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Box 11454 Des Moines, IA 50336-1454 Eliminate “sticl feet” when finishing When varnishing, applying lacquer, or painting furniture, the wet fin- ish often rans down the legs and ‘makes them stick to the floor or workbench. Pulling them loose can damage your project. TIP: Eliminate this nuisance by ends of the legs. If any excess finish accumulates, its at the end of the Jeg where it can be sanded away ‘without harming the leg —Fromt the WOOD magazine sbop placing flat metal washers under the | Eq Double-faced (carpet) tape works great for temporarily fastening pieces of stock together when making identi- ints. But, sometimes the adbe- sive works too well, making it difficult to pull apart FROM YOUR SHOP jie Sand perfect circles It’s practically impossible to cut perfect circles for such projects as wheels or small round tables using a bandsaw or scrotisaw. TIP: Try a disc sander to chieve true roundness. First, from 34" plywood, build an auxiliary table (about twice the size of the table on your disc sander) with a 34"-deep slot 4” wide. Now, fit a hardwood bar a few inches longer than the auxiliary table 0 it slides freely in the slot. About 1” from one end of the slide, fit a 342" pin that protrudes (see drawing). Bore a 342" hole at the center of the circular workpiece, place it over the pin on r the slide, and slowly advance it into the sand- ing disc. When you reach the scribed circum- | For his tip, Edward re ference, clamp the slide to the auxiliary table | ceives the ‘AFG model and spin the workpiece for a perfect circle. —Fawward Hanselman, Hoosick Falls, NY. A new wrinkle on making storage bins ‘Most every woodworker accumu- it appeared in the June 1988 issue. lates an assortment of fasteners Cutting away the corner diagonally and small parts that re- quires systematic storage. Otherwise, clutter and cha- ‘as soon take over. ‘TIP: You can easily make storage bins of one-galion cans used for packaging liquids such as paint thin- ner. Dave Wilson of Aber- decn, Wash., sent one style (shown at right, top) and wal—but not separated cal cuts stich as finger jc the pieces, ‘TIP: Carefully drive a narrow wedge of softwood be- tween the two pieces. This will force them apart with- out marring the workpieces. If the picces still resist separation, splash lacquer thinner on the joint —From the WOOD magazine shop p C. ) Gamomicnm | Of disc to accommodate | fee ' Locate stop block to desied radius Siding bar with iol pin ue PE 500 electronic igsaw shown above. as shown below left ren- ders a container of a differ cent breed, Use tin snips to do the shearing and turn ‘over the sharp edges with a pair of pliers and a ham- mer. The second style cre- ates a container you can pick up by the handle and carry without spillage. —Clarence R. Foans, Cape May Court House, NJ. Continued on page 18 16 WOOD MAGAZINE JUNE 1990 Love every minute of it when you... Make It Yourself! Making your own wood projects is easier, more fun and more economical than ever, thanks to the RBI Woodplaner — actually four tools In one! It gives you the capability to create projects like fine furniture, cabinetry, ornate moldings, tongue-in-groove paneling and much more. You'll be the pride of your family and the envy of your friends. You can even use your Woodplaner to earn extra income! Try it just once and you'll see why this amazing tool is the favorite of do-it-yourself woodworkers everywhere! SANDER — rough to finish PLANER — Tum milled lumber into beautifully finished stock! moothiy sand from ‘no crowning! MOLDER — Create custom mold- ings and decorative picture frames! GANG RIP SAW — Edge cut and dimension the width of your stock! oy Sao zp Prone ae Z z Mail the coupon ED jscueti0e, ne. 1801 Vine Street, Harrisonville, MO 64701 Pleaserushmeallthefacts onthe RBI Woodplaner line and how 1 ‘can turn my hobby into incom! Yeal I-free: 1-800-595-8665 9005 Ti FROM YOUR SHOP (AND OURS) Continued from page 16 This jig makes for easy scrolisaw blade changes Because of the small pieces int volved, putting a new serolisaw blade into its mounting clamps can be a hair-raising expert- ence—untess you just happen t0 bave three or four hands. With only two bands, by the time you get everything together, the ‘alignment may be off and the set screws not tight enough to se- cure the blade in place. ‘TIP: Simplify this irksome job by building a jig that holds every- thing in place while you tighten the set screws. All you need is a pair of small C-clamps, two pieces of scrap wood about 8” Jong, and a strip of plastic lami- nate of thin stock to serve as a spacer. You don’t necessarily have to epoxy the C-clamps to the block, but doing so will make for quicker changes. —Jobn 4, Henson, Lakeland, Fla. Taped gussets simplify cutting loose box. lids Saw blades tend to bind when cutting off ids on wooden box es, particularly when parting the final side. Consequently, Rickback or sloppy cuts may re- sult. Inserting wedges in the Raise saw biade to saw kerf belps some, but doesn’t prevent all binding. LG — mages ‘of stock plus Ye? ‘TIP: While assembling the box, tape or hot-melt glue tempo: rary gussets of scrap wood 14" to ¥4" thick along the intended saw kerf as shown at deft. Set your saw blade about “6” deeper than the thickness of the walls of the box. After saw- ing, ap loose the scrap pieces. Gerald Hunt, Swartz Greek, Mich. PE oa . SE By ar Now there. cur patented form 119s Oe Capri, USA Ittakessomethingspecial i bocome the top name in metal protection. Like thespecal formula that gives our metal paint ‘more rst fighting ingedients than other paints. To seal out moisture. Kee itrich clo. And make metal last anger. yo protect wood just wel. Naturally it comes from Rust-Oleum, Rust-Oleum Wood Savers made with sng Teflon” and ther special ingredients to form a superior barr that rests moiturebeter than Quick help for accurate cuts Measuring and marking get real fold when cutting parts for a project that requires several duplicate pieces. And, it's nearly impossible to cut pleces of exactly identical lengihs using a tape measure. ‘TIP: When you install a new fence on your rad marks at 4" of the blade, Or, buy an adhesive- backed rule. Then, you'll always have a ruler to help you instantly measure stock on the table. To get those exact repetitive cuts, build a clamplike adjustable stop by cutting pieces of scrap as shown in the inset drawing, The middle piece should be slightly thinner than the thickness of the fence Quarter-inch dowels keep the pieces aligned. To avoid sawdust buildup, the stop should ride on the fence and not touch the table. —Gary R. Kenyon, Oak Creek, Wis. phy isn't enough room to use a ‘conventional screwdriver. IP: You can buy a bounty of screwdriver tips these days, in- cluding slotted, Phillips, square, ‘Torx and other bits. For an offsct rewdriver, insert the appropri- ate bit in a 4" socket or ratchet wrench and proceed. Single- tipped bits work best. Ron Odegaard, Appleton, Wis. Continued on page 21 way tomake wood wear like iron. «ren premium paints, So your wo furniture not onl loks great it ast longer. 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TIP: Press the workpiece against the saw’s table with the eraser end of a pencil as shown below to guide the workpiece. The rubber tip helps you control the part and follow the cutting line. Louis Mowls, Aurora, Tt Vinegar takes sticky epoxy off your fi Even the most persnickety of workers rarely avoid an oops with freshly mixed epoxy glue, Acciden- tal drips and smears quickly show up on the materials being glued and on the worker's bands. Try- ing to wipe up these little messes before the epoxy sets up often falls short of the success you'd like. TIP: Dampen a clean cloth with white vinegar (available in gro- cery stores) that contains 5 per- cent acetic acid. Thei, wipe up the epoxy before it hardens. —Walt Easley, Gladbrook, Jowa ‘Continued on page 22 WOOD MAGAZINE JUNE 1990 a ‘When it comes to repairing all kinds of wood, Eimer’s® Carpenter's Wood Glue is the #1 seller. It grabs fest, sets fast and is heat and water Fesistant So it: nd wonder we get al the breaks. ‘Available in regular and darker wood formulas. The Home Solution’ is: $300 to replace.*10 to repair. Use High Performance Wood Filler by Minwax” for the big jobs, indoors and out. Won't shrink, crack or fll out. Hardens and can be worked on in 15 minutes. If wood is soft or rotted, use High Performance Wood Hardener first to forma rock solid base. Free booklet: Tips on Wood Finishing Minwax Company, Inc., Dept. WO 050 P.O. Box 426, Little Falls, NJ 07424 High Performance Wood Filler Qh yV.@> (80 Nw oe Comte from page 27 Handy guide for cutting ; irregular stock Making accurate perpendicular or ‘angular cuts in thick timbers or ‘oddshaped posts can be trouble- some, particularly when you can't make a complete cut from one side. Often the second cut from the back side doesn't match the first cut, Ieaving an unsightly mismatch. TIP: Make a great cutting guide from two pieces of 11% 14" hard- wood and two 10” lengths of 14" threaded rod fitted with nuts and ‘washers as shown at right. After measuring the distance between your circular-saw blade and the edge of its base plate, clamp the guide in place. Then, cut one side Of the stock to a depth just more than half the stock's thickness, flip it over and cut the opposite side, ‘You can also angle the guide. —Tom Xedos, Moreno Valley, Calif: $i aria" T hardwood p 82" hole 44x10" allthread Ye! hole 1" deep with 14" hoe Centered inside MORE TIPS FROM OUR WOODWORKING PROS You'll find more useful shop tips scattered throughout this issue of WOOD magazine: ‘©Clamping tiny parts? You can secure them with nails and a substrate covered with waxed paper as shown on page 49. 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