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3 September 2018 at 6:37 am #550838
I know how you feel man. Been there done that. I got hasty doing the last top mortise and flat sheared off the top between my knifewalls and just corrected it by not cutting down my Tennon but using that extra height to fill the gap. But yea, save time by taking time, make sure you keep that chisel sharp so your cutting instead of splitting, and be sure to listen for the changes in sound while you chop. Once you hear that dull thud your really at the limit of what the wood can shave before it starts applying pressure in places you don’t want it.
29 August 2018 at 4:28 am #550720Basically just watch eBay for a manufacturer you like, and hopefully you will get lucky. Rust is the easiest thing to get rid of and even a little putting here and there is no major problem.
29 August 2018 at 4:22 am #550717I honestly didn’t read anything but the thread title.
I managed to pick up a super over rusted Stanley bedrock 605 1/2 on eBay for 60 bucks. For another 5 bucks (1gallon vinegar) and 30$ for a new blade\chip breaker that I had to file down cause it was slightly too big (sweetheart blade also) I have my favorite plane. I mean I managed to get lucky and all I had to do was disassemble everything and let it sit in the vinegar for about 3 days. And then a light scrub in the shower and then hosed in wd-40 to keep from rerusting.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.28 August 2018 at 9:10 pm #550699Question: where do you live? I’m galveston Texas (about 70-90% humidity year around) and didn’t know jack about selecting wood at the time, picked the center of a tree for one of my aprons and wellboard. Long story short I spent three days of non stop planing and decided that no matter how much I planed off it was never going to be truely flat. Just measured and I’m at 37 mm total but it hasn’t affected structural integrity. The bow is a bit bothersome but hey, what can ya do? Learned a lesson and that’s all I can say about it. Learn to select your wood. The joinery process starts at the selection
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You must be logged in to view attached files.9 June 2018 at 6:29 am #548437Yea the screw and plug was more for completeness I think, but to be honest I us d those four bolts, 6 lag screws (2 in apron, 2 in top, and two through both) for the vise and my bench is solid from the vise clamping everything to hold itself in. And best part about this is that I can pull all 10 out and in broken down into two aprons, two sets of legs, a bench top and a wellboard.
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