Making America[n Tourister] Great Again
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:30 pm
Just a quick project to help out some broken plastic on an old reliable piece of luggage... 2nd time in 5 years!
A bit of old rolling pin was bored with a 5/16" hole after being glued to a faceplate scrap. The 5/16" hole was for the live center, as well as a later usage to be shown. My smaller gouge was recently sharpened, well enough that I did this whole job without sanding:
Next, I used a matching socket-head cap screw and a metal threaded insert in the 5/16" hole. I've found out the hard way not to use the "screwdriver on the slot" for driving inserts. A SHCS bottomed-out on the insert is the better way to go:
Now you can see some extra washers and a re-assembly of those same parts:
Finally a bit of finish and this old case is good for another trip:
Happy woodworking!
Chris
A bit of old rolling pin was bored with a 5/16" hole after being glued to a faceplate scrap. The 5/16" hole was for the live center, as well as a later usage to be shown. My smaller gouge was recently sharpened, well enough that I did this whole job without sanding:
- A_spindle roughed.jpg (111.45 KiB) Viewed 8411 times
Next, I used a matching socket-head cap screw and a metal threaded insert in the 5/16" hole. I've found out the hard way not to use the "screwdriver on the slot" for driving inserts. A SHCS bottomed-out on the insert is the better way to go:
- Bolt Driving Insert.jpg (113.87 KiB) Viewed 8411 times
Now you can see some extra washers and a re-assembly of those same parts:
- Cranking SHCS through washers.jpg (117.6 KiB) Viewed 8411 times
Finally a bit of finish and this old case is good for another trip:
- Daubing Tru Oil.jpg (111.28 KiB) Viewed 8411 times
Happy woodworking!
Chris
