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TIPS & TECHNIQUES SPRAY GUN BLEACH BOTTLE Readers' Tips •Ea&y-to-Build Sawhoree_CANISTER SCOURING PAP ■ To build a sawhorse that provides sturdy support, I angle the legs in two directions. They splay out from side to side, and they tilt forward from each end of the sawhorse. The only problem is this requires cutting compound angles which can be time consuming to set up. So instead, I use a wood wedge to angle each leg in both directions, see photo above. These tvedges are bandsawed from a scrap 2x4. see detail above. Then they're glued and screwed to the rail, see drawing. The next step is to miter the legs to length and attach them to the wedges. The idea here is to position each leg so it's flat against the wedge and rotated forward. (This creates the compound angle.) After screwing the legs in place, I also added a plywood brace for extra rigidity. Adolph Peschke Des Moines, Ioiva Lacquer Thinner Collector An ordinary plastic scouring pad filters the lacquer thinner. ■I use a spray gun to apply a lacquer finish to many of my projects. When I'm done, I clean the gun using the method suggested by the manufacturer. That requires emptying the canister, pouring in lacquer thinner, and spraying it through the gun. But I don't like the idea of spraying lacquer thinner into the air. So I use a simple collector that lets me recycle most of the thinner, see drawing. Basically, the collector is just an empty bleach bottle with an opening cut in the side. The opening is covered with a plastic scouring pad that's attached with hot glue. (You'll find the pads at any grocery store, see margin.) Now I just spray the thinner into the bottle instead of my backyard. The pad filters out the lacquer thinner while allowing the clean air to escape. And after the excess lacquer settles to the bottom, I pour off the thinner and reuse it. Thomas K. Hcdtmeyer Peoria, Arizona SNBVGEJ NOTE: LEGS AND WEDGES ARE MADE FROM 2x4's; RAIL IS A 2x6. BAND SAW BLADE 4 ShopNotes No. 41 |
