Comments on: wood fab http://schlachet.net/2005/02/wood-fab/ Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jschlachhttp://schlachet.net/2005/02/wood-fab/comment-page-1/#comment-58 jschlach Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:24:47 +0000 http://blog.schlachet.net/?p=479#comment-58 the wood is 1/4" thick. if i could easily make a 1/8" edge, it'd be perfect! the poplar, i got from home depot in 8" widths. i've used hobby plywood before (from any good hobby store) but the "six inch" variety is actually 5 1/2"! useless for my needs. i cut this 8" wide board down to 6" squares for my use. in the absense of better tools, i made an angle cut with a chisel, got it fairly smooth with a rasp, then finished with sandpaper. one of my boards, i've painted black and am finishing the front with polyeurethane. if i had some tool to easily make the edges, i could easily and quickly manufacture these lens boards. it's like making a car for the pine-wood derby! the wood is 1/4″ thick. if i could easily make a 1/8″ edge, it’d be perfect! the poplar, i got from home depot in 8″ widths. i’ve used hobby plywood before (from any good hobby store) but the “six inch” variety is actually 5 1/2″! useless for my needs. i cut this 8″ wide board down to 6″ squares for my use.

in the absense of better tools, i made an angle cut with a chisel, got it fairly smooth with a rasp, then finished with sandpaper. one of my boards, i’ve painted black and am finishing the front with polyeurethane.

if i had some tool to easily make the edges, i could easily and quickly manufacture these lens boards.

it’s like making a car for the pine-wood derby!

]]> By: Louiehttp://schlachet.net/2005/02/wood-fab/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Louie Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:54:47 +0000 http://blog.schlachet.net/?p=479#comment-57 One of the justifications for DIY projects is that they provide the rationale for purchasing the tools that you want to have. How thick are your boards? One of the justifications for DIY projects is that they provide the rationale for purchasing the tools that you want to have.

How thick are your boards?

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