Finished Miter Sled & Picture Frame

Wednesday is when Carol washes the sheets. And in addition she made Taco Soup.  All of this was started before breakfast.

Yesterday, I worked to the miter sled for my table say.  I needed a right isosceles triangle to get the angle right from the saw blade. I don't have one and I didn't want to make a special trip to Fillmore.  We bought a new large wall calendar.  I kept the card board back.  I made  isosceles triangle.  The two sides are ten inches long.  This morning I used it to get an forty-five degree from the saw blade.  I did some practice cuts and I could not get it right.

I did not get enough pictures to show the steps needed to get to the point as shown above.  The two piece that connect to the blade are set at ninety degree angle.  I drove screws through the holes in the sides.  I clamped them to the bottom board so it would not move while screwing in the screws.  The triangle above did not work.  The board was square and using a speed square against the edge of the board, I was able to get it right.

I put a piece of a 2x4 down the center to cover the blade   I shaped to make it more comfortable.

I glued the piece to the board and put a heavy gear on it to hold it until after lunch. I also glued the pointed end to the "V" end.  

The glue had set up.  I drilled three started holes counter sunk them.  

I found a picture that I wanted to frame and I found some Plexiglas to cover the picture.  The glass was very dirty and I worked on it for forty-five minutes.  I cut pieces for the frame.  I cut and recut to get them the right length.  I found a pair of corner clamps.  I glued the side and top together and the other side and bottom together.  Finishing the frame tomorrow.

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Table Saw Sled and Small Table

We have been to the temple all morning.  As soon as we got home, I changed my clothes and went out the garage.

This is the small table upside down.  Yesterday, I glued the gray blocks to the skirt.  I put screws through the holes in the gray blocks and drove screws through the oak blocks into the table.  The legs are secured to the table top.

Using half inch screws I secured the runners to the base.  Now I am in the process to make the guides for cutting perfect miters.  The photo above shows how it will set on the base. There should be a ninety degree angle as represented by the speed square.  

I am making the angle guides out of some old 3/4 inch plywood.  there are two pieces about two inches wide glued together. I then drove screws through them to hold them together. Hope to finish tomorrow.  I need a right angle triangle to get an accurate corner. 

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Three Days in One

Friday evening the internet  died.  I was working on the blog.  Saturday morning it was working.  But I had to start over and it gave me Saturday's date.

I one of our neighbors died last week and they wanted the choir to sing a couple of songs.  I was there most of the morning.  

I needed a way to connect the table top to the legs without driving a screw though the top of the table in to the legs are skirts.  The above photo shows the legs upside down on the table top which is also upside down. I glued four small oak blocks to the bottom next to the legs.

There is a heavy gear on a piece of plywood holding the blocks to the table top.  Later I removed the weight and plywood.  Two of the blocks did not stick.  I applied more glue and left it over Sunday until Monday morning (today), 

This afternoon I glued some blocks to the skirt.  There is a pair of clamps on the right side holding blocks. First I glued them to the oak blocks.  I realized my mistake took them off  Each in each block is a hole.  A screw through the hole into the oak block will firmly hold the top.

l watched an You Tube video showing how to make a miter table saw sled.  First of all I could not find the other table piece.  I finally found it behind the patio cushion.  I trimmed off the double layers.  I had to watch the video again to find out what was next.  First I had to make a pair of runners.  One each for the slots on either side of the blade.  I cut one pair and they were to loose.  I cut another one and it wouldd not fit.  By moving the fence very so slightly to the left several times got one to fit and then I cut the other one.  Next step is to glue them to the board.  I put washers in the slots to elevate the runners.  I applied the glue and a heavy bucket of potatoes on top.  It helped press board one the runners.

I used a my belt sander to make the table top smooth.  There are a lot of saw marks.  I sanded with the grain; across the grain.  I rotated it forty-five degrees and sanded more.  I then used my orbit sander for a fine smooth.

The bird feeder has been empty for about twenty-four hours.  It has been raining some and when it was almost quit.  I put out hen scratch for the birds.

The photos from my Samsung phone were washed out.  They were not at all bright.  I took this photo last week of our poinsettia and the red candle.  They looked a lot better than what I took a month ago.


Comments and questions are welcome.