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Post by timmyp on Oct 7, 2011 19:45:02 GMT -5
Looking for some advice on rail strips, I ripped some test strips today using the 9/16" method because I cannot find anything free of knots other than some 3/4" cedar from Lowes hardware, the plans call for the 4- 1 1/8" or 8- 9/16" strips , my problem is that using the smaller strips don't seem to be enough to get me around the rib. See the attachment. Thanks for any help guys !! Attachments:
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Post by TimelessSurf on Oct 28, 2011 19:17:16 GMT -5
Wow, that is a bad calculation on my part. They should be 13/16" triangles. I'll update the plans, thanks for the heads up!!
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Post by slomacd on Jan 10, 2012 19:49:00 GMT -5
Similar possible future problem with my 9-2. The book says make the rail strips 3/4" but the plans scale 7/8" (my plans are scaled correctly). I have not final cut anything yet but it appeared, after cutting some test pieces, that the 3/4 doesn't work quite right. Any feedback on this?
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Post by sandlapper on Jan 10, 2012 20:20:12 GMT -5
I used 3/4" strips on my 9'2" plans and it worked fine. although I didn't measure the thickness, I just used standard cut planks from Lowes. My angle got thrown off a little because of my cheap table saw but I managed to corect it.
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Post by nodrama on Aug 29, 2012 21:43:08 GMT -5
Sandlapper, I am having the same issue cutting 3/4 squares on my tabel saw. Some are a little bigger then others. I'm on my 3rd rail, after stacking them it looks like i'll end up a little short. I was planing on ripping down some 1x cedar once I get to the top rail.
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Post by access5 on Aug 30, 2012 9:44:27 GMT -5
Set a piece of 1x next to the blade .... slide fence snug to 1x and set fence. remove 1x and youshould have square..... to get a tri... I set angle at 45 and mark a 45 on end of short piece of 1x...slide fence holding 1x to fence on back side of blade... looking from cutting side , when the top side of angled blade is on the marked 45 degree line on the short 1x, ste fence and feed from front side ....
I don't try to be precise, except on the angle ... but then the chine strip needs to be square.... I use a small Stanley thumb plane to finese... ; )
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