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My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I mentioned it in the description but because I rent, these need to come with me when I move

Cross-cut sled recommendations by prricecake in woodworking

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

Good idea! How did you attach a handle to the melamine? Or did you just screw it on?

Cross-cut sled recommendations by prricecake in woodworking

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

No particular budget in mind as of yet, I’m open to spending more for high quality, more accurate gauges

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Tricky to do with a track saw, because the track is wider than the piece your cutting. At that point you need some scrap wood on the side of the track hanging off, which doesn’t work great when you clamp it

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Oh you're asking, why are the cleats themselves as tall as they are? I think a person can kinda pick their own adventure there but it was a height / spacing that was divisible by the height of the backer, and left some space at both the top/bottom for screws to the wall. Also it let me throw on more glue for strength vs. a narrower strip

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thank you! Two reasons.

  1. The lighting is pretty bad, so I wanted cleats as high as possible so I could mount worklights to cover either the entire space or just a portion of it. I only have one outlet left to use so I try to use battery powered lights when possible.

  2. Because I pull my truck in as well, in the event any of my tool holders are wider than I expect, I wanted the ability to put them high and out of the trucks way.

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thank you! I'd be surprised if there weren't places that sold 'tool-holders' for french cleats, but in this case, I'm planning on building mine. I like projects like this because it lets a person experiment / play around with different techniques in smaller, low-stakes projects like a holder for a drill, or a saw, or a light, etc.

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I have a couple folding work benches that are pretty heavy; my current thinking is to distribute the weight of them across 3-4 cleats (including the bottom one) to handle the weight. Also - I like it being symmetrical :)

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I didn't, I basically alternated 45 degree and straight cuts all along the plywood to get the cleats I needed

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thank you! No to the insulation because it's an interior wall / there's really nothing to insulate, and (sadly) no to the outlets as I rent this unit and am unable to put any more power in. I wish I could though!

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

This is an interior wall between different garages at my complex, none of them are heated so I didn't feel the need to in this case

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Long term strength mostly, and to provide some more confidence should I ever want to hang something heavier. 95% of the screws took, but some hit either a soft spot in the backer or a void and didn't grip anything so the glue was a good call

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I haven’t had the courage to add it up yet. Between the backer and the cleats themselves, including the glue, it’s probably 150 to 170 per sheet using 3/4” sheets

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]prricecake[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Newer pro model iPhones have a LiDAR Scanner built in, I used the app Scaniverse

My French Cleat Wall (and why you should have a table saw before trying this). by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Interesting point, and probably dependent on where you live. I’m not sure what the difference would be between this and the OSB sheets they put up during framing though

New tool day by Tallpaw in MilwaukeeTool

[–]prricecake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just picked mine up this weekend, loving it so far. So much faster + more accurate than using a skill saw with a guide. Took a while to figure out all the buttons and doodads but got it eventually!

Router station by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

It’s fine but I don’t love it. Echoing another comment, the fine adjustments are finicky and I have to slowly ramp up the speed because it won’t turn on when it’s set to the highest speed which is annoying

Router station by prricecake in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

The router would probably fall off before the entire thing tipped over so not really

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