I can completely dig that lifestyle. I need to get a heater for my garage finally then. Got some ideas but electricity isn’t my thing.
Woodworkers Thread
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Dunham"s Hardwoods in Dunlap. He buys them from a mill in Michigan.
Probably one of the best purchases I’ve made, tbh
Agreed. Found one on sale over Xmas that’s a 12” slider. It has been a god send compared to the straight 10” one I had before. I just didn’t build my bench deep enough for it.
As you can see my time is limited looking at the stroller, pack and play and water table sitting next to it. 
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I’m looking for a cheap 23g pin nailer to finish off a project for someone here on CF. Any suggestions? The smallest I’ve got is an 18g Brad nailer and I’m worried the trim piece will split.
Or if anyone here in Ankeny has one to borrow for a few min that’d be alright too.
Here’s the project. The small piece off to the right is what I need it for.
Or if anyone here in Ankeny has one to borrow for a few min that’d be alright too.
Here’s the project. The small piece off to the right is what I need it for.
I was hoping this thread would gain some traction. It’s been great getting some ideas from other CFers. I don’t have time for a separate woodworking forum.
Where is that trim piece going?I’m looking for a cheap 23g pin nailer to finish off a project for someone here on CF. Any suggestions? The smallest I’ve got is an 18g Brad nailer and I’m worried the trim piece will split.
Or if anyone here in Ankeny has one to borrow for a few min that’d be alright too.
Here’s the project. The small piece off to the right is what I need it for.
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I’ve made one before. It’s really just the same as doing a picture frame, just gotta figure out the angles. Where you’re gonna run into problems is cutting the plexiglass without a tablesaw
If you left a larger rabbet on the edges of the frame you could cut it with a jig saw. That way any defects or mishaped edges wouldn't be exposed. I know Ace will do custom glass sizes too but I'm not sure if they will do/can do a triangle.
My eye likes the pennant in a rectangle frame like this. You could balance the empty space on the one end with a small pin/s or the like.
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But how would you connect a smaller thinner material? I mean I can connect a 2x4 with that kind of weird triangle angle but I don’t that will work with a 1x2 which is kind of what I was thinking. I thought about that with the plexiglass. I thought maybe just getting those trim pieces right and then air nailing it to a piece of mdf I could cut easily and then painting the mdf and glueing the pennant to the mdf. Something about that though just has me thinking it’s gonna look cobbled together. In this scenario I wouldn’t use glass or plexi
https://www.buildsomething.com/plans/P5B17045D77031E01/Dust-DeputyShop-Vac-Cart
Posted my first plan on Build something.com a couple of weeks ago.
Posted my first plan on Build something.com a couple of weeks ago.
You could always do a lap joint on the ends. It is more work but you can fill in gaps more easily and get things flush
Just glue and a band clamp to hold it until dry. You’d be surprised how strong some Titebond is if you have good surface contact. Then add a backer board and tiny screws or pin nails through the backer into the frame. It’ll look neat if you rabbet a ledge for the backer board to sit on/in, that way it’s not visible from the side, but you’d need a router or table saw for that. If you use super thin mdf nobody will likely ever notice it sitting on top of your frame. You don’t even have to use glass or plexi— I’ve gone with none before and it just looks kinda like a shadow box type presentation.
This is good. How does that dust separator work? Does the shop vac fill at all then?