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(12-28-2017, 08:48 PM)Azryael Wrote: Well, I gave it a shot. All glued up and now to let it set for a while. Fingers crossed!
The laminating process was actually a lot of fun; I really enjoyed it.
Show us some photos.
What thickness did you use for the strips?
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(12-28-2017, 08:48 PM)Azryael Wrote: Well, I gave it a shot. All glued up and now to let it set for a while. Fingers crossed!
The laminating process was actually a lot of fun; I really enjoyed it.
Hopefully, these armchair woodworkers have guided you ok.
Steve
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The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
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I cut some 1x6's in half safely, and planed each half down to 1/8"
Worked like a charm on that front.
The lamination process went relatively well for it being my first time; wish I'd used Titebond from a can instead of the bottle, but that's all I had on-hand. There was a section that somehow shifted slightly, so I'll have to sand down the side where the bottom layers overhang.
After I do all that, I'll happily get some photos up! For the next time, I need to have even more patience, but it was cold and wet and I wanted to go back inside where it was warm.
Well, before I get to any of that, I need to finish my transmission swap in my pickup.
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Steve
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The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
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I have done this before by using a segmented arch, a good number of segments (6 or 8) gives a pretty good grain flow. To strengthen the end-grain glue joints, do at least two segmented halves and offset the glue lines by 50% and glue the two arches together. Then bandsaw the shape out. This allows you to make the arch as high as you want and also the shape to conform to the likely uneven arch.
My 2 cents.
