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AndyT wrote:Nice results!
With your exterior photo, presumably that's just pushed together? If so, you should try adding some glue, then planing down after the glue has dried, then adding some finish. I reckon that the tiny gaps will disappear entirely as the water in the glue slightly swells the fibres.
NickM wrote:3D printed guide is a good idea. Would it be cheeky to ask for a copy of the file…?
Dr.Al wrote:NickM wrote:3D printed guide is a good idea. Would it be cheeky to ask for a copy of the file…?
Of course not. I'll send it tomorrow if that's okay. I've made some tweaks and am printing another one - I'll check it's okay and send it then.
P.S. You'll need some 8×3 mm magnets (although it would be very easy for me to tweak the design for a different size magnet if you've got some already that aren't that size)
NickM wrote:Dr.Al wrote:NickM wrote:3D printed guide is a good idea. Would it be cheeky to ask for a copy of the file…?
Of course not. I'll send it tomorrow if that's okay. I've made some tweaks and am printing another one - I'll check it's okay and send it then.
P.S. You'll need some 8×3 mm magnets (although it would be very easy for me to tweak the design for a different size magnet if you've got some already that aren't that size)
That would be great. Thanks!
Dr.Al wrote:
I'm also pondering some sort of veneer (?) over the sawn edge of the two halves. It would cover up the gaps in the pin area...
NickM wrote:Thanks for sharing the files. I’ll take a look.
Do you just use the template to cut the tails and then trace around the tails onto the pin board and saw the sockets freehand in the usual way?
NickM wrote:Where you’re cutting through a dovetail joint, there’s a technique to ensure that there is no breaking of the end grain so that there are no gaps when you cut the lid off. I think it’s called “tenting” or something like that. Instead of chiselling straight down, you chisel at an angle so that you end up with a peak (or tent). You then pare the peak away. Matt Estela describes this in one of his toolbox series videos. I think Derek Cohen of this parish might also have something on it.
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