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This is amazing. Wait are there 2 of you who do this?
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That's one of those "maybe someday when we have a couple weeks of downtime for me to gently caress around with" ideas that I keep in mind, but going from zero to reliable-diameter straight dowels right NOW is unlikely. Better to just buy straight, dry ones for now. I like the one that's a jig to hold square stock against a long router bit, if I were going to try anything, though..
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Nov 30, 2017 22:41
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You're going to wish you'd splurged on it when you put the final picture of this thing up online and get two dozen requests for it the next day.
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Nov 30, 2017 22:46
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:I've seen dowel-cutting jigs that didn't look too complicated; if you need a lot of dowels I don't think it's out of the question to consider cutting them yourself rather than buying them off the shelf. I do this all the time. It works for short dowels used for joinery, not for long visible dowels. Cutting them in this method leaves the outside pretty ragged looking. Edit: video. https://instagram.com/p/BJSuGP0gmcI/ mds2 fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Nov 30, 2017 |
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Nov 30, 2017 22:46
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Huxley posted:You're going to wish you'd splurged on it when you put the final picture of this thing up online and get two dozen requests for it the next day. Good problems. If 24 people order and pay for this exact thing right NOW I can probably bulk order the 800 or whatever dowels at a discount 
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Nov 30, 2017 23:01
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The hardware for the drop side looks like a locking drawer slide (I've never seen that type before), could you use a short drawer slide and a pair of slide bolts as locking catches?
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Nov 30, 2017 23:07
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Javid posted:Good problems. If 24 people order and pay for this exact thing right NOW I can probably bulk order the 800 or whatever dowels at a discount I assume you are aware of Midwest dowel? cakesmith handyman posted:The hardware for the drop side looks like a locking drawer slide (I've never seen that type before), could you use a short drawer slide and a pair of slide bolts as locking catches? This is a good suggestion.
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Nov 30, 2017 23:07
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mds2 posted:I do this all the time. It works for short dowels used for joinery, not for long visible dowels. Cutting them in this method leaves the outside pretty ragged looking. Aha, good to know. I have zero experience with actually using these things, I was just trying to plant the (apparently already present) suggestion that it is possible to manufacture dowels from square stock. Hopefully there are designs that give a smoother finish, though I expect that any dowel-cutting jig would have to end with a few sanding passes.
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Nov 30, 2017 23:11
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How much money is there in selling ... fetish furniture? What's the market like? This is the most fascinating poo poo.
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Nov 30, 2017 23:16
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Would a lathe just be too much of a pain in the rear end? It seems like something you'd want if you were making consumer grade furniture to order anyways...Tres Burritos posted:How much money is there in selling ... fetish furniture? What's the market like? This is the most fascinating poo poo. my guess is "all the money".
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Nov 30, 2017 23:23
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If I learned one thing from the A&T Dildo Making Thread, it's that fetish people spend loads of money.
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Nov 30, 2017 23:28
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Javid, search for latching or locking drawer slide, they're used for vehicle equipment drawers where you might park on a slope but don't want to lose your fingers to a 400lb drawer closing itself. They can lock open or closed.
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Nov 30, 2017 23:31
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Tres Burritos posted:How much money is there in selling ... fetish furniture? What's the market like? This is the most fascinating poo poo. It's pretty decent, like anyone can buy a cheapo bed from big lots or whatever, but if you want this sort of stuff there's not a lot of options. Beds range from like 2250 to 3100 depending on options and they sell as fast as we can make them. I think the crib is only 1500 since it's a lot simpler than a full bed build and has none of the accessories. We have a bunch of cheaper stuff like chairs, benches, etc that basically never sell, it's all our most expensive items, which is the opposite of most stores afaik. The story is that the dude I work for/with was trying to sell regular furniture on etsy, he has like a kid's bunk bed, some tables, chairs, and the regular bed, and got like zero orders in two years, then one of his friends said "hey put some stocks and tiedown points on that and take it to Folsom Street fair and see what happens" and it sold immediately. ColdPie posted:If I learned one thing from the A&T Dildo Making Thread, it's that fetish people spend loads of money. "Do rich people get weird, or do weird people get rich" is a topic we often speculate about. A disproportionate amount of our customers have high-stress, high-money jobs, which makes a lot of sense once you realize it.
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Nov 30, 2017 23:36
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I buy low, sell high, and play hard ball with the big timers, and I play for keeps. So of course the only way I can unwind is with 3 hours of infantilism, then it's back to the cage under my bed
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Nov 30, 2017 23:49
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That too, but a lot of like heart surgeons and military officers, mainly.
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Nov 30, 2017 23:54
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I’ve got wood.
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Dec 1, 2017 05:01
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Now I want a whole thread of these exploits.
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Dec 1, 2017 18:44
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Woodworking Megathread: Now with more fetish furniture for the whole fam
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Dec 1, 2017 20:05
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 I just noticed the woman in the "under-bed cage" in that picture!
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Dec 1, 2017 20:38
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Finally finished smoothing and finishing this thing, got to put it in place tonight. I’m ecstatic with the result.   
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Dec 2, 2017 03:21
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Bad Munki posted:Finally finished smoothing and finishing this thing, got to put it in place tonight. I’m ecstatic with the result. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice start, but it's hard to visualize what it'll look like after you install the tie down hooks and the stockade.
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Dec 2, 2017 03:36
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Well, I mean, that’s SORT of what’s going on it, in a sense. 
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Dec 2, 2017 05:04
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Any uk goons after a monster single phase planer or bandsaw need to check this guy out: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263352155413
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Dec 2, 2017 21:41
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Any reason https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-15-Amp-10-in-Sliding-Miter-Saw-with-Laser-TSS102L/205216332 wouldn't work as a DIY miter saw? Basic house stuff, capabilities I'm after are 1x10s and 4x4s, so this should handle those. Not really interested in bevel cuts. Alternative is something like http://www.dewalt.com/en-us/products/power-tools/saws/miter-saws/12-sliding-compound-miter-saw/dws709 which seems like the (12") dewalt version of it or http://www.dewalt.com/en-us/products/power-tools/saws/miter-saws/10-254mm-doublebevel-sliding-compound-miter-saw/dw717 which adds bevels for a significant upgrade cost.
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Dec 2, 2017 23:53
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I have an older/bigger version of that ryobi mitre saw and it does everything that I need. The laser is rubbish and a rough guide that's somewhere in the vicinity of the cut line, and it really liked the new blade I put in, but it does the job just fine.
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Dec 3, 2017 00:18
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Are there any (edit: power tool) saws that ship with blades that aren't mediocre at best? I've always taken it as given that I'll need to buy a new blade to go with any new saw I purchase.
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Dec 3, 2017 00:33
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Probably Festool or something similarly hilariously expensive.
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Dec 3, 2017 00:57
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The Craftsman compact miter saw we discussed a few pages back is a noticable upgrade for not much more money than the Ryobi.
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NPR Journalizard posted:I have an older/bigger version of that ryobi mitre saw and it does everything that I need. The laser is rubbish and a rough guide that's somewhere in the vicinity of the cut line, and it really liked the new blade I put in, but it does the job just fine. I have that too. The laser *is* bad but it’s been a good tool otherwise. 
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I've never really understood the appeal of the laser. It's not that hard to bring the blade down, with the saw off, to see where it's going to cut. Do it enough and you'll get pretty drat good at eyeballing it so that you won't need much if any adjustment.
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Yeah I made the mistake of using the mitre saw to chop up a block of sandpaper cleaner and the laser on mine got covered in molten plastic and I honestly don't miss it at all.
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Dec 3, 2017 03:56
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Apparently the Dewalt miter saw (As I was told by a employee at Home Depot employee) uses a light to cast a shadow across the blade the kerf that way, instead of a laser. Seemed like an interesting idea.
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Oh yeah. You can do fine without a laser. Just sayin, it’s off a good bit.
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Starting on a open back bookshelf out of 1 3/4" thick, super clear redwood. Boxjointing the corners and after doing the short sides I realized the top/bottom are a touch on the long side. Had to stick them up into the floor joists to fit them on top of the tablesaw.   It took an unreasonable amount of time to get this all set up and cut. I was lazy and didn't set up a 1/4" dado blade, so it took almost 7 minutes per cut using two passes per groove with a normal 1/8" blade. Hypnolobster fucked around with this message at 04:26 on Dec 3, 2017 |
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Dec 3, 2017 04:24
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 My first dovetails. They got progressively better on each corner, hopefully the trend continues. I found cutting perpendicular to the piece the hardest part until I saw a video with someone using a block next to the saw to guide it. Wood was from a tree formerly in my backyard that I cut down. Feel pretty good about that part.
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Gounads posted:
I love it and the last part is extra inspiring because a big one blew down in my yard last week. Thanks for the 100+ feet of semi useless cottonwood?
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Gounads posted:
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I'm going to try my first woodworking project, a little sculpture made out of two 1/2" thick boards hand-cut in the shape of butterfly wings, dovetailed together. What kind of wood should I use and can I just get it at a local lumber supplier? Balsa? Each wing will be the size of an A4 sheet at most.
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feelix posted:I'm going to try my first woodworking project, a little sculpture made out of two 1/2" thick boards hand-cut in the shape of butterfly wings, dovetailed together. What kind of wood should I use and can I just get it at a local lumber supplier? Balsa? Each wing will be the size of an A4 sheet at most. That sounds a bit intricate for a first project, but I'm guessing you have other artistic/sculptural experience? Usually I'd recommend a fine-grained wood like poplar or cherry for this kind of thing; both are pretty much guaranteed to be available at American lumberyards unless those lumberyards cater exclusively to construction work (like, for housebuilding). But the mention of balsa and A4 sizing makes me suspect you're in the UK, which may limit your options. You could absolutely do this project in pine or plywood or something, they're just more likely to splinter, which leads to unsightly defects.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:That sounds a bit intricate for a first project, but I'm guessing you have other artistic/sculptural experience? As far as previous experience, I'm generally handy and have metal fabrication experience, but haven't touched woodworking since middle school. I'm in Miami.
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