glued the shelf up......
Made a road trip to Harbor Freight while the shelf unit was cooking. Got disappointed with what they had for stem casters. There were only 3 choices today for them today whereas I remember them having a boatload to choose. I got nowhere on line although there were a lot of sellers. The problem I had with that was reconciling my measurements with what they were posting. Getting casters is heading down a dead street for now.
final prep |
Sanded the interior surfaces, sanded the top end grain up to 220, and planed all the outside edges removing all the pencil marks, dings, etc.
glued and cooking |
Glue up went smoothly with no hiccups.
hmm..... |
The wedge slot on this side is slammed shut. This was the only one I had this happen on.
gap |
Came to a realization here that I had screwed up. I only put glue on the dado and nothing on the mortise walls or the tenons. I think I'll be ok mostly because I wedged the tenons (and I glued them). If I had applied glue in the mortise and on the tenon they might have swelled the gaps shut.
from Harbor Freight |
Struck out on the casters so I wandered around the store to see if anything caught my eye. These clamps grabbed it immediately and firmly after I saw the price of them. The 12" ones (on the right) where $9.99 each and I would have bought 4 but there were only two. The 8" (on the left) I took home for $6.99 each. I will go back next sunday and buy more if they have them.
bessey deep reach clamp |
I have had these (only 2) since I got out of the Navy. There have been numerous times I wish I had two more. Today I have 4 more to help out.
about 3 1/4" |
This should adequate for anything I will use this clamp for.
blurry pic |
Been a while since I had a fuzzy pic to post. What is hard to see is this is 8" from the back inside of the clamp to the center of the swivel head. I was not expecting this to be 8". I thought it would be some metric wanna be equivalent.
12" clamp opening |
This is with the swivel head tight and unmoving.
in focus |
12" to the center of the swivel head. Both of these clamps are heavy and feel substantial. Both are also heavily ribbed but the threads aren't acme or even what I would consider heavy duty. They should perform alright for my uses for them.
fingers crossed |
Just in case and hopefully not a bandaid on gushing wound. I wicked in super glue on the tops, sides, and bottoms of all the tenons 3 times.
almost ready for shellac |
Had a brain fart when I sanded the interior and the shelves. I didn't stay away from the tenons and I should have left them alone. All 8 of the mortises have a gap caused most likely by me sanding them. Filled the sins in with pine wood putty.
from the first vac/dust deputy rolling stand |
I had planned to make a platform for this vac but held off on it yesterday to see if HF had any stem casters. Back to plan A.
still good |
I will reuse the casters and screws for the Rigid roll around.
dead in the water |
This side split when I drove the screw home. Filled the crack with glued and clamped it. I'll finish this tomorrow.
didn't forget |
I got asked about the two hoses that came with the shop vac. The non collapsible one on the right is about 10-12 feet long (guessing). I don't like this style of vac hose because they tend to be stiff and ornery. They also develop a memory and will always kink/bend in the opposite direction you want to go in.
I love this one |
I don't know how long this accordion hose will stretch too but the
length I have here is probably the max I'll ever pull it out to.This is the one I anticipate being using the most.
hmm...... |
Just noticed this open hole. There is a sliding ring that will close it shut or allow a variable opening. I think it is used to vary the suction force of the vac. This is the first time I've seen something like this on a shop vac accessory.
accidental woodworker