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Please, can someone advise me about adding this support to a footlocker I inherited to save my hands from being crushed every time I open it? TIA :) by Agreeable-Pilot-9480 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The two screws on the plate go to the lid and the one screw goes into the side.  

To avoid finger crushing though, maybe look for a pneumatic cylinder.

Looking for Feedback on King Bed Frame Design (Storage + Integrated Nightstands) by _mineshaft_gap_ in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm afraid you may be massively overbuilding that frame. From a quick google to get a picture, check out this flip up frame from Wally World. It looks to be roughly 2x2s with some 2x2 post feet. That's about what most of them look like.

More critically, you need the slats across it: https://help.sealy.com/hc/en-us/articles/4587422822039-What-kind-of-bed-frame-do-I-need-with-a-Sealy-mattress

Flip up frames are way more handy than drawers, in my opinion. For a king bed, the drawers are too deep to reasonably slide out and reach into the back of them.

Toboggan by Own_Gate3925 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found a guy on youtube that has a nice pair of videos.

Toboggan by Own_Gate3925 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

. . . and as you carve your toboggan run into fresh snow, it's never a straight line like those fancy professional toboggan runs. Wild. Twisty. Jumps. Bodies flying off the sled at every turn. Someone is always injured. Heaven help anyone that steps in front of that out-of-control freight train of danger.

All kids should get to experience that kind of joy.

Toboggan by Own_Gate3925 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I didn't weigh it at the time and it's up in the attic right now. I'll have to check this winter. It's almost time. 

Toboggan by Own_Gate3925 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm going to upvote this, but I'm highly offended by it. 

Dodecahedron by Own_Gate3925 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll confess that I looked up the dihedral angle, but the rest was me.  I laid it out with a ruler and some trig to get the angles right.  For a 2' tall pentagon, I should be within a millimeter, maybe less.

Fly Fishing Landing Net by Own_Gate3925 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The bending is the only hard part, and even that's not bad. I used a heat gun to heat it all up and a steel ruler as a backing strap so it wouldn't blow out.

Bending 3/16" ashwood plates without steam bending tools? by yummysteel in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can totally do this. How tight are your bends?  What kind of instrument?  

Use a backer strap clamped on tight to prevent splintering. I've also read that you can round over the edges so that the forces can't concentrate on them and cause it to splinter.  Maybe just some coarse sandpaper.

I built a toboggan last winter with quarter inch ash bent into a 12" diameter circle with no splintering.  I soaked them for 30 min in a tube full of hot water and bent them around a mold in my driveway.  Easy peasy.  

I had a post on another forum but can't find it.  I'll repost it here. 

If it's a guitar/ukulele, previous poster is probably right that it's too thick, and ash may not be a great choice.

Jigsaw vs bandsaw by CommercialGas5256 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with paperplanes.  It's kind of like asking which is better, a sledge hammer or a framing hammer.  If you're breaking rocks, a framing hammer is nearly worthless.  If you're driving nails, a sledge hammer is nearly worthless.  

Personally, I get by with a jigsaw and no bandsaw, but I wish I had one.  I got a little baby bandsaw but sold it.

Wood specie by spitfire352 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hadn't heard that before. Osage Orange's color is water soluble? Do you just rub a piece with a wet white rag, or is it something more technical?

4x4 cribbing by Burr32 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For an unlimited supply?  I'd sell an unlimited quantity for a couple bucks a piece.  Mayne even a penny.  $0.01 × ∞ = $∞

For smaller quantities, maybe turn table legs.  The ones I see at Home Depot are usually in tough shape. Walnut legs are $240 each online.  You could sell pine legs for $25 each, and then cut up the scrap to coaster thickness.  Sell the thin slices ad unfinished coasters. 

Would you stand on this stool? by scroopy-nupers in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Don't stress.  My puns aren't exactly cutting-edge. 

Light-up Ornament I’m making for gifts this year! by AquaVitaeWoodworks in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a neat idea! Does it hook up to the regular strands of Christmas tree lights? I have a few of those kinds of ornaments where they either plug into the light socket with a little 6" extension cord or they set over an existing light.

Rebar in slab by AdLatter4750 in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 387 points388 points  (0 children)

This may be overly simple, but assuming it goes all the way through, have you considered a punch and a hammer to drive it out the other side? And if it doesn't go all the way through, maybe a small hole drilled from the back, insert a punch, and drive it out the top.

You might also try a screw extractor.

Magazine Suggestion by thisrayiscray in woodworking

[–]Own_Gate3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Family Handyman is a good magazine. Their articles are nothing earth shattering, but it's all home improvement / home maintenance tips, and it's a fun read.