Woodworker's Journal 1982-6-6, страница 50

Shop Tips

Those sanding discs used with electric drills are made with thin paper and I find that they easily crumple and tear. To make them last longer I now take two sandpaper discs and contact cement them together back to back. If the center holes have four perforated slits, I make sure the slits are aligned. If the disc has more than four slits at the center, I've found that this area is potentially weak. To strengthen it 1 misalign the slits.

I usually prepare a few sets in advance, backing two different grit sizes. This makes it quick and easy to go from one grit size to another.

Donald Saunders, Bendersville, PA

These small blocks are great for drying boards or small light projects that have just been varnished. Simply place

are almost unnoticeable, although it's always best to have the side that won't show rest on the nails.

Marilyn Malcolm, Coldwater, MI

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Catalog of favorite wooden toys, wheels, parts & patterns. Send $1. Toys & Joys, Box 628-CB, Lynden, WA 98264.

Make Wooden Toys - Plans, hardwood wheels, parts, dowels, catalog $1.00. Cherry Tree Toys, Belmont, OH 43718.

Build simple Adjust-a-Stool in a box. Telescopes to 32" with fingertip control with 9 sitting positions. Detailed plans $2.50. Hockema Products, Inc., 1200 Ridgeway, Lafayette, IN 47904.

If you're faced with having to cut a bunch of dowels all the same length (dowel pins for example), here is an easy way to do it using the bandsaw. Take several long lengths of dowel stock and wrap them with masking tape at the cut-off points, then crosscut them with the bandsaw. Use a miter gauge if you have one. You'll be pleased to find that the dowels neither splinter nor fly all over, and they will all be the same length.

G.J. Barber. Verona, W1

A simple clamping fixture like this is very helpful when band sawing identical parts. The sketch shows a spade

shape, but any shape can be cut. Stack layers, then join by nailing into waste. Band saw to shape, leaving waste portion as shown. Insert stack into fixture, clamp firmly using bolt and scrap pad, then cut off waste with band saw.

Remove Splinters Fast. Surgical stainless steel tweezer with needle points. Send $9.95. Tweezerman, Box 761C Port Washington, NY 11050 or call toll free outside NY 1-800-645-3340, inside NY 1-800-6326382. Credit cards accepted.

Wooden Toy plans and kits. Unique yesteryear designs (for experienced woodworkers). Catalog $1.00. Woodman East, Box 5333, Titusville, FL 32780.

Varnish Brushes - Save time, money, gas -buy by mail! Free staining brush with order. Guaranteed first quality Badger bristle - the very best varnish brush. 1" $8.75, IVi" - $12.25, 2" - $15.15. China Ox bristle - excellent varnish brush: 1" - $3.70, VA" - $4.80, 2" - $6.05. Compare our prices! Texas residents add 4% tax. Or, send 50f (refundable), for complete catalog of sizes & prices including chip bristle & foam brushes. Texas Woodworks, P.O. Box 14688, Houston, TX 77021.

Free - Catalog of Wooden Toy Patterns (Cars, Trucks, Trains, etc.). Franks Plan Service (WJ-12), 1202 Second, Booneville, MS 38829.

While holding stack firmly together, place other end in jig, then clamp, and cut off remaining waste.

G.J. Barber, Verona, WI

Cutting spline grooves on short and narrow stock can be difficult. Yet it's an operation that's fairly common, especially if you make clock cases. With wide boards you can tilt the blade and run the mitered edge against the rip fence, but short and narrow stock doesn't lend itself to that technique. However, here is a jig that makes the job easy and safe. Size the jig to suit the workpiece.

Swing: Comfortable Old Time Platform family lawn swing. Detailed, illustrated plan with material list. Send $4.00 to: Edward G. Mason, 8322 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek, Wl 53154.

Miniature Furniture Patterns. Dollhouse plans. Basswood, hinges, tools, books, wallpaper. 1" to 1' scale. Catalog $1.00. Green Door Studio, Dept. WJ, Box 6200, St. Paul, MN 55118.

Woodcraft Patterns; Windmills, Wishing Wells, Flying duck & pheasant, indoor-outdoor planters, bird houses, feeders and much more. Price list, $1.00. 11840 US 27 North, DeWitt, MI 48820.

Musical Instrument Kits! Appalachian and hammered dulcimers, banjos, mandolins, even harps, lutes, harpsichords, WJ Hughes, 4419 West Colfax, Denver, CO 80204.

Framing Pictures? Cut your own mats perfectly! Double; V-Groove; 3-D; Inlay. How to make and use mat cutting board, $6.95. Hawleys, 47-L Grace, Marlboro, MA 01752.