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    Gerstner Tool Chests

    If you are already using plywood top and bottom then why not on the sides? If you were buying wood for the project you could also hedge your bets against cupping by using quarter sawn wood but I believe you said earlier you already had wood. At the very least when choosing the boards from what...
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    Peavey Mart Closing

    Just saw on CBC today they are going to be closing all their stores across Canada.
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    help making small hinges

    Is my order of operations ok or should I reconsider the order I did things? I am wondering if drilling the hinge pin hole first might increase it's accuracy? I am hopeful that making a fixture to hold it, similar to the other one I made, will help increase accuracy. When the hinge is closed and...
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    help making small hinges

    Nothing yet. I need to order some retaining loctite. I have used regular blue thread lock before to retain shafts like this but only ever on my own stuff that I can repair if it fails. Figure this is the perfect excuse to buy the right loctite then I have it on hand for future projects. I had...
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    help making small hinges

    The last step was to mill out the ends of one piece and the center of the other. I didn't end up taking any pictures of that but I solved my parallel problem by using an off cut of brass to go between the movable jaw and the hinge leaf. I took .010" depths of cuts just to be safe. I couldn't get...
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    help making small hinges

    Then it was time to drill and ream the holes for the hinge pins and that is where I ran into problem number 1. My parallels are .125" thick but the leaf of the hinge is only .0885". Plus I needed access to the hinge to verify it was held square. This is what I came up with and for a one off it...
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    help making small hinges

    Bit of an update. The prototype/proof of concept is done. I had two small pieces of 1/4"x3/4" brass in the scrap drawer. So I decided to try with that before buying material just in case I bit off way more than I can chew. once the pieces were to size I made a fixture to hold them while I milled...
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    Shop Flooring Materials

    I have vinyl tile on my shop floor got it all on clearance from Rona when I was building the shop. My shop floor is wood so I wanted something to protect the plywood. Only issue I have is I think they sold me the wrong glue. I have had many tile where the glue just let go and the tile popped...
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    Machine Considering Buying a King 1236ML Looking for Opinions

    Busy be makes 2 different 12" lathes one is the 12x36 gear head lathe looks to be quite ridged the other is 12x28 and is a variable speed bench top lathe. I assume the bench top lathe would be less ridged as it is lighter. I believe King Canada only has the gear head 12x36. This is all just...
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    Gerstner Tool Chests

    The time for changes is now. Nothing worse than wanting to change things after the wood has been cut. I would even go so far as to do a mock up drawer front and lay hands on both nobs and recessed pulls and see what feels right to you. Or go to Lee valley and start feeling all their different...
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