{"id":1005,"date":"2010-12-27T14:14:44","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T19:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2010-12-30T14:15:57","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T19:15:57","slug":"more-second-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/27\/more-second-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"More second thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are more second thoughts regarding previous posts.<\/strong> The updates are based on additional experience, news, modifications, and ideas relating to these tools.<\/p>\n

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The Domino Effect, June 12, 2009<\/a>. It takes time for woodworkers to develop faith<\/strong> in new forms of joinery, as in new glues and finishes. We would like to have a crystal ball to see how they perform a few generations into the life of a piece. To ease my lingering doubts, I assembled a few test joints<\/strong> with the Domino and annihilated them with a 3-pound drill hammer. The wood failed before the joints. A very light sanding of the surface of the domino tenons\u00a0to improve wetting<\/strong> seems like good insurance.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve used Domino joints in high-end pieces but\u00a0still don\u2019t think they will ever replace traditional mortise and tenon joinery. It would be helpful if the system could make the mortises at least\u00a01\/4 inch deeper<\/strong> than the current maximum of 28 mm (nominal; actual is 29 mm) and use accordingly longer tenons.\u00a0The machine can also be used as a handy small mortiser even without using dominos.<\/p>\n

It would be interesting to hear of readers\u2019 experiences with Domino joints.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lie-Nielsen Convex Sole Plane, September 11, 2010<\/a>. Finger grips filed into the sides of the plane have proven helpful. In general, I almost feel that a tool isn\u2019t really part of my repertoire until I\u2019ve done something to personalize<\/strong> it.<\/p>\n

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8 Simple Shop Tips and Conveniences, February 15, 2010<\/a>. The Ni-MH batteries in the Panasonic drill-light set have finally died after a long, productive life. I replaced the set with the Makita LCT 300W<\/strong> 18-volt drill-impact driver-light set which uses Li-ion batteries<\/strong>. Wow – lots lighter, faster and longer-lasting charge, and what a buy<\/a>. The impact driver is more for DIY than furniture making but it\u2019s a serious bad boy with 1280 inch-pounds of torque.<\/p>\n

Minimax E-16 Bandsaw, May 18, 2009<\/a>. It appears from the Minimax website<\/a> that this model is no longer available from them. The E-16 remains a good fit for my shop because it covers just about all my needs while being lighter and more maneuverable than the more popular MM-16. Nevertheless, I feel as strongly as ever<\/strong> that a quality bandsaw<\/a> will expand most woodworkers\u2019 range of work<\/a> as few other tools can and more than any other machine. Bandsaws do not take up much space and can be made mobile. I suggest a steel frame saw with at least 12 inches of resaw height<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How Much Camber Should Be in Plane Irons?, May 21, 2009<\/a>. Having received a few questions on this, nope, I still won\u2019t say how much. IT DEPENDS. And don\u2019t bother measuring it<\/strong>. In addition to the plane\u2019s function (smoothing, jack, etc.) and the bevel up or down factors, other issues include: is the plane skewed<\/strong> in use (which makes the camber\u2019s “sag” have a shorter span), how sharp<\/strong> is the blade, how hard<\/strong> is the wood, and how is the cap iron<\/strong> adjusted? Also, the amount of downward deflection of the blade\u2019s edge will be altered by most of these factors which will, in turn, affect the functional effect of the camber.<\/p>\n

The key is to monitor the feedback from the blade\u2019s performance<\/strong> and make adjustments at the next sharpening session. Usually, camber is overdone. Fortunately, this is easy to correct, since most of the dullness is at the crown of the camber where it is readily honed away.<\/p>\n

An Inexpensive Saw that Does Its Job Well, May 30, 2010<\/a>. This has been a great workhorse<\/strong> in the shop. I wonder if it could be manufactured with a taper-ground plate for a little higher price. That, and a little better handle geometry would make it even better.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s always more to learn!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are more second thoughts regarding previous posts. The updates are based on additional experience, news, modifications, and ideas relating to these tools. The Domino Effect, June 12, 2009. It takes time for woodworkers to develop faith in new forms of joinery, as in new glues and finishes. We would like to have a crystal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tools-and-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1039,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions\/1039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}