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Routing Dados with Shims Routing dados and grooves across boards typically involves making two passes with a straight router bit while guiding the router against a straightedge. The problem is that resetting the guide for the second cut is time-consuming and leads to errors in the width of the cut. A quicker and more accurate approach is to make the second cut by placing a shim of the proper thickness against the body of a T-square clamped against the work-piece, as shown at right. Percy Blandford Stratford-upon-Avon, England For first cut, router is against fence Shim spaces out router, making dado wider Cold Glue-ups Feel the Heat In the winter, my shop can get too cold for glue to cure properly. Under those circumstances, I enclose my assembled project in a "warm box" made from 1/2"-thick, foil-faced rigid insulation. The interior of the box is heated using lamps or a portable electric heater. When not in use, I stash the flat panels away with my plywood sheets. Available at most home supply stores, these 4' x 8' foil-faced sheets of lightweight foam insulation can be made into a box of almost any size simply by cutting the pieces with a utility knife and then taping them together. To create the walls for small- or medium-sized boxes, you can score one face of a sheet, then snap it toward you from the unscored side to create a folding hinge at a corner. Leave one corner of the box unattached to create an access door. For the roof of the box, just lay a piece of insulation on top of the walls. Hang a cheap thermostat inside the box to monitor the temperature. A thermostatically controlled portable heater can be used to maintain the interior temperature at about 70°. For heat, you can use a high- Top is placed on walls of box wattage commercial work lamp or simply a few portable lights clamped to a holder. Be sure to place the heater or lights a safe distance from the workpiece and box walls. PW Charles Chinaski Hollywood, Florida Heat lamp or portable heater Box is made from 1/2" foil-faced insulation Pe Yh Score and snap to create corners 26 Popular Woodworking October 2003 |
