Blue Pine Garage Cabinets: Build

[iamnothim]

Uncrating new power tools are one of life's simple pleasures.  And that looks like a great one.  the digital readout is for RPMs?  Enjoy it Luke!

Hi Jim,

The digital readout is for RPM.  No belt changes required, simply turn it on and crank the wheel.
Assembly note:  The directions say to build it vertical with an assistant.  Your assistant better be  named Gronk.

 

[wow]

Please explain how the rigid hole diameter could be smaller than the bit diameter? If it had sloppy run out, I would expect the hole diameter to actually be larger?

Maybe I'm just missing something ...

 

[iamnothim]

Please explain how the rigid hole diameter could be smaller than the bit diameter? If it had sloppy run out, I would expect the hole diameter to actually be larger?

Maybe I'm just missing something ...

Because I'm Polish I can do that kinda stuff.

 

[bkharman]

Luke, after you get your shop built... can you build one of those submarines... with the screen door on the porthole?  that would be cool.

[wink]

 

[iamnothim]

I finally got up the gumption to put the door pulls on.  Always fighting anxiety.  I used a laser level  I’ve had for years.  I’m pleased with the results.

I’ve been looking for anything to do other than start the Roubo.  It’s like preparing for a term paper.  I finished putting the pine on the walls and covering a column with it.  All that’s left to do is make a door for the lawn tool pantry and put on some base.  That will happen after the floor goes in.  Then there’s starting the lower cabinets.

That said, I need to get on with it and begin the Roubo.  I have all the lumber sitting there collecting sawdust.  It’s going to take a day or so to true up the stock with the TS-75.  I have decided to make it per plan as a free-standing bench.  I'll secure it to the wall.  If I move I can take it with me.

I’ve got some trepidation in the fact that I don’t have a jointer and the DeWalt DW735 doesn’t want to pull heavy 8/4 lumber through.  I’m not sure if I should just push it.  I selected the stock as best I could but there's still work to be done.  There’s always hand planes.

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[bkharman]

Luke. What is your router situation?  Do you have a 2200 or another brand "big" router?  If so, built a sled to dimension it down. 

Do you have a bandsaw?

Cheers. Bryan.

 

[iamnothim]

Luke. What is your router situation?  Do you have a 2200 or another brand "big" router?  If so, built a sled to dimension it down. 

Do you have a bandsaw?

Cheers. Bryan.

No bandsaw.
OF 1400 and CMS.

 

[iamnothim]

The TS-75 does a pretty good job getting them parallel.

Note:  I do not like the "Universal" blade much.  Certainly not for crosscutting.  I get a lot of frayed edges.

 

[butzla]

I have decided to make it per plan as a free-standing bench.  I'll secure it to the wall.  If I move I can take it with me.

If you make it as a stand free you won't have to secure it to the wall.  Plenty of heft there.  Your shop is looking like a real nice man-cave! Where's the wet bar?

 

[iamnothim]

If you make it as a stand free you won't have to secure it to the wall.  Plenty of heft there.  Your shop is looking like a real nice man-cave! Where's the wet bar?

I have a friend with a keg-n-tor..... maybe.....nah

 

[iamnothim]

This is not an exciting post.  The pictures below are my progress with truing up the lumber.  This is time consuming because I don’t have a table saw, band saw, or jointer.  I also found out the DeWalt DW735 planer I just bought wont take a 4+”  board.  For the top I need to plane the 8/4 stock down to 4” from rough 4 1/2”ish.

In Marc’s video he references the bottom edge using dominos during glue-up.  That side is the underside of the top.  After glue-up, he cleans it up and runs it through the planer to produce a clean top face.

I can’t do that.  I will follow the video and use dominos for a reference side but that will be the top face.  The bottom side may or may not be flattened with a hand plane.

Speaking of dominos, I’m maximizing the output of my maple stock by combining the scraps off 8” wide stock rips and gluing them together.  It won’t matter because they will be buried in the stack.

I need a total of fourteen pieces of 8/4 stock, 4” wide by 8.5’ long.  There are four distinct sections.  A seven piece laminate for the back section of the top, a five piece laminate for the front section, and single pieces for the dog strip and front cap/face.  That’s the piece with the “condor tails” to the rear cap of the tail vise.

I will use babinga for the rear cap as in the photo. (Not My Bench)

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[mwildt]

Nice cabinets.
Sure about the 735 limitation ?. Manual states 6" max height.

 

[iamnothim]

Nice cabinets.
Sure about the 735 limitation ?. Manual states 6" max height.

I am very grateful you posted.

I went down to check my 735 again....
It seems a bolt I used to mount the Wixey digital gauge is preventing it from going up past 3 3/4".
You saved me a whole lot of work and anguish.  [smile]

 

[tjbnwi]

Very nice sir.

Tom

 

[iamnothim]

Very nice sir.

Tom

Tom,
Just to make sure.  The bench in the picture is not mine.  My bench is the photo of sticks and saw dust.
[smile]  Luke

 

[tjbnwi]

Very nice sir.

Tom

Tom,
Just to make sure.  The bench in the picture is not mine.  My bench is the photo of sticks and saw dust.
[smile]  Luke

I was talking about the garage cabinets.

Tom

 

[mwildt]

I am very grateful you posted.

I went down to check my 735 again....
It seems a bolt I used to mount the Wixey digital gauge is preventing it from going up past 3 3/4".
You saved me a whole lot of work and anguish.  [smile]

My pleasure. Glad you found the issue.

 

[butzla]

This is a great thread! But you should start a new one for your Roubo build.

 

[tiralie]

This is not an exciting post.  The pictures below are my progress with truing up the lumber.  This is time consuming because I don’t have a table saw, band saw, or jointer.  I also found out the DeWalt DW735 planer I just bought won’t take a 4+”  board.  For the top I need to plane the 8/4 stock down to 4” from rough 4 1/2”ish.

I thought Jameel Abraham's post on the Benchcrafted blog about truing up his bench was timely.
Like sanding, hand planing will humble you.
Tim

 

[butzla]

This is not an exciting post.  The pictures below are my progress with truing up the lumber.  This is time consuming because I don’t have a table saw, band saw, or jointer.  I also found out the DeWalt DW735 planer I just bought won’t take a 4+”  board.  For the top I need to plane the 8/4 stock down to 4” from rough 4 1/2”ish.

I thought Jameel Abraham's post on the Benchcrafted blog about truing up his bench was timely.
Like sanding, hand planing will humble you.
Tim

Tim,  Luke is still in the roughing stages, still too early to flatten like Jameel did.  But when he gets there, you can use a router to flatten and make coplanar. Though I'm not generally a big fan of Marc Spagnuolo's,  he posted a pretty neat video on how to do so using a Festool router.  Just another way to skin a cat!