Final fitting of the legs and stretchers - Take 2.
How we got there from the last update.
First we used the Mortising Attachment for the drill press to make the mortises in the legs.
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After that was done and the Mortise for the Vise Pivot was hollowed, I used the 2-5/8" Forstner bit to make the through hole for the face vise screw.
Then we began work on the tenons for the stretchers. These I did with a Dado set on the table saw.
During Take 1 of fitting the stretchers, I discovered one short stretcher was about 1/2" too long and the other had been cut over an inch too long (Must have cut on the wrong line there, geesh.) No worries, long is good, you can always shorten. They fit perfectly now.
But I made the mistake of trying to measure the finished length of the long stretchers before properly seating the short ones. I measured them to be 1" too long and trimmed them. Well that was a mistake. They were really only about 1/2" long and now just will not work without serious gaps. I had some maple in 2-1/8" width not the 2-1/2" I used for the original stretchers so re-made the long ones to the correct size with the slightly thinner, slightly darker, wood.
Everything fits great now, but that was a bad day when I realized the stretchers were going to be a tad short. Need to slow down some days and double, triple check things.
I need to drill the holes for the pins and plane everything smooth and make sure I'm ready for the final glue up of the legs and stretchers. I have some epoxy with a 40 minute open time. I hope that's enough.
- Ken.
How we got there from the last update.
First we used the Mortising Attachment for the drill press to make the mortises in the legs.
View image in gallery
View image in gallery[/center]
After that was done and the Mortise for the Vise Pivot was hollowed, I used the 2-5/8" Forstner bit to make the through hole for the face vise screw.
Then we began work on the tenons for the stretchers. These I did with a Dado set on the table saw.
During Take 1 of fitting the stretchers, I discovered one short stretcher was about 1/2" too long and the other had been cut over an inch too long (Must have cut on the wrong line there, geesh.) No worries, long is good, you can always shorten. They fit perfectly now.
But I made the mistake of trying to measure the finished length of the long stretchers before properly seating the short ones. I measured them to be 1" too long and trimmed them. Well that was a mistake. They were really only about 1/2" long and now just will not work without serious gaps. I had some maple in 2-1/8" width not the 2-1/2" I used for the original stretchers so re-made the long ones to the correct size with the slightly thinner, slightly darker, wood.
Everything fits great now, but that was a bad day when I realized the stretchers were going to be a tad short. Need to slow down some days and double, triple check things.
I need to drill the holes for the pins and plane everything smooth and make sure I'm ready for the final glue up of the legs and stretchers. I have some epoxy with a 40 minute open time. I hope that's enough.
- Ken.
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