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| Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug? |
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01-26-2009, 09:01 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,223
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I use 3x5 index cards folded in half in the lip slot when epoxying...they're pretty cheap.
I have the delta tabletop bandsaw and then if I need to neaten it up I use a coping saw.
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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01-26-2009, 12:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 453
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I too epoxy when th elip is in place........but, I do have some problems with bubbles forming around the slot due to trapped air when the epoxy exotherms. If I don't catch it during the spin/dry cycle, the plug is doomed. Might have to try the "card method."
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01-26-2009, 04:31 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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George those $99 Delta band saws are nice .Think I've been beating on mine 5 yrs. bought new blocks .... seems much faster and narrow blade(that comes with it ) better for handcarves. I have the Delta 14" saw too .. Like the little guy better .. I use the bandsaw and the V-block because I'm hydro orientating first and cutting lip slot in the stock when its round .. I know why you epoxy before lip is in .. I bet its because you like to get a good coat behind the lip .. can't do that with lip in the way .. I use the plastic coated playing cards to save lip slot also .. Just gotta remember to pull them out before epoxy cures .
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01-26-2009, 08:12 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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I have a 14" grizzly (93" blade size) (probably 15 years old) and I **just** bought new blades for doing this very thing. I bought the finest, thinnest blade they made...the problem is not the TPI (even though I have one of the highest TPI's) but the "thickness" of the blade itself. Even the thinnest blade is still a little to thick on those big saws. I think you need a smaller tool IMO. I was going to use a scroll saw but I need a fence for what I am doing and my scroll saw does not have one.
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01-28-2009, 06:33 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tagger
.. I use the plastic coated playing cards to save lip slot also .. Just gotta remember to pull them out before epoxy cures .
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This is the NIB method also..
I don't understand the problem.I also like the cheap delta with a metal blade.. |
FORE!
It's usually darkest just before it turns Black..
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01-28-2009, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 84
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Also, if you pull the cards straight out the nose, you'll be fine. If you pull the card up through the slot, clean the slot out with a clean card.
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