Today in the Shop

[mbcabinetmaker]

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Now that is a mess even Dusty will be proud of!;) No eating off the floors until that is cleaned up.

[dusty]

WOW. Did you ever think about putting a dust collector on that puppy. Or, maybe your apprentice works cheap enough that you just let him sweep up. That would be good; it keeps one person off of unemployment.

[garys]

WOW. Did you ever think about putting a dust collector on that puppy. :

Dust collectors are for sissies. Real men have a pile of sawdust on the floor to show that they actually did some work.

[fjimp]

Dust collectors are for sissies. Real men have a pile of sawdust on the floor to show that they actually did some work.

Perhaps that is why so many real men suffer from lung issues.

[JPG]

Perhaps that is why so many real men suffer from lung issues.

When they live long enough!;) Goes for 'Camel' smokers also!:eek:

[jcraigie]

I'm sure there is a "super duper dust colector" coming soon - this was just the teaser of the finished product.

[mbcabinetmaker]

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Finished the dog bone doors this morning.







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Time to get back to the task at hand. Well at least until the next rush job comes along.







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Ripping 1 inch strips of Formica. Well actually Wilsonart!





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Cutting to length.

[mbcabinetmaker]

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Ah! The mystery OSB box. Actually it is a fixture for spraying contact cement without getting it all over the shop.




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A stack of cabinet ends that need to be edge banded with Wilsonart.



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I have cut a piece of scrap to serve two purposes. It will shield the cabinet ends and also serve as a place to spray the banding. I am using a clear spray grade glue. It has a little yellow color to it however.




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The new low down bench vice is working like a charm.





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I have set up the router table with a straight bit with a bearing for trimming. For this operation I like to use a bit that has been sharpened several times. That way the bearing is a little proud of the cutter so there wont be any nicking of the melamine. Notice that the fence is adjusted to allow the banding to slide under.

[mbcabinetmaker]

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After the routing all the banding has to be hand filed. Hand filing is a lot like hand planing. It takes a lot of practice and in the beginning you will make some gouges.







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This is the bottom of a corner base cabinet. It requires some other techniques. First the banding has to be squared up. Guess what machine I called on.







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Yes the 520 with a fine grit disc worked great. I just locked the miter gauge down attached a wooden fence and then just eased the laminate into the disc.







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This banding will have to be trimmed by hand using a small router and then finishing up by filing into the corners.







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First you need to use some wax on the melamine to keep the solid bit from doing damage. Johnson paste wax. Good stuff!;)

[mbcabinetmaker]

Sorry it has been a few days since I have had time to post.



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This is a jig that I designed and built to make it easier to apply Wilsonart laminate to the doors and end panels. It leans at about 10%.






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I have a simple saw kerf 1/4" deep along the end and bottom. I just slide the laminate into the groove and lay the door on top.

You may have noticed that I made a small improvement to the jig to make it easier to push the panel out.






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What I have in the end is perfectly aligned laminate with 1/4" overhang for trimming.