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Author: | Howard [ Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:38 am ] | |||
Post subject: | Jig for gluing vintage style house bases... | |||
Greetings to all... Lynn and I have been exchanging emails about making and assembling bases...specifically some way that will ensure bases are square and not twisted...plus a way to glue all edges of the sides together at the same time when the top is put over the bottom... Here's the solution I came up...it's easy to put together from readily available material...the pictures tell the story about how it's built and how it works...but here are a few details... 8" x 10" laminated cardboard base at least 5 or 6 layers thick... 3/4" square pieces of wood glued to the base at 90-degrees... cleats made from corner molding...you'll have to make various lengths based on the dimensions of base sides being glued...that's a 3" x 5" base in the photos... Line the edges with cushioning...i used foam core...but may replace it with craft foam... Drill small holes about 1/2" apart in the cleats... Several long point office pushpins hold the cleats in position... Hope the all makes sense... My very best regards... Howard...
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Author: | BurghGal [ Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:16 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Jig for gluing vintage style house bases... |
Genius!! |
Author: | Howard [ Tue Jun 27, 2017 4:39 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Jig for gluing vintage style house bases... |
BurghGal wrote: Genius!! that's a "might strong word" for an old man like me ...how about the word "adaptive"? ...all i did was take a clue from when i did woodworking and musical instrument building...i adapted some techniques and made a small and simple version... my very best regards...howard... |
Author: | Laney [ Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:49 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Jig for gluing vintage style house bases... |
Oh I don't know if "genius" is too strong a word. You do come up with a lot of ingenious ideas for house building. Thanks for sharing your latest invention. |
Author: | Clinton [ Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:46 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Jig for gluing vintage style house bases... |
Building one tonight! Yes Howard, YOU are a genius! You just gotta live with it my friend... |
Author: | Lucy [ Tue Jul 04, 2017 12:19 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Jig for gluing vintage style house bases... |
I, too, am impressed with the jig for making bases. I've never made a base like this before, but I am going to now. It seems to me you could use it for squaring up houses as well. My brother who builds cabinets has a similar set up for making face frames for his cabinets. As always, thank you for sharing these details. Lucy |
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