Post 25, not even half way there yet in this series.
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Now working on the connection between the cornice rail assembly and the inverted 'T' form beam assembly. There the parts connect with a tongue and groove, the groove having sloped abutments which are chopped out by chisel.
The dado is cut largely by router:
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Lots of time spent kneeling on the floor and sliding around. That's why they call it 'knuckle dragging'.
I'll jump ahead a little to show the result of the tongue and groove joints reaching completion with this first set of parts:
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A closer look at one corner:
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A flipped-over view:
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The Sharpie lines on the edge of the cornice sticks indicate where the molded profile will be taken (later on).
A look at the interface between the two assemblies, where the hope is (after all the parts are together) that I can convince the viewer (who would have to get real close and personal with the parts to check the seams) that these two items are all of one piece:
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Another view:
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Working now on fitting together the two assemblies for the other cabinet - the dadoes have been cut on the underside of the cornice pieces and I'm ready to try the fit:
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The pillow block pairs also require a little additional tuning in this round of fitting, their location guided by aluminum locating pins which were also machined to specific dimensions:
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Together, and aligned:
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Assembly of cornice to inverted 'T' beams is now complete for the second set of parts:
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Another view:
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These two assemblies were then set to one side - banished to 'Waddie land' as it were:
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Another view:
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Changing gears, I decided to carry on with a bit of red bronze machining before I tackled any more woodwork.
Here, I'm checking to see that I have reached target dimension, 1.000", for the length of the 'tenon':
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I found I was able to complete the milling work on the 1"x1"x1' tenons a bit faster than I had expected:
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It's nice to have some spares, as screw ups remain always a possibility when there are so many steps involved.
Another view:
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I took the opportunity to then dress the bottoms of the leveler feet, though these will not actually be the finished surfaces:
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The sharp end of the stick, as they say:
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Bronze - this type of bronze at least - doesn't seem to bad to work at all.
The legs slope at a compound angle, so the feet will also need to be milled eventually at a compound angle - an 'entertaining' bit of work that I shall be content to visualize for the time being. For now, dressing the bottom of the feet to a flat surface makes for more predictable work in the steps immediately downstream. At least that's what I tell myself as they fit the straight jacket....
The feet can now be set aside. I milled the legs down 0.1" in dimension, and tomorrow I'll fabricate a jig to allow me to mortise the leg ends to accept the tenons from the bronze feet.
All for today, thanks for visiting the Carpentry Way. Comments always welcome.
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Now working on the connection between the cornice rail assembly and the inverted 'T' form beam assembly. There the parts connect with a tongue and groove, the groove having sloped abutments which are chopped out by chisel.
The dado is cut largely by router:
Lots of time spent kneeling on the floor and sliding around. That's why they call it 'knuckle dragging'.
I'll jump ahead a little to show the result of the tongue and groove joints reaching completion with this first set of parts:
A closer look at one corner:
A flipped-over view:
The Sharpie lines on the edge of the cornice sticks indicate where the molded profile will be taken (later on).
A look at the interface between the two assemblies, where the hope is (after all the parts are together) that I can convince the viewer (who would have to get real close and personal with the parts to check the seams) that these two items are all of one piece:
Another view:
Working now on fitting together the two assemblies for the other cabinet - the dadoes have been cut on the underside of the cornice pieces and I'm ready to try the fit:
The pillow block pairs also require a little additional tuning in this round of fitting, their location guided by aluminum locating pins which were also machined to specific dimensions:
Together, and aligned:
Assembly of cornice to inverted 'T' beams is now complete for the second set of parts:
Another view:
These two assemblies were then set to one side - banished to 'Waddie land' as it were:
Another view:
Changing gears, I decided to carry on with a bit of red bronze machining before I tackled any more woodwork.
Here, I'm checking to see that I have reached target dimension, 1.000", for the length of the 'tenon':
I found I was able to complete the milling work on the 1"x1"x1' tenons a bit faster than I had expected:
It's nice to have some spares, as screw ups remain always a possibility when there are so many steps involved.
Another view:
I took the opportunity to then dress the bottoms of the leveler feet, though these will not actually be the finished surfaces:
The sharp end of the stick, as they say:
Bronze - this type of bronze at least - doesn't seem to bad to work at all.
The legs slope at a compound angle, so the feet will also need to be milled eventually at a compound angle - an 'entertaining' bit of work that I shall be content to visualize for the time being. For now, dressing the bottom of the feet to a flat surface makes for more predictable work in the steps immediately downstream. At least that's what I tell myself as they fit the straight jacket....
The feet can now be set aside. I milled the legs down 0.1" in dimension, and tomorrow I'll fabricate a jig to allow me to mortise the leg ends to accept the tenons from the bronze feet.
All for today, thanks for visiting the Carpentry Way. Comments always welcome.