rrmccabe Posted February 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Just finished cutting the last of the fingers. This set is for the smaller Irwin Quick Grips. Did a dry assembly and need to route a 1/4 round on top edge and can give it a final sand and apply polyurethane. Then will move on to wall tool cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Do you ever actually do any work in your shop, or are you like me and just constantly work on the shop itself and never have any real projects to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Believe or not, I work "in" the shop. We have an acreage and always building or fabricating something to keep the place up. Not to mention I have an 800 HP hotrod that gets a lot of wrench turning. But I understand what you are getting at, and honestly there have been month long stretches where I am doing nothing but working "on" the shop. If not, mama would be complaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 I know, I was just picking on you. I actually had a small project yesterday fixing a cabinet door that wouldn't close...due to the fact that when I "fixed" it the first time I cut the hinges in a little crooked. Didn't realize at the time, and it's been months annoying the heck out of me. Finally went and bought some cabinet magnets, which didn't work. That's what led me to taking the door off and finding that I cut the recess into the wood at an angle, so the hinges weren't sitting flush. Took a little creative thought on which tool would work to cut some wood out but I got it fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Kato said: I know, I was just picking on you. I actually had a small project yesterday fixing a cabinet door that wouldn't close...due to the fact that when I "fixed" it the first time I cut the hinges in a little crooked. Didn't realize at the time, and it's been months annoying the heck out of me. Finally went and bought some cabinet magnets, which didn't work. That's what led me to taking the door off and finding that I cut the recess into the wood at an angle, so the hinges weren't sitting flush. Took a little creative thought on which tool would work to cut some wood out but I got it fixed. Oh it was a fair comment. As far as bang for buck scale I am off the chart for too much money/not enough use ! Now for my least favorite part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 coming along good, what is that good wood doing in the trash can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 11 minutes ago, comp56 said: coming along good, what is that good wood doing in the trash can? Scrap I used on back edge of boards while cutting to prevent tear-out. Not much left of it. All cut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 tooth picks comes to mind...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 LOL, I was thinking firewood! You must be better at re-purposing wood than I am? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Made some brackets with UHMW on the sides to hold the FastCap Rails for my miter saw and got the clamp rack mounted to wall. Have to polyurethane a couple mounts and it will be done. Then can move on to tool cabinet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 I like how you used the vertical space to store the clamps pointing up instead of the traditional, downward pointing clamp racks. However, I'm pretty sure that I couldn't do the same because A. I'm probably not tall enough to reach over the top of the shelf and around / behind the clamps to undo the screws and B. sooner rather than later, I'd bonk myself on the head with one of those clamps putting it away or taking it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 I have had my clamps in this spot for a while but have been just clamping them to a shelf. The improvement this go around is that I do not have to unscrew them. They are not clamped to anything. The blocks with fingers are placed at a height that captures the fixed head of clamp. So they just slide in and cant tip because of the tight tolerance. You will notice every type of clamps has a different finger block height. The only exception to this is a couple odd clamps on far right which I do have clamped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I do not have any opinion on strength but this birch plywood has hardly any voids. The laminates are straight. They also have the stuff with MDF but this is not it. I have been going to HD for plywood recently instead of Menards because the veneer is much thicker. And more progress...True, but I still prefer menards lumber, they have a better selection and more variety of species Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 8 hours ago, JimboS1ice said: True, but I still prefer menards lumber, they have a better selection and more variety of species I buy everything at Menards but no longer buy nice Plywood there. Mostly because the veneer is too thin compared to the Home Depot stuff. They just started carrying cherry, walnut and maple hardboard too. The Birch plywood from HD can be sanded and is beautiful. The Menards stuff sand through too easy. I would much rather buy at Menards but make a special strip for this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugnut1 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 40 minutes ago, rrmccabe said: I buy everything at Menards but no longer buy nice Plywood there. Mostly because the veneer is too thin compared to the Home Depot stuff. They just started carrying cherry, walnut and maple hardboard too. The Birch plywood from HD can be sanded and is beautiful. The Menards stuff sand through too easy. I would much rather buy at Menards but make a special strip for this stuff. You found out the same thing that I found out years ago. I made a toy chest with oak plywood from menards and I sanded through it really quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugnut1 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 2 hours ago, rrmccabe said: I buy everything at Menards but no longer buy nice Plywood there. Mostly because the veneer is too thin compared to the Home Depot stuff. They just started carrying cherry, walnut and maple hardboard too. The Birch plywood from HD can be sanded and is beautiful. The Menards stuff sand through too easy. I would much rather buy at Menards but make a special strip for this stuff. Hey @rrmccabe see if your local Home Depot carries SandiPly plywood. I love using this stuff to build items for the shop. there are no voids in the material, its lighter and looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 John, I remember you using that at one time. It was right next to the birch I bought and was $10 a sheet cheaper. I was just not sure if it would hold up to humidity changes (garage shop) and also how durable to dings it would be compared to what I am using. I built some tops out of a mix of MDF and Plywood when I first got started out there and because of humidity and MDF and plywood expanding at different rates it ended up cupping and became firewood a year later. I am sure the sande Plywood would be better as it is alternating types but was concerned. On the far side of my garage I actually wash cars so the humidity can be high! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugnut1 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 1 hour ago, rrmccabe said: John, I remember you using that at one time. It was right next to the birch I bought and was $10 a sheet cheaper. I was just not sure if it would hold up to humidity changes (garage shop) and also how durable to dings it would be compared to what I am using. I built some tops out of a mix of MDF and Plywood when I first got started out there and because of humidity and MDF and plywood expanding at different rates it ended up cupping and became firewood a year later. I am sure the sande Plywood would be better as it is alternating types but was concerned. On the far side of my garage I actually wash cars so the humidity can be high! I'm not sure how it would hold up to humidity. It does dent pretty easily, but for my shop accessories, I'm fine with it. Especially since I use pine for my trim which will dent a little easier than the sandiply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 What I am buying seems pretty durable but should try some sande ply for other things. Looks like it should edge sand really nice. On another note my order of "Jorgensen" F clamps showed up at Ace Hardware today. Went to pick them up and they were chinese Bessey clamps. Really poor quality. So I made them send them back. Grizzly is closing Jorgensens out so ordered five 24" clamps and six 6" clamps to fill up my rack. Similar price but cost me $18 freight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 The tool cabinet is going together. Screwing everything I can that does not show and using the Domino on the rest that does show. Tonight I should have the carcass together and can start working on the trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Time for trim. I am sure its going to take a lot of time making little maple mounts to hold all the saws, chisels, planes, marking gauges, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 8:19 AM, tugnut1 said: You found out the same thing that I found out years ago. I made a toy chest with oak plywood from menards and I sanded through it really quickly. Something to consider when building things with plywood is that most plywood is made with a formaldehyde based glue. For a garage shelf, it doesn't matter. However for something that kids are going to be playing with / around, you'll probably want to avoid the stuff. I even asked at my local high end lumber yard and they couldn't guarantee that any of their plywood didn't have formaldehyde. The sanded oak and maple plywood at HD is specifically made without formaldehyde and is labeled as such. So, even though I can get nicer plywood (more layers) from my lumber yard, stuff I build for little people only uses the plywood from HD. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Yea only "little people" around my shop look like this. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Ran out to the Woodsmith store and picked up some maple dowel rods, screws, little project wood axles that might make good tool hangers and some finish. So this weekend I can start the task of making tool mounts so I can hang chisels, saws, marking gauges, rulers, squares, etc. I am sure that will take longer than building the cabinet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrmccabe Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Off little early today. So fun begins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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