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Re: Layout Started
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Thu, 3 Feb 2005 21:49:18 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ed Andrews wrote:
> Yesterday worked out to be pretty productive. Made a donation to Home Depot and
> bought a straight edge for the long plywood rip cuts. Good thing I didn't have
> to show both sides as a finished edge. The carbide teeth really ate away at the
> topside of the cut's finish.
Woodworker's tip and nitpick...
1)Once you've laid out your line, take a utility knife and cut into the wood
along the line (both sides if your anal and want a good finish). That will help
minimize the splintering that is prevalent when cutting plywood with a circular
saw. You also may want to make note of how many teeth are on the sawblade.
Other tip, get some of that "Band-It" pre-glued edging. Gives a nice, finished
look to the table. You need an iron and aluminum foil to apply it.
(I got sick of using a circular saw, so I bought a table saw--that $1000 Forrest
woodworker II blade leaves a cut so smooth, you don't even need sandpaper..even
on plywood!)
2) as for storage, it would have helped if you had measured the height of bins
or boxes you were going to use as storage.
3) if you build a mountain, try using a wall corner--that way, you only have to
make 1/4 of the mountain...
and my nitpick:
4) You rip along the grain--crosscut against the grain. However, since it's
plywood, I guess you can get out of it saying it's ripped....
-Scott
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