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Occasionally there isn't enough room to get a pencil into the confined space available to trace the new cut line. When this problem arises, you will need a mini awl to scribe the lines, rather than drawing them with a pencil. To make the mini awl, I acquired an old dental pick from my dentist and ground the tip to a fine point. When cutting scribed lines, cut right on the line, because accuracy is important here. It would be helpful to practice cutting and fitting a few picccs to familiarize yourself with this technique.

If you have a 1 "-wide belt sander, it can be made more useful with a minor modification. I removed the platen that the belt rides against and ground both of the back edges at an angle, tapering them inward from the edges about 5/16" toward the ccntcr and approximately 1" above the table.

In the event you need to sand an edge in a confined area, there are a few tools available to accomplish the job. Two of tbcm, Super Sanders and Scroll Saw Files, are powered by mounting them on the scroll saw like a regular plane end blade, and both work well.

This will allow you to sand into most corncrs. Because the belt sandc.r is very aggressive at removing wood, use fine belts, 1 BO- to 220-grit, and a light touch.

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Being thinner than the Scroll Saw File, the Super Sander will fit right into a corner.

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When fitting a small piece to the project, don't cut it out entirely. Plan ahead and leave some extra material on the unconnected edges to serve as a handle.

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