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08-05-2006, 11:51 PM
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Thanks for the information. Let me do some looking around. In the meantime, they look great! Especially the ones with the banding pattern. Quote: |
Originally Posted by shanghai_sparky My router bit is only 1-5/8".
If you want to cover the cost of a larger one, then I can help out.
For 44mm chips, a 1.75" bit is needed. I have not found a 1-7/8" bit. The next available size is 2" = 50.8mm. | |
08-05-2006, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by noelsarchs Sparky, you will have to charge RT a bit more. He was the guy sitting next to you in the chiptalk tourney the other night who sucked out on you twice in 4 hands and took all your chips and knocked you out of the tourney.  |
Hey! I apologized!!
It wasn't my fault!
The was a flood, an earthquake..
I wasn't even suppoosed to be here today....
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08-06-2006, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RTBrandy Sparky, that's absolutely fantastic!! Great work!
Let me know if you decide to really sell some of those!! | How big do you want them? 100 chips is easier and cheaper to make than 200, but 200 looks nicer.
I have to purchase more lumber. What kind are you interested in?
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08-06-2006, 12:47 AM
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Nice work, I can only imagine what they would look like made of birds eye maple. |
08-06-2006, 10:22 AM
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Nice rack. (sorry, had to be said).
Question - do you have a planer and/or joiner? What kind? I'm thinking about buying.
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08-06-2006, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Poboy Question - do you have a planer and/or joiner? What kind? I'm thinking about buying. | I have both an edge jointer and a thickness planer.
If you are creative, a router table can be set up as a poor man's edge planer. There are some how-to diagrams on various woodworker sites.
I purchased my planer through Rockler's website. For some wonderful reason, they offer FREE SHIPPING to orders over $100. Well DUH! That saved me about $50 and I used it as an opportunity to buy some smaller items that normally chew up shipping costs.
The Ryobe is a good home planer, but you have to rig up a shop vac to catch the shavings.
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08-06-2006, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by shanghai_sparky My first chip tray is almost done. 
It still needs to be sanded and sealed with a clearcoat.
This one will fit 200 39mm Palmas chips.
I am finishing a couple racks that fit 100 each.
The wood is black walnut.
If I sell them, the cost will have to cover the $5 for the wood, pay part of the $40 for the router bit, and a couple dollars per hour for labor.
I'm not Bob Vila, and I don't have his workshop    | Sparky, those looks awesome, just awesome.
Any idea on the price for the chip trays we talked about? Seems you are starting to get your technique down... Quote: |
Originally Posted by RTBrandy I wasn't even suppoosed to be here today.... | Ahahahahahaha!
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08-06-2006, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Wedge Rock Sparky, those looks awesome, just awesome.
Any idea on the price for the chip trays we talked about? Seems you are starting to get your technique down... | After I make a few more and get a good feel for it, I will have a better idea of a cost. The first ones are labor intensive due to mistakes. I ruined a few chunks of walnut just getting those two done.
I also thought of a way to make them stackable. I can use the router to carve a small cove on the bottom to match the top ones. Then glue the sides on and that should make them self-centering and stable.
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08-06-2006, 11:35 AM
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Sounds workable...
You got some skills with the... uh... wood.
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08-06-2006, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by shanghai_sparky After I make a few more and get a good feel for it, I will have a better idea of a cost. The first ones are labor intensive due to mistakes. I ruined a few chunks of walnut just getting those two done.
I also thought of a way to make them stackable. I can use the router to carve a small cove on the bottom to match the top ones. Then glue the sides on and that should make them self-centering and stable. | You are using pieces of wood glued together right? Looks like the joint in at the base of each chip row. |  | |
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