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Re: West System question
Hello Glen,
We built some 18' red cedar arches 20 years ago for a client in Seattle. ?Like you, I figured we'd "experiment" and see how our project? would stay together. ?Well, here's the story.... We built a 18' plywood press with a 40" rise. ?Our intention was to make 20- 3/4" by 2 1/2" by 18' arches for a double carport. ?Using the West System it all seemed pretty simple. ?Well, so much for theory. ?The cedar 'blew apart' as we put the first board on the press (too much radius) and we hadn't even glued a board. ?Next, we planed the cedar down to 5/8", and it stayed together. ?Now we were off and running! Six boards are?glued up @ one per day, upon removing the test arch, all looked good except for a slight 'twist' in the arch. ?Admiring our good work, we contemplated how to speed up production. ?That's when the SNAP-CRACKLE-POP sound occurred, sending pieces flying... ?Turns out we squeezed the press too tight and there was not enough epoxy to bond the laminations together. Now we are really scrambling because we start the job in a month. ?We build another, this time with less press pressure. ?Success, but still a twist.? We settle on making 6" wide arches, cutting them length wise in half, resulting in matched pairs. No more twist. They turned out exactly as the architect requested, and 20 years later are still in use. ?Which is a good thing, since the space we built them in, is now the kitchen of the house we were building at the time. ?My wife never wants to see or build a arch again.... Anyway, since you provide so much entertainment, I thought I'd try to save you a little grief, don't squeeze too hard...... Mike M.E. Blake General Contractors |
Re: West System question
Brett, Wow I'm glad I am not the only one who creates fires in the shop, My best was fiberglas resin mixing cups in the trash can with a nice dose of paper towels. Sounds like this product does not need a space in my shop. Your chair story is great, Kinda sounds like my totem pole from hell project. I have been injecting it twice a day for weeks now and caulking and painting. Tomorrow or the next day when I find a sucker , I mean a helper. I am going to invert it on its heat and pour away, This should be interesting. I can only imagine what was going through you hGad with that chair and how would tell the customer that you didn't quite fix it but just burned it down. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 6:49 PM Brett Wissel <Brettwissel@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Cyanoacrylate is.....super glue.? You can add thickeners and solvents to it to alter flow-out and cure times from the little bottles you find on the racks, but the biggest issue I've had is that CA has a shelf life and lower cost CA glues tend to have diluted performance, and the good stuff is crazy expensive on a per-unit basis. I buy a big bottle every quarter or so of Starbond and keep it in the refrigerator and pour off into 2-oz dispensing bottles to keep it fresh and active. I go for the lowest pricing between Mohawk, Starbond, and 2P-10, sometimes Rockler's Stick Fast (right?) or other house brands depending upon who is running sales as I view the premium brands commodity products. I also prefer the aerosol activator over the squirt-bottle variety, seems to be more accurate, less messy, and ends up about the same cost over time. My favorite use is CA in insect damaged wood. I once had to repair a broken leg on a French Provincial piece imported for high end resale from the 1700s, thinking it was the intersection of bad design and fat people, until I opened it up and found termites had eaten all the soft wood inside the paint for about a 6 inch distance. Filling diligently with CA the first 2 ounces, wicking into the wood and exposing lots of curing area, the wood started smoldering in the chair, smoking out the pores and the heat outside the paint became so hot after 30? seconds we poured another 4 ounces in to choke off the oxygen supply, absorb the heat, and moved the chair near a water hose. That was a very scary afternoon on fire watch. On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 8:33 PM Glen Christensen <grchris1966@...> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Well did a bit of digging on what I can get from my wholesaler and found all the basics including plastic resin. I did not find resorcinol but did find Cyanoacrylate. I have never heard of it , anyone knows what it is and its application? Thanks Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 8:37 PM imranindiana via <imranindiana=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Mark, Jeff, Thank you for the warnings, I do tend to forget about that stuff. Calif. took away my lacquer last year and not sure what to do about that when my stash runs out. You just can't get a good shop high anymore. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 7:48 PM Mark Kessler <mkessler10@...> wrote:
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Re: Aigner Fence for Felder F700 Shaper
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýDitto per Joe.? I order the backing plates from Felder with respect to my 2019 KF700. ? Chris ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Jensen
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 11:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FOG] Aigner Fence for Felder F700 Shaper ? You need Felder specific mounting plates for the rear of the Aigner fence plates.? If you buy the Aigner from Felder they come with the plates.? For my 2010 FK700SP I bought new with the Aigner plates.? I¡¯ve since added a stand-alone 2017 F700Z and I wanted to move the Aigner fence plates to that machine. The 2017 has an newer hood design and it required new Felder mounting plates for the Aigner fence. ?I was able to order them from Felder, $60 each or $120 for two plus shipping.? Took a couple months to get them. Consider this cost when deciding where to buy as I think if you order from Felder they include the right Felder plates.? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of G Fuqua ? I want to upgrade my recently acquired Felder F700 shaper with an Aigner safety fence.? I had a lead on a used one but that fell through.? Anyone have one for sale? ? Gil Fuqua Nashville |
Re: The Log Mantle Project
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI just used dominos to join the returns. They are short and light weight. Just got done sanding and cleaning shop. Big door is next now. Imran On Mar 18, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Shinta Wakahisa via groups.io <vnh84@...> wrote:
?This, to me, is timber framing.? My first thought would be to perform accurate layouts of the joints, then rough cut the 45-degree miters with a circular saw (with a miter guide) or using a ryoba to cut the miter, then true up the miter joints with a hand plane and a square.? To join the return corner, I think either sliding dovetail or double-taper sliding dovetail to draw the miter tight.? Alternatively, mortise and tenon joint and big clamps, then pegs from underneath if the customer enjoys joinery details that are not too obvious.? Taking the tools to the lumber feels lighter on my aching back.? It looks like fun though.?? SW |
Re: Aigner Fence for Felder F700 Shaper
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYou need Felder specific mounting plates for the rear of the Aigner fence plates.? If you buy the Aigner from Felder they come with the plates.? For my 2010 FK700SP I bought new with the Aigner plates.? I¡¯ve since added a stand-alone 2017 F700Z and I wanted to move the Aigner fence plates to that machine. The 2017 has an newer hood design and it required new Felder mounting plates for the Aigner fence. ?I was able to order them from Felder, $60 each or $120 for two plus shipping.? Took a couple months to get them. Consider this cost when deciding where to buy as I think if you order from Felder they include the right Felder plates.? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of G Fuqua
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [FOG] Aigner Fence for Felder F700 Shaper ? I want to upgrade my recently acquired Felder F700 shaper with an Aigner safety fence.? I had a lead on a used one but that fell through.? Anyone have one for sale? ? Gil Fuqua Nashville |
Re: The Log Mantle Project
This, to me, is timber framing.? My first thought would be to perform accurate layouts of the joints, then rough cut the 45-degree miters with a circular saw (with a miter guide) or using a ryoba to cut the miter, then true up the miter joints with a hand plane and a square.? To join the return corner, I think either sliding dovetail or double-taper sliding dovetail to draw the miter tight.? Alternatively, mortise and tenon joint and big clamps, then pegs from underneath if the customer enjoys joinery details that are not too obvious.? Taking the tools to the lumber feels lighter on my aching back.? It looks like fun though.??
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Re: Aigner Fence for Felder F700 Shaper
I just looked at the same thing a while back - turns out the Felder Aigner version wasn't much more to buy anyway, at least on the US Continent. But, I'd be more concerned if anyone actually?has them in stock, despite the fact they list them for sale. Times are strange. On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 11:10 AM G Fuqua <gilfuqua@...> wrote:
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Aigner Fence for Felder F700 Shaper
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI want to upgrade my recently acquired Felder F700 shaper with an Aigner safety fence.? I had a lead on a used one but that fell through.? Anyone have one for sale? ? Gil Fuqua Nashville |
Re: KF 700 not powering up
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi,Check this out! My machine has a spare fuse in both fuse holders and they are both slow blow fuses, most people think that glass fuses are fast blow protection so just check out your spec as they need to cope with the initial surge of power. Martin? On 18 Mar 2021, at 15:25, imranindiana via groups.io <imranindiana@...> wrote:
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Re: KF 700 not powering up
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýGreat, hopefully that is it and nothing else is causing it to blow. You potentially have dirty power from the generator so that may be the culprit. Since it is not local to you?I would order extra. I have this fuse on 2 Felder¡¯s but none have ever blown. Imran On Mar 18, 2021, at 11:00 AM, jontathan samways <jonathansamways@...> wrote:
? Guys thanks for your replys, been a mad few days and only now have I had a chance to look at the saw. Blaine your suggestion of checking the glass fuses looks like it's a winner, I didn't realize they where fuses. One of them has blown, unfortunately my local town only stocks them in 500mA and I need 400mA, so it's a wait untill one is sent to me. Hopefully that's all it is.....will update when the donkey post arrives with the fuse. Jonathan? On Sat, 13 Mar 2021, 07:02 Blaine Wright, <blaine@...> wrote: Hello Jonathan; |
Re: KF 700 not powering up
Guys thanks for your replys, been a mad few days and only now have I had a chance to look at the saw. Blaine your suggestion of checking the glass fuses looks like it's a winner, I didn't realize they where fuses. One of them has blown, unfortunately my local town only stocks them in 500mA and I need 400mA, so it's a wait untill one is sent to me. Hopefully that's all it is.....will update when the donkey post arrives with the fuse. Jonathan? On Sat, 13 Mar 2021, 07:02 Blaine Wright, <blaine@...> wrote: Hello Jonathan; |
Re: Felder Universal Diamond saw blade, does anyone have or used one.
It seems like it mostly makes sense in a production shop cutting a ton of MDF/Melamine. Those products beat up on carbide, and their homogenous makeup seem to coincide with the duty the blade was designed for. There is a local shop here that runs two shifts and they swap blades at the start of each shift. They then send the blades out for sharpening each day. Im assuming they need atleast?4 blades for this cycle to work without interrupting production. 4 decent to high quality blades for any slider are going to be $400-500. On top of that, factor in sharpening multiple blades a day at $15-20 a pop. I can see the uber diamond blade making some sense in that instance.? Patrick On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 8:56 AM <mikkel@...> wrote: I bought mine for the following reasons: |
Re: Felder Universal Diamond saw blade, does anyone have or used one.
I bought mine for the following reasons:
- To replace the scoring blade option - so I don't need a ?have to change blade between rip and cross cuts - So I don't need to sharpen blades so often - So I don't need a whole ballpark of different blade for different cuts (rough cross cut, fine cross cuts, rough rip... You can use universal for much but still). - Less sanding? - Less noise? Real life experience so far: - I like I don't have to change blades all the time - not a biggie when I have planned a project carefully, but for the smaller projects in between its very handy. - I like the noise reduction, but my dust collector actually is louder than any of the blades so not much win as such. - Had a bit of deflection when rip cutting heavy sheets that was too long for my slider (I have the 79"). - Purchased a rip-cut blade and cross cut blade for wet wood and wood that Im not sure about, so that win is also somewhat busted. - Don't miss the scoring option so far, but hasn't tested it enough to be sure I won't need that. So far it looks good at least :-)? Overall Im very happy with the blade, but it hasn't meet all my original expectations. YMMV -- Regards, Mikkel |
Re: The Log Mantle Project
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Thanks for the ideas but my bandsaw is too small to support a 200# log. I have not dealt with anything this size before, if one did have a massive saw, could a 11¡±x7¡±x102¡± log be resawn with manual feed? I just think it would be hard to keep it next to the fence consistently. Cutting miters on the bandsaw would be even harder. The long dimension of finished mantle is 92¡± so most of it would be off the table. This is likely my inexperience but I am not seeing how, in this scenario, I can feed the log at 45 deg into the bandsaw blade properly. The option with a runner in table slot should help with guiding but that runner needs to be perfect and super smooth to not bind due to any feeding force that is not inline with the cut. My log is not quite the size of a project I read about many years ago. These folks put 2 massive bandsaws on air cushions and guided them to make undulating cuts on a stationary log. That was cool to read about pre-utube days but likely there is a video out there now ? Imran On Mar 17, 2021, at 9:04 AM, Jonathan Martens <jonathan@...> wrote:
?On 17/03/2021 01:46, imranindiana via groups.io wrote: I would love to hear if there is a way to joint such big material and any other technique I could have used.Using a band saw with extension tables? Option 1: Lengthwise half of your mantle piece using band saw, miter at table saw and re-assemble: Cut the log lengthwise in half would, with the reference face on the band saw table would have given you enough depth of cut to reference your flat face and cut the miter. After that use domino or other doweling option to realign and glue both halves back together, referencing the flat face again. You might see it a little, but the thin kerf of a band saw blade should not show to much on a live edge IMHO. To make sure you cut nice and straight fix the reference face with screws to a board with a straight edge roughly where you want to cut. Build a simple guide like show here (), but make sure it lies flat on the table instead of suspended and that the make due guide is at the bottom with reference side facing down. This should guide your cut to be fairly straight. Make sure to feed slowly and use a blade with low tpi. Option 2a Band saw miter cut with guidance jig and auxiliary guide at fence: Make a jig with a base that has the two mitered angles at either short side, effectively making a trapeze like shape (some quick 'quick and dirtyascii art' to hopefully illustrate what I mean /____\ ). Attach a fence along the largest side of the base plate at 90 degrees. Fix the reference face against the fence of your jig, using screws (preferably), or clamps. Feed the jig with mantle piece through your band saw making sure that the 45 degree edge of the base plate of your jig rides the bar against the fence Option 2b Band saw miter cut with guidance jig and t-slot runner: Don't use the fence and the temporary guide attached to it, but make a runner at the bottom of the jig that rides the t-slot in your band saw table, make one for 45 positive and one for 45 negative angle. Note: If weight or size is an issue you might consider to first cut of a piece just a little larger than needed for the mitered angle and use a domino or other doweling option to realign and glue together all pieces (some more 'quick and dirty ascii art' to hopefully illustrate what I mean /__ | + |___| + |__\ ) Option 3: Make some else do it for you as your neighbor did ;-) Kind regards, Jonathan |
Re: West System question
Mark. thank you I switched to TB3 a few years ago for everything that I build . I have broken glue joint just to see and only had one break down the glue lie , However I amnot really sure how "waterproof" it really is. My rafters are all under cover , originally thought about exposed tails but I know better.? My test would be nothing more than a compression test to see what glue joint separates or if the wood does first, Just to have some fun and learn. There are a lot of new products out there in every aspect and I am old school that needs to catch up. You guys turned me on to undermount slides and i thought it was going a big adjustment but as one of you said "try it and you will never go back" And yes you were right, Never mind the pile of F. U. drawer boxes on the side of my shop. A slight learning curve and i am not going back. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 8:34 PM mark thomas <murkyd@...> wrote: Glen, are these exposed to water and harsh conditions?? If not, there's no performance advantage to epoxy or resorcinol over Titebond. |
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On Mar 17, 2021, at 11:20 PM, Glen Christensen <grchris1966@...> wrote:
? Imran Never a need for sorry with me, You all don't even have a clue how much I learn from you guys from this group. And that is why I share my stupid ideas, as one of you will set me straight. Glen Alpine Moulding and Millwork Inc. Mail: ?? P.O. Box 257 ?????????? Avery, CA. 95224 Shop: 441 Pennsylvania Gulch Road ????????? Murphys, CA. 95247 ????????? 650-678-3137 LIC # 707507 On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 8:01 PM imranindiana via <imranindiana=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: West System question
Glen, are these exposed to water and harsh conditions?? If not, there's no performance advantage to epoxy or resorcinol over Titebond.
You suggest testing them all to "just see what's better", by what criteria?? Ease of use?? Hard to measure strength, water or heat resistance, longevity, etc.? In any event, no one glue is better in all respects, each is better than another for a specific application.?? Resorcinol is generally superior to epoxy in the extremes (eg, heat/wet cycling) but resorcinol has no gap-filling ability and requires tight joints well-clamped and cured, whereas epoxy is gap-filling without major strength impact.? I think resorcinol fell out of favor just because 1) it's not as flexible as epoxies, which can be engineered to a variety of properties (viscosity, cure time, etc), 2) no gap-filling, and 3) color (vs clear epoxy gluelines)? ?? Titebond is cheap, non-toxic/irritating, water cleanup.? If performance meets the application need, it's the best. |