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Clearance for a Table Saw Motor It isn't difficult to wrap a top around Once you have the top in place, a contractor's table saw (page 16). simply tilt the saw blade, check- The problem comes when you ing for any interference as you go. want to tilt the blade to 45". The first thing I had to do was cut a In many cases, any surface that notch in the cleat running along the extends past the back edge will back edge of my table, prevent the motor from tilting. With the notch cut out, a little The problem could be the thick- more tilting showed me I had a ness of the top or even the aprons small problem where the capacitor and cleats used to build it. To solve on my motor contacted the bot- this problem, you'll need to pro- torn surface of the table. Drilling a vide space for the motor (or other shallow counterbore provided the parts), as in the photo at right. needed clearance there. Creating a Seamless Edge with T-Molding T-molding can really dress up and protect the edge of a shop project. The trick to getting a smooth, clean look is to wrap the molding evenly around the corners of the project to create a seamless edge. The problem is the spine on the backside of the molding. It makes it hard to bend around tight curves, like the top of the workcenter on page 16. To provide clearance, you'll need to make a couple relief cuts in the spine (inset photo). This way, the molding will bend smoothly in place. A Making a Custom Scraper One solution for getting a clean cut with a router is to keep it moving. But if you're using the fluting jig on page 36 to create "stopped" flutes, you can't do that. Once you stop moving the router, the spinning bit can burn the ends of the flutes (photo at right). I usually get rid of bum marks with a sanding block or cabinet scraper. But it's nearly impossible to dean up the rounded end of the flute with a sandpaper block or traditional scraper. To solve this problem, I made a custom scraper from an old hacksaw blade (Figure 1). After drawing the flute profile on one end, you can shape it with a grinder (Figure 2). Finally, to create a sharper edge, use a file to put a slight bevel around the profile. Now the scraper can be used to quickly clean out the ends of the flutes, just be careful not to deepen the flutes — a light scraping is all that's needed. WIDTH OF SCRAPER SHOULD BE NARROWER THAN OF FLUTE GRIND OR FILE BLADE TO SHAPE FIRST: snip off end of hacksaw blade SECOND: TRACE PROFILE OF FLUTE ONTO END OF BLADE |
