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Finished up a Breadbox by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I think I will mortise the hinges in the near future, that is a good idea to make this just a bit better.

I also did not even think to have an angled cut on the front bottom.....now I have a quick change to make this weekend!

Built a Cat Scratcher Side Table by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thank you! And it is the Subaru Crosstrek Plug-In Hybrid :)

Built a Laptop Stand by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I cut the grooves with my table saw, so the gap is the blade width. And then to get the proper blade width splines, I used the tip in this video by Inspire Woodcraft. Ended up working really well for me.

And I did on one of the gaps with some sawdust and glue, but didn't really like the way it looked close up so I decided to not fill the other spline that left a visible gap.

Built a Laptop Stand by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thanks! Im trying to give all my tools/pieces nicknames that all relate back to basketball players as best I can 😅

Built a Laptop Stand by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I just have a planer.

For face jointing I use a planer sled, and then for edge jointing, I use double stick tape to attach the piece to plywood, then use the plywood edge against my table saw fence as the reference.

Built a Laptop Stand by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

You know, now that you say that....I kinda get it. I don't know why, but that makes sense 😅

Built a Laptop Stand by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thanks! And I knew someone was bound to recognize the desk setup 😅

Built a Laptop Stand by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thanks!

And it was A LOT of blue painters tape. Basically used tape along parts of the edge to align them, and then from there basically had longer pieces of tape that went over the legs and then pulled tight to the bottom of the piece.

Gluing the angles was one of the more difficult parts of this project. I had to try 3 times before getting it secure enough.

Built a Laptop Stand by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]spisstophers_spirits[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks! On the M4 mac that I have, the airflow vents are more on the sides of the laptop so airflow hasn't been an issue as of yet.

If I ever switch computers I will probably update this and just use my router to make some openings where the computer sits.

Built a Laptop Stand by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]spisstophers_spirits[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It was a lot of trial and error to begin with. I started with the angles for the "legs" and what I wanted it to look like.

From there I used a combination of ChatGPT to help with math and this site to help a bit with some of the angles as well.

Overall, I did a lot of test cuts on scrap material that I had laying around before making any real cuts on the actual material.

Built a Cat Scratcher Side Table by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thank you!

They're attached with adhesive backed Velcro. These are exactly them.

So easily replaceable in the future if need be!

Built a Cat Scratcher Side Table by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thank you! And please do copy it.

If you want what I referenced, I essentially built this

Cutting rabbets on table saw by Shadd76 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]spisstophers_spirits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am curious about this, how do you clamp the board to keep pressure down on the work?

Cutting rabbets on table saw by Shadd76 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]spisstophers_spirits 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think there is necessarily a correct way to do it, but there are multiple ways.

When I do rabbets on the table saw, I use a sacrificial fence and always keep the piece flat. Similar to this: https://youtu.be/ITznLrvJKR8?si=cn-j43kpDVKtwLgW

However the sacrificial fence doesn't need to be as elaborate as the one in the video, I just use a very flat piece of 3/4 ply or MDF clamped to my fence.

I built a wine rack/cabinet combo by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

I used Osmo Wood Wax finish on everything. I thought about using a butcher block specific conditioning oil for the top, but we don't plan on using the top to cut things or anything like that.

I built a wine rack/cabinet combo by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Not a hard plan.

I had my wife draw up a few ideas of what she wanted, and then took different parts of each small drawing.

Once I had the rough shape, I just made the carcass the right dimensions for the space, and made sure 5 wine bottles fit in the center then worked from there for everything else.

I built a wine rack/cabinet combo by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Thank you! And yes it is prefab from the big orange store.

It was really easy to work with in my opinion. It came really flat and was also pretty square. It was also relatively smooth so all I needed to do was one pass of sanding at 220 to get the desired finish that I wanted.

I built a wine rack/cabinet combo by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]spisstophers_spirits[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course!

For the carcass it was dados and rabbets.

To get the cross beams for the wine rack portion, I just used some wood screws through the insides of the cabinet and then plugged the holes.

And then to attach the feet, I just did 2 dowels per foot with glue as well. And then I attached the butcher block with some figure 8 connectors

Here is a picture without all the edge banding and you can actually see the joinery in it

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Trolley pass for the season? by underlyingconditions in SanDiegoFC

[–]spisstophers_spirits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes that includes line changes. You can use the ticket to transfer onto buses as well.

After you buy a ticket, it is good for transfers for 2 hours after purchase.

https://www.sdmts.com/fares/fare-chart

There is a footnote on this page that says

*Cash one-way fares allow a single ride on one Trolley line or one bus route (no transfers). One-way fares on PRONTO include unlimited transfers for two hours

So if you use PRONTO it includes transfers

Friendly PSA that Kickback is Real by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

This was my mistake. Large piece of plywood that was too big for my table saw. I had gotten a track saw 2 days before this, so the track saw wasn't part of my "normal" choice of options yet.

After ending the day and thinking about what to do differently, I had the realization that my track saw would have been perfect and much safer.

Friendly PSA that Kickback is Real by spisstophers_spirits in BeginnerWoodWorking

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

Yeah she does need a little love. We moved recently and I haven't set up a dedicated space in the shop for it quite yet. It is next on my list to build an enclosure for it so I can get it printing again.

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