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Tricks of the Trade continued from page 22 Routing Small Pieces Whenever creating small pieces that include a routed detail of some sort, it's best to do the routing on the larger "parent" board, and then separate the small piece from the larger. However, this isn't always possible, and you may find yourself needing to rout a small piece. The question, of course, is how to safely hold the piece without endangering your fingers. With any luck, you already have the answer at hand: a large handscrew. It's the perfect tool for securely grasping small pieces because it's big enough to keep your hands at a safe distance; it's wood, so you won't damage your expensive bits should something slip; and the jaws can be adjusted to hold even wedge-shaped workpieces. If you don't already own a large handscrew, it's worth investing in one for this, as well as all sorts of other shop tasks. Dick Johnson Amarillo, Texas Vise Handle Bumpers I'm sure I'm not the only woodworker who has sported the occasional blood blister caused by a fingertip that got slammed between the ball end of a metal bench vise handle and the vise's lead screw post. I found that a cool, low-cost solution to the problem is to slip a couple of rubber O-rings or washers onto each end of the vise handle. In my case, rubber hose washers - the kind you find inside the female end of a yard hose - did the job perfectly. If you don't have any stashed away in your j unk drawer already, you can buy them in almost any hardware department for less than the cost of a box of Band-Aids. Albert Moody Dublin, California Cleaner Scrollsaw Layout I do a lot of scrollsaw work that involves attaching patterns to workpieces. In the past, I've simply adhered the patterns using spray adhesive. That's a quick and easy approach, but the glue residue can be a mess to clean up afterward, and impedes sanding of the pieces. I've found that I can avoid these problems by first covering the workpiece with easily removable blue painter's tape, available at any hardware or paint store. Adhering the pattern to the layer of tape allows me to just peel the tape off the sawn pieces afterward, removing the glue residue at the same time. When applying the tape, slightly overlap the strips, which makes for more efficient removal from the cut pieces. (If two strips straddle a piece, peel them off by grabbing the underlying strip.) PW Daniel Lynch Newport Beach, California prevent finger pinch 18 Popular Woodworking February 2007 |
