did I use them because I had them?
Years ago, I made a cover for the kitchen trash can with a swing out door at the top. The door was doweled to locate in place at the open end of a counter and a slide bolt to keep it in place. All so the dog could not access the trash.
That 'temporary' design lasted 8 years until the use wore the pivot and got sloppy. Decided to change to a swing down door, using the old parts. Needed to make a filler strip and modify the door section(cut a wide rabbet) for on hand hinges and a different handle.
The tools I used:
Table saw
Band saw
Cordless drill w/ drill bits and screwdriver bit
Hand chisels(clean for filler strip)
Air compressor
Pin nailer(to avoid clamping time)
Hand grinder(level hinge mounting screw tips that were too long due to rabbet)
Hand planer(to fine tune the too wide top)
Belt sander(to prep for primer/paint)
ROS(see above)
Took 40 minutes. Downstairs shop. Upstairs kitchen and garage(where grinder/hand planer are). Four trips up and down stairs, two to garage.
I figure the tools I used(purchase prices) are about $1K. Probably could have hired it done for $250.
However, I bought nothing since I had every tool/material/hardware on hand.
Years ago, I made a cover for the kitchen trash can with a swing out door at the top. The door was doweled to locate in place at the open end of a counter and a slide bolt to keep it in place. All so the dog could not access the trash.
That 'temporary' design lasted 8 years until the use wore the pivot and got sloppy. Decided to change to a swing down door, using the old parts. Needed to make a filler strip and modify the door section(cut a wide rabbet) for on hand hinges and a different handle.
The tools I used:
Table saw
Band saw
Cordless drill w/ drill bits and screwdriver bit
Hand chisels(clean for filler strip)
Air compressor
Pin nailer(to avoid clamping time)
Hand grinder(level hinge mounting screw tips that were too long due to rabbet)
Hand planer(to fine tune the too wide top)
Belt sander(to prep for primer/paint)
ROS(see above)
Took 40 minutes. Downstairs shop. Upstairs kitchen and garage(where grinder/hand planer are). Four trips up and down stairs, two to garage.
I figure the tools I used(purchase prices) are about $1K. Probably could have hired it done for $250.
However, I bought nothing since I had every tool/material/hardware on hand.
