Hey folks, You'all must be a whole lot more fastidious than I am. (LOL) Not that I am a complete slob but I am happy when I get real close. The old sander will cover a multitude of sins. What sins the sander can't cover my trusty power planer will. (LOL) (not including fingers) I do, however, agree that trying to get multiple boards to come out exact is a nightmare and probably beyond my ability. I would also make the final cuts *after* I had them put together. In order to get a reel smooth top I would also not try the 2x4 top thing. I find that you will have the same problem with the tops of the 2x4s as you did on the ends. I have found that the particle board does make an excellent working surface. When it gets really beat up then just change it out and you are good to go. Cy, the ancient Okie...
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R & S Enterprises Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 1:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring wood I would suggest rough cutting the table top boards, a a little long, assembling the top and making the final cut on the assembled top. It is very difficult to get multiple boards to fit exactly the same length without a slight protrusion or recess where they are next to each other.. Cutting after assembly makes sure of smooth stransitions from one board to the next. and the final sanding smoothes it all up. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:00 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring wood > I mean no offense, i just did something very similar with Maple 2x4. I am > no carpenter. but I love my table. > I measured, cut, glued, and sanded. A 1/16 difference can be sanded away, > unless you are trying to fit it tight into a space, that's what I'd do. > > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > how accurate does it need to be? > > Will you be gluing? > > > > > > On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, William Stephan wrote: > > > >> John, thanks. I have one of these as well as one of the telescopic rulers that click at the 1/16. For some reason known only to the manufacturer of these, the extension rods for the two rulers are not interchangeable. So, three feet is the max I can get. I guess I can mark and measure, but I'm a bit concerned about accuracy. > >> > >> > >> Bill Stephan > >> Kansas City, MO > >> (816)803-2469 > >> William Stephan > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: "John Schwery"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: 8/22/06 1:30:31 PM > >> To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring wood > >> > >> Bill, I use rotomatics. They start with a 6-inch ruler that is > >> marked every 1/2 inch with a thread of the 3/8, 16, rod. One turn of > >> the marked nut is 1/16th of an inch. A regular nut is also on the > >> rod to lock the marked nut in place. One can add any of > >> extensions. These come in lengths of 6, 12 and 18 inches. > >> > >> > >> earlier, William Stephan, wrote: > >>> I've decided I just have to build a small but sturdy table in my > >>> basement, measuring 36 x24 x 42 high. I'm going to make the thing > >>> entirely out of 2 x 4s. I can measure accurately up to 36 inches. > >>> I have a tape measure, but I tend to use it for rough estimates, not > >>> for measuring where accuracy is a concern. > >>> I > >>> can get the lumber yard to cut a 48 & 42 inch 2 x 4 that I could > >>> use as a guide, but I thought I'd ask if any of you had a better > >>> suggestion or knew of an accurate measuring device that could > >>> handle those kind of lengths that wouldn't break the bank. > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance. > >>> > >>> > >>> Bill Stephan > >>> Kansas City, MO > >>> (816)803-2469 > >>> William Stephan > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> To listen to the show archives go to link > >>> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > >>> or > >>> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >>> > >>> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > >>> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >>> > >>> The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > >>> http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > >>> > >>> Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions > >>> From Various List Members At The Following Address: > >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > >>> Visit the new archives page at the following address > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy > >>> Man list just send a blank message to: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Yahoo! 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