Tom Mobley Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 No pics on the first post, forum usually eats them. I should mention that this a first attempt at building something furniture grade. This is really a test mule, the plywood is 3/4" Birch front, Maple back with small knots. {edit 10/27: I inlined all the photos in the thread after receiving a couple comments about whatta PITA it is to go clicking through all the screens. Downside is that the pages may take awhile to load for the guys on dialup connections.} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 Here's the saw I bought, 287 lbs, rips 36" on the right of the blade. Big honker is creating space issues in the garage already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 This Freud blade is a killer, $50 and worth every penny. Ripping an 8' piece of 3/4 plywood is no joke, especially if straight, clean cuts are desired. I just set up two saw horses behind the saw, laid a piece of plywood over them for an outfeed table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 This is what two pieces of plywood turn into after all the cutting. The strips on the right are glue block material and the vertical grained upper riser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 another view of the product. Right behind is the downstairs A/C, should have routed it into the garage, it was 100 degrees in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 side view of the load. this Home Depot plywood was pretty good, I didn't run across any voids in all that sawing. Tomorrow, a trial build, no glue. I still need to bevel the ends of several of the pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Nice saw, Tom. I bet that'd rip some db's out. Looking forward to seeing how your project takes shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Nice saw, keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 Funny, the saw isn't nearly as noisy as the 9-gallon shop vac I bought to pull the sawdust off. That vac is a screamer. My 7 year old son can't stand to be in the garage with it. His hearing is probably still good to 20KHz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Tom, brother! you're not just messing around. I generally take a couple of weeks to work myself up to starting a project, and look at you! a couple of days and you're off and running! Way to go, dude... Thanks for the pics, and keep 'em coming on the build. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Well, to be a little more realistic about it, check the previous Belles thread..... 6/14 was the day I got interested in this deal. More progress today, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Well, yeah, but I was on that thread, too, and I got interested, and I ain't done nothing but put together some plans and they ain't even done yet... You did the plans, bought a table-saw and cut the wood already! Good job. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 here's a couple shots. the bottom cab is held together with 1 or 2 brads in each panel, the top is just sitting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom Mobley Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 oops, same pic as before. never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 better now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 side view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorjen Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Really nice work Tom. You're havin' some fun now. The pics of your new saw kind fo made me "RIGID" hehe. By the way, do you still have the BIC turntable that came in that box on the shelf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Nope. It was a changer I bought new in 77, I don't even remember whatever happened to it. I still have the Yamaha YP-211 that replaced it though. It's on that same shelf, but off to the right. Hasn't been out of the box in at least 10 years. Believe it or not my wife recently picked some old Christian and Gospel albums somewhere, wants me to get it out. BTW, I started the refinishing project on the '60 Klipschorns too. They're Mahogany Lacquer, crazed, cracked and peeling. I pulled one of the upper section side panels, stripped it. and stripped it. and stripped it some more. That lacquer is thick. I used a micrometer on a piece I peeled off, it was .012". Anyway, did the wipe-on, thinned, oil base gloss poly thing as outlined by Greg and more recently in Fine Woodworking magazine. That old Mahogany is absolutely magnificent, most gorgeous wood I've ever seen. It's ribbon stripe, looks like it's lit from within. Iridescent, shifts to almost a pure gold at some angles. Tilt it back and forth in the light, it looks like the grain is trying to jump out. Easy to see why it was such a favorite back then. That thinned poly deal is excellent in evey way. Hardly any way to goof it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 ---------------- ...That old Mahogany is absolutely magnificent, most gorgeous wood I've ever seen. It's ribbon stripe, looks like it's lit from within. Iridescent, shifts to almost a pure gold at some angles. Tilt it back and forth in the light, it looks like the grain is trying to jump out. Easy to see why it was such a favorite back then. ---------------- I agree, it's as beautiful as you said. Are you going to be able to re-lacquer and keep it? Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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