Thursday, September 17, 2015

Something I Learned From My Father

1. Always use the right tool for the job.

2.  If you don't have the right tool, enough ingenuity with the wrong tool may work.

I decided that the end mill solution for slicing the rings on a diameter would not work because there would be nothing holding the pieces in place when the last section was cut.  So I needed a way to holsd the ring while passing it through a bandsaw.  Always keep your fingers away from cutting tools.  (Why are bandsaws used by butchers?)  So I built something of wood to hold the ring in place.

Why such an odd shape?  No jigsaw, so I used the bandsaw to make two parallel cuts, then used a Forstner bit to make the cut across.

2 comments:

  1. "No jigsaw, so I used the bandsaw to make two parallel cuts, then used a Forstner bit to make the cut across. "

    Note that, as I learned in shop class, you can easily make curved cuts with a bandsaw - just not as sharp as with a jigsaw, and you want to make relief cuts first. Make a couple of those and you can - if the project needs it, as this does not, even end up with a square, flat back surface, if there's a little room to maneuver.

    I mention this only because that seems much easier and faster than cutting across with the drill press and Forstner bits, so maybe you forgot?

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