The baristas at the local Starbucks shop treat me like the grandpa that they never had. I like that.
So I used a small piece of scrap red oak and made a lid for their tip jar. I've seen tips "accidentally" fall out of the jar and "accidentally" end up in customers' pockets. I never saw it happen at this location, but I'm sure it is an issue. I did call out the thief one time and she said, "Oh, I meant to put in a dollar and I accidentally put in a ten dollar bill." She went to put the ten in her wallet and replace it with a single.
I knew she was lying and the barista knew it too. But...
I surreptitiously measured the size of the container. The inside dimension is the only critical one. I left a 1/4" thick lip that overhangs the container and 1/2" bit that drops inside. I cut the hole with a hole saw that I use for installing locksets (2-1/8") I used a router to round over the hole. I sanded, stained and added a couple of coats of poly.
My cost was $0.00. (A 5" x 5" piece would normally go in the scrap bin.)
They claim that they love it. They could be just saying that to flatter me, but I think they do actually appreciate the function. In order to steal the bills, someone would have to first remove the lid and then pluck the bill and replace the lid. It seems far less likely than reaching for the low-lying fruit that was exposed before. (And I got a free cup of coffee to boot. So a profit already. [big grin])
I have no idea how to make this using a track saw. I did it entirely on a table saw. But a chop saw and a router table would work fine.
How would you make this with a track saw?
So I used a small piece of scrap red oak and made a lid for their tip jar. I've seen tips "accidentally" fall out of the jar and "accidentally" end up in customers' pockets. I never saw it happen at this location, but I'm sure it is an issue. I did call out the thief one time and she said, "Oh, I meant to put in a dollar and I accidentally put in a ten dollar bill." She went to put the ten in her wallet and replace it with a single.
I knew she was lying and the barista knew it too. But...
I surreptitiously measured the size of the container. The inside dimension is the only critical one. I left a 1/4" thick lip that overhangs the container and 1/2" bit that drops inside. I cut the hole with a hole saw that I use for installing locksets (2-1/8") I used a router to round over the hole. I sanded, stained and added a couple of coats of poly.
My cost was $0.00. (A 5" x 5" piece would normally go in the scrap bin.)
They claim that they love it. They could be just saying that to flatter me, but I think they do actually appreciate the function. In order to steal the bills, someone would have to first remove the lid and then pluck the bill and replace the lid. It seems far less likely than reaching for the low-lying fruit that was exposed before. (And I got a free cup of coffee to boot. So a profit already. [big grin])
I have no idea how to make this using a track saw. I did it entirely on a table saw. But a chop saw and a router table would work fine.
How would you make this with a track saw?
