Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-1, страница 45
stretcher and hench slop are cut to final size after the glue on these subassemblies has dried. Make benchtop and pedestal T-boxes: Make the bench top T-box as described in the Special Techniques article: Make A Torsion Box (page 29). The two pedestal T-box assemblies are nearly identical lo the lop assembly, with the exception being ihe long core strips are doubled up in the center, and there's no Bill of Materials (all dimensions actual) Pan Description Size No. Req'd. Pan Description Size No. Req'd.
Sizes given are final dimensions. Skins should be cut about Ve in. larger in length and width, then trimmed Hush to core with router Stretcher and bench stop parts should be cut slightly oversize before glue-up. After glue has dried these parts are cut to final listed length and width. area of solid core strips for a vise mounting. The doubled-up center core strips provides a solid area for the holts (M) thai are used to join the stretcher to the pedestals. Make the stretcher and bench stop: The stretcher and bench stop are both laminations of two sections of '/- in. MDF. The sections should have been cut slightly oversize, as noted earlier, so the pans can be cut to final length and width alter the glue has dried. Bore a in. diameter hole in the bench stop as indicated, 23A in. up from the bottom end. then use your band saw or jig saw to cut the l/2 in. wide slot up to the hole. Add the end plates: Glue and screw the stretcher end plates on the stretcher ends, and the pedestal end plates onto the top ends of the two pedestals. Note that the left edge of the left side pedestal plate must be notched lo allow clearance for the bench stop. Rota out hench stop mortise in hench top: The best way to cut the hole in the bench top lor the stop is using the rouier, a in. diameter straight cutter, and a template. Size the template with respect to the guide bushing thai you'll use with the in. diameter straight cutter, so that you'll get a cutout that measures 1 in. wide by 3 in. long. The easiest way to index the template correctly (you'll need to make the cut on both sides of the benchtop T-box) is by cutting the template so its edges align with the bench top corner. That wa\. when you flip the benchtop over to make the cul on the bottom, you can be assured that the template will index perfectly. Once the bench stop mortise is complete, use a 'A in. radius rounding-over bit to round the edges of the bench stop to a 'A in. radius, matching the radius of the moriise corners. Assembly: Attach the left-side pedestal ^ r p*T V/ i e. N/vj January/February llW Pico if circle No. JO on the Reader Service Card. 7 |
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