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Showing posts with label part. Show all posts
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Ghetto WorkCenter Boom Arm Part IV The Tool Holder
As I was finishing up the boom arm for the Ghetto WorkCenter, it dawned on me that I could also hand a tool holder on it.
Festool includes tool holders as part of the WorkCenter. They also sell individual ones that fit on their CT vacuums. I have one of the individual ones. Unfortunately, my CT22 is too old to fit it. I have mine set into a block of wood that I clamp to my bench and BenchMark table. My ultimate plan is to use the Festool Tool Holder as a model to make a cabinet to hold all my sanders. For now, it served as a model to make a Tool Holder to fit on my Saw Tray.
I began with the same piece of ½” baltic birch Ive made the rest of the Ghetto WorkCenter out of. I began by tracing the V shape of the tool holder onto the plywood. I used a forstner bit to make the rounded bottom of the V. Then I cut out the rest on the bandsaw. My bandsaw cuts weren’t exactly straight, so I used my rasp to flatten them out.
Once the V’s were rounded over with the router, it was just a matter of attaching the cleat and spacer so I could hang it on the saw tray.
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Festool includes tool holders as part of the WorkCenter. They also sell individual ones that fit on their CT vacuums. I have one of the individual ones. Unfortunately, my CT22 is too old to fit it. I have mine set into a block of wood that I clamp to my bench and BenchMark table. My ultimate plan is to use the Festool Tool Holder as a model to make a cabinet to hold all my sanders. For now, it served as a model to make a Tool Holder to fit on my Saw Tray.
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| This is how it began. |
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| The Vs, fresh off the bandsaw. |
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| After smoothing the sides with a rasp. |
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| Im loving my Bosch MRC23EVSK. It has great dust collection & visibility to boot. |
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| The cleat on the left hooks the saw tray and the spacer on the right keeps in basically plumb. |
Even with the ½” plywood, it’s working great so far.
I’m not sure if I’ll add more accessories to the Ghetto WorkCenter, but for a little bit of plywood and some cheap fasteners, it’s proving to be a great addition to the shop.
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| She holds like a champ. |
Friday, January 24, 2014
Petersburg MI Making a Mantle Part V
Im on the final touch up coats on the mantle, but here are some pictures of the backside of the mantle and the corbles.
You can see that the backside of the mantle is unfinished, but I have the french cleat installed. You can now better understand how this cleat works. The opposing piece will be screwed to the wall, and will provide a good amount of support for this heavy piece! The corbles will do the rest of the support work, and the mantle wont move.
The mantle is scheduled to be installed tomorrow!
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You can see that the backside of the mantle is unfinished, but I have the french cleat installed. You can now better understand how this cleat works. The opposing piece will be screwed to the wall, and will provide a good amount of support for this heavy piece! The corbles will do the rest of the support work, and the mantle wont move.
The mantle is scheduled to be installed tomorrow!
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Dads Benchtop Bench Part IV
Im almost done with the story of the Benchtop Bench. Before I get to the final trial of the vise, heres my video which describes the completed bench.
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I apologize for the portrait video format. I rested my phone on my miter saw to take the video, and it didnt occur to me until I was watching what Id recorded that it should have been laid in landscape mode.
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