Carpenter talk

[JimVonBaden]

Took on the rest of the slab. My first pass the jig was not parallel and left ridges. Not a problem since I was taking two more passes.




Last pass was much smoother. I was starting to belt sand for smoothness when the belt broke, no spare.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Milled off the back to level it off, then screwed on a backing plate to hold the two pieces together. Finally belt and finish sanded the good surface.





Made a hell of a mess.

 

[Yinzer Moto]

Made a hell of a mess

Yeah, I hate it when the weather is bad and I have to do wood work inside the garage. I prefer to do it in the driveway and use the leaf blower to clean up.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Yeah, I hate it when the weather is bad and I have to do wood work inside the garage. I prefer to do it in the driveway and use the leaf blower to clean up.

For me it was stupidity. Next time it will be outside!

 

[java230]

Leaf blower works in the garage too 😂

 

[JimVonBaden]

Leaf blower works in the garage too 😂

In the end that is how I cleaned up the remnants. I swept and bagged a huge bag of sawdust, then blew the rest out. I will use it as mulch.

 

[Yinzer Moto]

Leaf blower works in the garage too 😂

Yeah, I use that or the air hose.

 

[java230]

Yeah, I use that or the air hose.

I find the leaf blower works better for me, more volume. Which reminds me, I need to blow the garage out!

 

[JimVonBaden]

Back from the Drone Expo. I added a seal coat to the project. I plan to fill the cracks with aquarium rocks, then poor in the epoxy!

 

[DSquared]

I've seen some epoxy filled projects from a German woodworker.

A German woodworker is the undersell of the day.

 

[xr-nut]

When I quit trying to compete in the race to the bottom, life got a lot better.

Reading along here because I like to fancy myself a jack of all.......bs. I dabble in woodworking, do my own electrical, fix my own cars/bikes, etc. I own a car dealership in real life and your statement above is spot on. Even still I find myself "needing" that sale to make the month look better, racing to the bottom. Its a hard habit to break.

that deck in the OP was atrocious even a hack like me could see that was bad.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Got the lights and glass beads for the gaps. Looks pretty good so far!





Tomorrow I will lay in the epoxy.

 

[GMK999]

I try.

I think she'd annoy me quickly. I prefer Wood Girl. She makes what she needs.

Im probably not the one to preach as have zero guards on my tools, but she should have a stop on her fence front of the blade so that the cut piece doesn't bind the blade like that. I have seen a block kick back and go through a plywood door 10 feet behind the saw.
Rookie mistake in my book
That said.. she is cute as hell, so there is that.

 

[Yarz]

I believe he means a block clamped to the fence to put the wood against. Then when you push the wood forward into the blade, it clears the block, which gives the wood room to move once cut, so it won't bind.

Like this:

 

[GMK999]

Are you talking about a riving knife?

Riving knife - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

No, a block like the example Yarz posted above. You need to create a space between your cut off and the fence to allow the work to move away from the blade and not pinch causing a kick back.
Also as the video above also shows a bit, If you let your mitre gauge run long past the blade and tall enough to not cut off the end, so it will push your work past the spinning blade.
Or better yet , Make a sled.watch
Not to knock the extremely cute girl in the tight dress, But anyone with a shop of that quality should know these things

 

[GMK999]

I know nothing of Wood Girl, but I suspect that's a commercial shop on the Pacific Rim, and she's somehow related the the owner. I've seen some other safety issues aside from the clothing, but I guess those are the sacrifices she makes for her audience.

Oh... I plan on watching all of her vids! I mean really, none of the guys on my Jobsites look anything like her and they are all just as careless.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Next layer of epoxy. I learned a valuable lesson. I need to seal the back side before pouring epoxy!

 

[MVI]

Super Wood (TDN) / Wooden Nails

Super wood is stronger and tougher than steel - ASME

Researchers in Maryland have found a way to engineer wood for use in knives, nails, and even windows.

www.asme.org

 

[DSquared]

Laying some hardwood at my dad's this weekend.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Laying some hardwood at my dad's this weekend.

Looking great!