Woodshop, the gate I mentioned (learning this attachment thing, sorry)...
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Lawn Masters
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Thats a nice gate, the handle is awesome looking. it has that handmade look to it, machinery jsut cant replicate that appearance like human hands can.
woodshop
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Nice gate Moze... did you put some kind of finish on to keep out UV or are you going to let it get that nice silver grey that cedar gets when outdoors a while?Moze said:
I resized the image for you ad attached so the dial-up folks can see it.
To answer your question, at this point I still have a real job, so woodworking is just a full-time hobby. I do small furniture, custom picture framing, and some unique stuff using threaded wooden rod and wooden nuts. Will post some later if interested.
Dave
The cedar was predipped, so the stain should stay strong for about 5 or 6 years.
Woodworking is a great hobby to have. I'm building up a collection of tools...takes time & money though. I've looked at the tools to do the threaded wooden rods like you mentioned at Rocklers. Looks like a pretty fun deal...
Woodworking is a great hobby to have. I'm building up a collection of tools...takes time & money though. I've looked at the tools to do the threaded wooden rods like you mentioned at Rocklers. Looks like a pretty fun deal...
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Those threadboxes the you turn onto a dowel are OK for a few projects, but they get dull quickly and are a pain to sharpen and reset. If you are serious about threading wooden dowel stock, get a Beall threader that uses a router with a carbide bit and delran threadbox, expensive but they work all day long like a quality chainsaw. First pic I'm threading walnut, second pic is a cherry nut/bolt, one of my finished products. I sell a lot of these, people put them on their desk at work and tell me they like having the look and feel of wood at arms length, hard to resist picking it up and spinning nut back and forth on bolt. Serves zero propose other than that, but people seem to want them.Moze said:
Hey, this ain't chainsaws... we're off topic... well I did use my 365 to cut down that cherry, and my MS361 on the Ripsaw to mill it.
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Agree on the hinge geo... in fact when I did the gates out of pine in my yard, I purposely made it 1/4" high on the latch end anticipating sag, and sure enough after a few months it "settled" to where its perfect now. If he did a super job on hinges though, used large ones, he might be alright down the road.
Paperweight... that works... also have been told people use them as a stress reliever at work. When things get sour, they reach for it and spin nut back and forth. Maybe psychologically it temporarily transports them to a simpler time, something basic that works. Ask Freud.
Paperweight... that works... also have been told people use them as a stress reliever at work. When things get sour, they reach for it and spin nut back and forth. Maybe psychologically it temporarily transports them to a simpler time, something basic that works. Ask Freud.
Geo, I assure you, this gate will NOT sag. First of all, the frame is out of full 2" thick stock.
Second, there are three 5" x 3/4" oak dowels set at each butt joint.
Third, the hinges are very heavy-duty.
Fourth, I routed a recess that the four "L" brackest fit down into so that they are flush with the surface of the gate.
Fifth, the "L" brackets on the hinge side of the gate are exactly opposite the hinges. The fastener heads you see are actual bolt heads, not lag bolts. The bolts go through the recessed "L" brackets, through the 2" frame, and then through the hinges on the other side where they are held on with lock wasshers and nuts.
Sixth, the posts they are attached to are 4" X 6" posts that are set 36" in the ground. I weigh 200 pounds and I can hang all of my weight on the gate and it doesn't budge. Also cedar is very light.
I had a fence company install the fence, but I built the gate just for that reason, I didn't want it to ever sag.
