August 5, 20232 yr Popular Post I have some workshop space again!!! Three base cabinets have been moved from workshop to garage and put in place. All drawers have likewise been moved out. Small paint project today to paint face plates for the toe kicks. And, begin laying out the tops for the cabinets. Neither our local Lowes or HD have any formica sheets in stock, so it looks like a solid wood edgeband will be in order. Sunday another trip to the big city to look at another house - last weeks deal fell through.
August 5, 20232 yr Author Popular Post 1 minute ago, Cal said: I have some workshop space again!!! I can fill it for you, so I can have some.
August 5, 20232 yr Popular Post 9 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: I'm no rocket surgeon but pretty sure that push rod is supposed to be under the rocker arm adjustment screw Replaced one on a Brigg's engine. It wore thin on the guide and bent/broke. Replaced it and all has been well.
August 5, 20232 yr Author Popular Post 19 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said: Now where did I see those 1 1/4" square oak balusters? Found them a 1/2" x 36" oak dowel and a big enough piece of 1 x 3 oak board to make the new leg set. So far total cost still within my budget of $0.00 including the desk, above materials, and paint/varnish stripper. Might blow the budget if I can't find the 1/4" glue dowels.
August 6, 20232 yr Popular Post Finally got the linear actuator mounted on my CNC to motorize the setting of the angle on my adjustable clamping fixture. Had to wait for a speed controller which arrived Saturday. Works pretty well. I use a digital angle gauge magnetically stuck to a tri-square blade to tell me when I'm at the angle I want. The speed control lets me move the fixture fairly quickly to get close to my desired angle, and also slow down the movement to sneak up on it. Now that I know it works I'm thinking about a beefier version of my fixture, perhaps out of aluminum plate. There is some flex in this plywood version. Not a crisis, but a slight persisting flaw that I know is there and will nag me until I improve the design. 4D
August 6, 20232 yr I did notice a chunk of aluminum plate last time I was searching for something in my garage. Salvaged from an old HP pen plotter I took apart. I think I may have the tools needed to cut a 19"x 10" rectangle out of it. There should be enough of it to make the other parts as well. Notice in the last photo that I joined the top cherry cross bar to the plywood side brackets with finger joints. That works pretty well with wood as wood glue keeps them together. I can cut the same joinery in aluminum, but wonder if you can sweat solder aluminum finger joints together. Not that I can't drill/tap/bolt the parts together, but more to experiment. 4D Nope. Just checked and the pieces are 3/8" thick, riddle with holes, some tapped and some not. Not enough area to cut a 19" x10" rectangle from. Amazon can likely sell me a 12" x 24" piece of 1/2" 6061 aluminum plate though. Edited August 6, 20232 yr by 4DThinker
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