Hi all-
My shop is currently devoid of any flat workbench/assembly table type surface.
I tried to go the easy route, and ordered a door slab from lowes, to at least bootstrap the process (figuring that I could just chuck it up on a couple of sawhorses in a pinch).
I picked it up yesterday, and I did just that. I pulled out a 4' aluminum straightedge, and was very surprised to see a gap in the middle. So I grabbed my 8' cutting guide and checked with that. Corner to corner, it is a little wavy-- with about a 1/2" dip in the center.
Unsure how straight my guide was (or if sag was being introduced by the sawhorses), I flipped over the door, and it was exactly opposite (a bulge in the center).
Am I being too picky? I surely can't SAND this flat, the lauan veneer is only ~3/16" thick.
Thanks.
-jamie
My shop is currently devoid of any flat workbench/assembly table type surface.
I tried to go the easy route, and ordered a door slab from lowes, to at least bootstrap the process (figuring that I could just chuck it up on a couple of sawhorses in a pinch).
I picked it up yesterday, and I did just that. I pulled out a 4' aluminum straightedge, and was very surprised to see a gap in the middle. So I grabbed my 8' cutting guide and checked with that. Corner to corner, it is a little wavy-- with about a 1/2" dip in the center.
Unsure how straight my guide was (or if sag was being introduced by the sawhorses), I flipped over the door, and it was exactly opposite (a bulge in the center).
Am I being too picky? I surely can't SAND this flat, the lauan veneer is only ~3/16" thick.
Thanks.
-jamie