanding drum, to finesse the corners...ok, set the chest aside...and get the lid out of the clamps..

Between a beltsander ( new belt, too) and this thing..

To get things halfway flat...ends looked a bit ragged....blank was a hair too long, just to allow for a trim..

Jig set up...distance between the cut line and the edge of the saw plate,,,

No longer ragged looking....repeat for the other end....cut to length, so the bread board ends will get supported by the ends of the chest...in case somebody sits down on the chest..

Next..set up another router ( yes, I do have more than 1..) with the jig..

DeWalt No.610, all metal version ( Vintage?)  Idea here is to mill a tongue on the ends of the lid..one pass..

At a time...flip the lid over..

And do it again....I had a plywood "template" that showed where to set the fence...

Rotate, and repeat on the other end....then, the "cauls" were recycled...marked as to where the tongues were to be...set up the tablesaw a few times...and mill a groove, first, though, I trimmed them to length...once the ends would barely slip on..

Glue and clamps...and let this sit a day...

I think that will do, for one day....even if it is on a Monday...That LONG strip of Ash sticking up?   That was a caul, to keep things flat, until the ends were installed

 

maybe tomorrow, I can maybe get something done?

Stay tuned..

I electric router.  Man I needed a drink seeing that in use.