I’ve been pissed off by means of the present fence and hold-down device on my hollow-chisel mortising system. It really works, however continuously forces me to upload clamps to stay the workpiece strong. And the clamps have to be untightened and repositioned after each and every sq. hollow I lower. Additionally, I’ve to reposition the fence to create mortises which are wider than my biggest bit.
I solved those issues as soon as and for all by means of including a machinist’s cross-slide vise to the mortiser. The vise holds workpieces firmly and appropriately, and will also be moved within the X and Y instructions by means of turning two massive handles.
First I got rid of the usual fence and hold-down on my mortiser. Then I drilled holes within the solid iron desk, and bolted down the brand new vise so it was once underneath the mortising bit and sq. to the mortiser’s desk.
The vise steals 5 in. of plunge capability from the mortiser, however I added maximum of that again by means of striking spacers below the submit. One is forged iron, which got here with the system as an adjunct, and the opposite is a 1-3/4-in.- thick, shopmade maple block. For those who lack the accent spacer, you’ll merely make a thicker hardwood block. Both means, you’ll want longer bolts for attaching the submit to the bottom.
The cross-slide vise is a easy repair for a irritating downside. Now I will create best mortises of all sizes, in a long way much less time than prior to, and I glance ahead to the method.
—MICHAEL CHAPMAN, Stilwell, Kan.
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A newly restored 1949 Smith-Corona Silent from Unplug Typewriter Co.
The primary writing magnificence I took at Northwestern’s journalism faculty – “B-01 Elementary Writing” – used to be meant to weed out about one-third of the scholars. You needed to make a “B” within the direction otherwise you had been thrown out.
The category used to be deliberately boot camp-ish. And there have been a number of infractions that will lead to an “F” to your day’s paintings, comparable to misspelling a right kind noun. (I can by no means misspell “Nicaragua” once more.)
In all probability essentially the most dastardly element of the category used to be that you simply had been required to sort the whole lot on guide typewriters within the writing lab. It used to be Spring 1987 after I took that magnificence. And electrical (even Selectric) typewriters had been commonplace, and devoted phrase processors had been within the writing labs for the complicated scholars.
Each and every screw, lever and nook of the device has been chemically wiped clean and reassembled.
Numerous my fellow scholars had been freaked in regards to the manuals. Plus the way to use correcting fluid. And moans comparable to, “The place is the ‘1’ key? My device is lacking that key!”
Operating on a guide used to be the one benefit I had within the magnificence. For the primary twenty years of my existence, the whole lot I wrote used to be on my guide typewriter, which have been passed all the way down to me by means of my mom. I knew the device inside and outside. I needed to restore the article, oil the article. Blank it to stay it running, particularly the platen. And alter the ribbon, in fact.
I didn’t like electrical typewriters. They made a hum like a worm zapper, and each time I brushed a key by chance I’d soar in my seat. I wished a typewriter that required effort to make use of. And used to be quiet.
I’ve by no means accomplished neatly in establishments. However this grade intended the whole lot to me.
I slightly handed Elementary Writing with a B-, absolutely the lowest grade that allowed me to proceed in class. And I continuously characteristic my love of manuals to be the rationale I didn’t get a C or worse.
This week I took supply of an awesome piece of labor that has introduced numerous feelings to the fore. It’s a fully restored 1949 Smith-Corona Silent. A wonderful and compact piece of insane engineering.
The device used to be utterly rebuilt by means of Meagan Syata of the Unplug Typewriter Co. I’ve been following her paintings on Instagram for some time. And one day our paths crossed. Her husband is a woodworker, and so they are living in Hope, Arkansas, my house state. We labored out a industry (I feel I were given the most productive a part of the deal) – one typewriter in alternate for an enormous pile of books.
It’s simply… best.
The typewriter confirmed up the day before today, and I can’t take my eyes or arms off of it. It seems and works find it irresistible is new from the manufacturing facility. And after studying about and observing the whole lot that Meagan does to those machines, I’m really not stunned.
This typewriter goes to get used. I hate writing notes and quick letters by means of hand. My handwriting is horrible. I’m a significantly better typist.
I doubt I’ll ever write a guide the usage of it. However who is aware of? I’ve accomplished stupider issues (comparable to our letterpress model of “Roman Workbenches.”)
To be fair, I don’t have romantic notions about the usage of a guide typewriter. I don’t do detective cosplay, and I’m no longer a “His Lady Friday” reenactor. Like my handplanes and saws, this can be a instrument. And understanding the way to use all of the gear is a part of my DNA.
As a creator with an extended historical past with those machines, it’s great to have the sort of again in my ownership.
You probably have any hobby in any respect in those outdated machines, do take a look at Meagan’s retailer. I’m extremely inspired. Plus, if you are going to buy one, chances are you’ll simply save an outdated typewriter from getting lower up so its keys will also be became jewellery.
— Christopher Schwarz
Even the case. The entirety works easily – as though my grandfather purchased it new in 1949 then by no means touched it.
Day 4 of the out of doors kitchen island construct begins with the door and drawer entrance meeting. I’m the usage of 1/2” plywood for the panels and will want to minimize a rabbet on every panel sooner than meeting.
However first, a snappy notice on those JessEm curler guides. I really like them however haven’t been the usage of them in recent years because of laziness. Now and again I am getting in my very own approach. I’ve them, they paintings nice, and I must use them always. For those who’re no longer accustomed to them, they’ve a curler on a slight inward attitude towards the fence. The curler has grippy subject material to carry the workpiece and they just roll ahead. This very much reduces the chance for kickback. For smaller items not up to a few inches they only get in the way in which. On this case, they’re going to be useful.
When used, I’m straight away grateful that I’ve them. It’s peculiar how some pieces I’ll move out of my approach to make use of and others I’ll have lazy moments, even making an allowance for how handy they’re.
For the panel rabbets, I selected to make use of a dado stack within the desk noticed with a sacrificial fence. The sacrificial fence lets in the overall dado stack for use and buried within the fence. The fence place determines the width of the rabbet and the peak of the dado stack determines the intensity of the rabbet. As soon as dialed in, the interior face of the panel must be flush with the interior face of the door and drawer entrance frames. The entrance may have the standard 1/4” step not unusual in shaker cupboards.
Now the doorways and drawer fronts can also be assembled. Since the panel is an engineered panel, all of the panel can also be glued in position. Little need for a spread and contraction hole right here.
After you have the entire doorways and drawer fronts in clamps I notice why maximum cupboard stores choose to outsource their door introduction. Between milling the lumber, reducing the joiner, and assembling the doorways there may be a large number of time intake. It simply is sensible for a large number of cupboard stores to outsource this step.
Whilst the doorways and drawer fronts are in clamps I converted to the legs. The 4 nook legs shall be sq. and the 3 inside legs shall be oblong.
The everyday milling technique of jointer > planer > miter noticed > desk noticed is adopted.
On the other hand, the desk noticed used to be handiest used for the nook leg rabbets. Those too will are compatible in position by the use of a rabbet. Two cuts on the desk noticed to create it however take into accout of the second one minimize I made. It’s generally no longer really useful to have the offcut trapped between the fence and the blade for kickback causes. If the piece has any pressure motion whilst being minimize you possibility that offcut being shot again like a missile. On this case, I didn’t see any indication of inner stresses and I extensively utilized a push stick with stay the offcut shifting ahead, previous the blade.
I’m the usage of the router desk so as to add a stopped chamfer element on every of the legs. The chamfer will get started and forestall a couple of inches clear of every finish of the leg so I scribed visible reference marks at the fence. It’s simple sufficient to begin and forestall at those traces through eye. No forestall block gadget is vital.
Throughout the chamfering procedure, I had an oopsie! The mud assortment at the router desk pulled some of the legs into the bit after I didn’t need it to. This gouge must be patched certainly one of two techniques. If this had been a transparent end piece I’d course a rabbet into the brink to totally get rid of the oopsie. Then glue a grain matching piece in position, flush it with each huge faces, then recreate the chamfer forestall location. Fortuitously, it is a painted piece so filling this with Bondo or one thing identical shall be more uncomplicated and simply as applicable.
The nook legs shall be secured with glue and a couple of screws in the course of the inside of the cupboard.
It’s time for the hinges. Those 1/2” overlay Blum comfortable shut hinges are my go-to for overlay doorways. They’re affordable and tremendous simple to enforce. I’m appearing this section on the drill press in the beginning as a result of that in point of fact is the quickest method to make the cup hinge holes.
On the other hand, I couldn’t to find the right Forstner bit for the duty so I opted to make use of my CNC as an alternative. My setup is to just minimize one hinge hollow at a time. If I had been to create a program for each cup hinges I’d want a new program for every door of a special top. As a substitute, I made a program that has one hollow minimize on two doorways on the similar time. One is the highest hollow and the opposite is the ground hollow. By means of operating the minimize as soon as, switching the doorways, and operating the minimize a 2d time I’ll have all of my cup hinge holes minimize the similar distance clear of the highest and backside in the entire doorways irrespective of top.
Pop the hinges in position and upload the small screws to protected them. Relying at the picket species, pilot holes could also be required. Poplar is reasonably comfortable so I opted to not make the pilot holes.
One ultimate step sooner than putting in the doorways and drawer fronts is to flush the fringe. A hand aircraft in a workbench vise gets the task accomplished simply superb however I opted to make use of my belt sander. This is among the maximum used machines in my store that will get reasonably little airtime. It’s extremely at hand for lots of duties out of doors of woodworking as neatly.
The hinges used are 1/2” overlay hinges. Because of this when put in at the face frames they’re going to overlay the face body through 1/2” when closed. The one alignment wanted through the installer is to verify the peak is about for the highest and backside 1/2” overlay. One of the best ways to try this is with a forestall block clamped to the cupboard someplace. I generally put the forestall block at the backside in order that gravity works for your prefer. On the other hand, the space between the highest of the door and the ground of the drawer is what is going to be maximum noticeable so I opted to position the forestall block on most sensible. From right here, I will be able to use my foot to raise the door whilst I take advantage of my palms to carry the door and protected it with screws.
The drawer fronts are even more uncomplicated. The forestall block rests on most sensible of the doorways, pilot holes are drilled, and a couple of screws added from the interior of the drawer cling the drawer entrance in position. Those doorways and drawers will in the end get pulls that fit the countertop.
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And that’s it for day 4 of development in this construct. All that’s left to do is somewhat little bit of fundamental trim paintings to the entrance and again plywood panels, the middle sink fortify, and the leveling ft. I’ll be completing the bottom with milk paint however will cling off on that till I am getting the matching farm desk constructed. That approach I will be able to spray them each on the similar time.
I like that this bench is comprised of simply 5 2x4s.
I like that you’ll make the matching desk from 2x4s.
I like that you’ll adapt this desk and bench set for external use.
This mission was once constructed by means of Being Brook. Thanks Brook for running with me in this set. I am hoping you loved this plan and forestall over and spot so much extra pictures and pointers from Brook right here.
PS – Brook has an academic at the mini serving stands right here.
It’s been about 18 months since I turned into really stricken at sending other people out to spend loads of kilos on a unmarried device. Simply how may I am getting the fee down after sending other people to eBay to shop for up all of the inventory to be had? The costs rocked up ten to 15 occasions inside of a yr just because till that point this necessary device were altogether deserted. After I presented it for perfecting tenon cheeks along with mere dadoes it remodeled hand-device woodworking for such a lot of who gave the impression all the time to misalign their saws on tenons. Lately, everybody assumes that the router aircraft is a regular approach however till a couple of brief years in the past nobody ever used a router aircraft for this process. On account of the larger costs of secondhand after which the loss of availability of latest variations, I pulled in combination my very own model and made my prototypes adopted by means of the manufacturing fashion — I will be able to by no means return to any of the all-steel variations once more. I stated it again then and I will be able to say it once more, that is the most efficient router aircraft on this planet. What’s even higher is that any and all woodworkers could make their very own in a day’s paintings.
After we first launched the router aircraft equipment we felt we couldn’t market it as a result of we have been nonetheless within the early days of sourcing the inventory. Now we have just right shares in a position for transport out which you’ll be able to acquire right here. In my movies, I display you the right way to make the blade and the retainer bar however with the equipment, there’s no metalwork wanted.
For my part, each and every woodworker will have to personal this sort of just because they are able to make the majority of the aircraft from their very own picket and any aggregate of woods they select. I’ve used principally beech as a result of I’ve it in inventory however oak, ash, cherry and lots of extra will make a good looking lifetime router aircraft for everybody so as to add to their meeting of gear to revel in their woodworking with. For me, the router aircraft is a non-negotiable device. I want I had advanced this once I wrote my guide Very important Woodworking Hand Gear however I’m making plans a downloadable addendum to slide into the guide quickly.
You’ll certainly position your order right here and glance ahead to a few updates or upgrades so that you can upload a intensity forestall after which choice variations too proper right here on my weblog. I will be able to stay you posted!
Once I first of all designed our out of doors kitchen and patio house, I incorporated a farm desk that might fit the sink island. On this video, I’ll quilt the bottom development and display a joinery means that doesn’t require clamps; sliding dovetails. The sink island and farm desk may have an identical base and an identical most sensible. All the base for this desk might be constituted of 8/4 poplar.
The shortest items are the legs, and to lead them to, I’m beginning with the forums that experience essentially the most bow and twist. Have in mind, the extra warped the board, the extra subject matter might be got rid of when knocking down. That is extra exaggerated the longer the board is. You’ll be able to cheat this a bit bit by way of making the forums shorter sooner than milling them.
With that during thoughts, I can cut up essentially the most warped forums for the legs. First up, crosscutting to fairly outsized leg blanks.
Jointing two faces flat and sq. on the jointer.
And planing to most thickness on the planer. The thicker those finally end up, the simpler.
Right here’s a perfect tip I will cross alongside to you. I discovered this concept whilst staring at MTM Wooden on YouTube after which made my very own video at the matter. Take two 3” PVC pipes and safe some flat inventory to the ground to stop them from rolling round. Now you’ve gotten an affordable and GREAT glue-up platform. This permits you to get clamps on most sensible and backside with out flipping. Then again, I nonetheless turn the glue up if I will.
Each and every leg clean might be a lamination of 2 forums. So 8 forums general on this four-leg glue up.
Since the vast faces of the forums are already flat and parallel, I added a work of plywood to every facet of the glue up. Those plywood items gets dented from the clamps fairly than my already surfaced leg portions.
Whilst the leg blanks sit down in clamps, I will get started the milling procedure as soon as once more for the rail items. Step one is sort of at all times crosscutting at my miter noticed station. I’m drawing near the tip of 12 months seven with this miter noticed station and couldn’t consider my store with out it. It’s basically a garage wall that occurs to have a miter noticed in it.
I desire to make use of the bandsaw when conceivable for ripping tough lumber. If the board has any cup or twist, I don’t suggest the use of the desk noticed as the fabric can shift simply when it’s reduce.
Jointing the lengthy inventory on the jointer isn’t as tough as it’s going to appear. Some other people have requested concerning the “brief” beds in this jointer, and I will’t bitch, to be truthful. Those tables do the activity simply high-quality for longer inventory, and I will at all times use a curler stand if wanted. This board is 85” lengthy.
After the jointer and planer, I will rip to the general duration on the desk noticed. Those JessEm curler guides had been tremendous useful at holding the inventory down and in opposition to the fence. No longer a demand in anyway, however certainly useful.
Once more, curler stands are your buddy with longer inventory. You’ll be able to see one at the back of me right here. It was once arrange to be used on the bandsaw.
The following morning I used to be slightly productive off-camera. I took the leg blanks out of the clamps and were given them sq. on 4 facets to their ultimate width and thickness. My unique design known as for a 3-1/4” sq. leg, however I finished up going with a 3-1/4” x 4” rectangle. I simply couldn’t deliver myself to bring to a halt 3/4” for no reason why rather than holding the legs sq.. Having a look again, I’m happy I made this resolution as a result of I feel the oblong legs supplement the oblong desk.
For the joinery, I’m the use of the Pantorouter. It’s a surprisingly flexible joinery device. Principally, it’s a pantograph with a router connected. It strains templates at a 2:1 aid from the template to the picket. So you probably have a ten” template, you’re going to get a 5” joint. Mortise and tenon, sliding dovetails, rabbets, dados, field joints, dowel joints, common dovetails, you title it, and this factor can do it (for essentially the most section).
For a sliding dovetail, I’ve a stopped slot template put in. That is in reality a segmented template with 3 portions. The nearest to me is a rounded template finish section adopted by way of two longer immediately template segments. This permits me to seize the bearing follower throughout the template for the feminine facet of the joint and now not possibility by chance losing the router onto the desk floor. The template lets in me to plunge into the highest of the leg and prevent at a specified distance.
The feminine facet of the joint takes about 24 seconds to chop, in line with my video clips. The dovetail bit I’m the use of has a 13/16” backside width, and I set the device for a 1” deep reduce. That’s a tight quantity of subject matter to take away in a single cross, particularly taking into account I’m plunging into finish grain. The bit and device treated it with out a downside.
This was once a fun-looking shot, so I incorporated it within the video. The 4 legs with the 8 dovetail slots.
Subsequent up, the male facet of the joint is reduce with the Pantorouter follower at the outdoor of the template.
That is the place the Pantorouter shines. I’ve a vertical desk on my CNC device, so I may technically reduce those joints. However NOT at the lengthy rails. The peak of my CNC spindle is the restricting issue for finish grain paintings. On this case, you’ll be able to arrange subject matter fortify at the reverse finish of the board and reduce a nearly limitless duration.
This desk might be a sexy fundamental design. A easy, daring glance is what I’m after, so stopped chamfers on the entire edges are all that I’m including. With a get started and prevent line marked on my router desk, the chamfers may also be reduce simply on the router desk.
Whilst the legs gained’t technically contact the concrete, I’m including a chamfer to the ground of the legs anyway. ALWAYS chamfer or roundover the ground edges of your chairs and desk legs. Principally, any piece of furnishings that has legs wishes some more or less reduction reduce at the perimeter of the leg to stop splintering when drug around the ground.
It’s additionally a good suggestion to make use of a backer board to stop tearout.
Right here’s the place I bumped into slightly of a snag. I’ve a pleasant set of picket faucets that I love to make use of every time conceivable. Then again, the faucets working throughout the poplar finish grain led to torn fibers. Poplar is simply too cushy to be tapped at the finish grain. All of my threads had been ripping out with a 1/2” bolt. I deliberate to make use of those 1/2” bolts as leg levelers.
Plan B was once to make use of my outdated trusty. A 5/16-18 T-nutt with a 5/16-18 galvanized carriage bolt is what I in most cases use. On this case, I’ll have to make use of it right here. That is the least dear possibility I do know of for foot leveling.
Time for meeting of the desk. I set the Pantorouter to provide cosy joints proper off the device, so PVA glue was once now not an possibility. PVA glue (Tightbond and identical) is water primarily based, so it is going to swell the joint all the way through meeting. On an already tight joint, this isn’t what you need. As a substitute, I went with epoxy. It lubricates because it is going in combination, so there’s no use for over the top pressure to seat the joint.
The primary motivating issue for me to make use of sliding dovetails for the joinery was once the truth that no clamps had been vital. I didn’t have clamps lengthy sufficient to connect the lengthy rails, so I might have needed to attach a couple of in combination to get the whole lot put in. Sliding dovetails had been a lot more uncomplicated. “Glance, Ma. No clamps!”
And no fussing with a BFH to get the whole lot seated correctly.
The overall piece of the bottom is a middle fortify rail. This now not simplest is helping fortify the highest however, extra importantly, helps to keep the lengthy rails parallel. With out this board, the lengthy rails may both bow in or out through the years. This rail locks the lengthy rails in position.
Right here’s a tip for you. If in case you have the choice to take action, place the lengthy rails in order that they bow inward all the way through meeting. That approach, the middle rail is sandwiched between the lengthy rails, and the pocket hollow screws that preserve it in position are simply locking the location. If in case you have the lengthy rails situated bowing out, then you’ll have to set up the fortify rail with clamps and screws. When the clamp is got rid of, the screw threads do all of the paintings to stay the lengthy rails parallel.
A biscuit joiner is an ideal software for tabletop hold-down clips. I used those clips for each desk that must be connected to a base the place enlargement and contraction are vital. See the video for a greater visible rationalization.
And that’s it for the desk base. I sought after to shift gears from the sink island to this desk base as a result of they’ll be completed with the similar Tuscan Purple milk paint from Common Finishes.
I’ll go away you with the SketchUp photographs of those two items of furnishings. As you’ll be able to see, the bases are the similar, and the highest panels are the similar. The island gets door and drawer pulls that fit the highest, and the desk gets an extra trim piece under the rails that fits the highest. Keep tuned, as those items are already just about whole. The colour grew to become out GREAT!
