tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post4792948605275123065..comments2023-10-25T05:58:28.694-04:00Comments on Combray Furniture Studio: Sunday ToolFoolery - Hot-Rodding A Stanley Miter Box (Part One)Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03042590412023915722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-89124759110132373652010-12-21T15:59:09.676-05:002010-12-21T15:59:09.676-05:00Hi
Great job, Can i ask what you used to clean up ...Hi<br />Great job, Can i ask what you used to clean up "Scrub" your boxJames Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-9643223628463270582010-12-15T08:26:22.531-05:002010-12-15T08:26:22.531-05:00Nice looking box! One of these days I'm going ...Nice looking box! One of these days I'm going to pick one of these up. I keep telling myself I don't really need one, but every once in awhile I wish I had one.Bob Rozaieskihttp://www.logancabinetshoppe.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-5234513798002630152010-12-14T07:53:12.222-05:002010-12-14T07:53:12.222-05:00Super post. I really like your cam locking mechan...Super post. I really like your cam locking mechanism (especially the seventh photo). Your blog posts always feature worthwhile content.Jeff Branchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402561454519694074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-47907827543263427022010-12-13T10:48:06.169-05:002010-12-13T10:48:06.169-05:00Greg- Thanks for the offer on the screw point. A...Greg- Thanks for the offer on the screw point. As I'm using a slightly thicker base, it throws the screw under the workpiece. I suppose that in a pinch, I could just use a clamp (or affix a piece of sandpaper to the fence) to make sure it doesn't move. But as most things like this go to the shooting board for a final edge, I think I'll be fine on whatever micron-sized movement occurs.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip on increasing the effective angle with the guide post, as well!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042590412023915722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-91070948811210947712010-12-13T10:11:02.007-05:002010-12-13T10:11:02.007-05:00Yes, I would not use the screw points myself on a ...Yes, I would not use the screw points myself on a finished edge. For carpenter-quality work, or where the edge will still be worked with a plane, the points work fine. I seldom use the ones on my mitre box, nor do I often use the stock guides. I have a spare spur point for a Stanley-shoot me a mailing address and I'll drop it in the mail to you if you want it. <br /><br />Speaking of the stock guides, one thing that I forgot to mention is a trick that my grandfather showed me when he was the owner of my mitre box. He would use the stock guide between the workpiece and the fence, to set an angle that would otherwise not be possible alone by pivoting the swivel arm of the saw.Greg Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135476822679157889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-34369263304071729422010-12-13T08:29:03.797-05:002010-12-13T08:29:03.797-05:00Greg -- You are absolutely right. The holes exist...Greg -- You are absolutely right. The holes exist, but only one of the pointy screws. I'm going to rework this a bit, adding a dado and creating another wooden stock guide for the right side. Thinking about the physics, if needed support in one direction, securing these would do the trick. Creating and installing the little screws in the fence would secure it in the other direction. I'm just concerned that I will take a piece of stock, fully dimensioned, and scrape it along this screw point. I think half of my time planning things like this involves trying to protect me from myself!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042590412023915722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-6914305199477299512010-12-13T08:01:07.332-05:002010-12-13T08:01:07.332-05:00Interesting post on the miter box-I'll look fo...Interesting post on the miter box-I'll look forward to the next update. I was going to comment on the crown molding stock guides, but David beat me to it. For holding flat work, most of these boxes came with threaded, pointed spurs on both sides of the fence, near the cutout for the blade, to grab the edge of the workpiece.Greg Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135476822679157889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-890812740192266052010-12-13T07:08:38.816-05:002010-12-13T07:08:38.816-05:00Ahhh. . . That makes perfect sense. Here I was th...Ahhh. . . That makes perfect sense. Here I was thinking "How can they get any pressure on the stock with this thumb screw? This gives me something to think about as I move forward.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042590412023915722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951405337023506146.post-87781671447669563552010-12-12T23:54:47.339-05:002010-12-12T23:54:47.339-05:00I Chris, good for you on the mitre box. I'm st...I Chris, good for you on the mitre box. I'm still looking for one, and here in my neck of the wood, it could well take a long time befor I find one worth buying...<br />As for the "hold fast", I think they were there to hold Crown molding in place wile cuting, since you have to hold them at 45 degrees to make the cut!!<br />CheersDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017066552183432883noreply@blogger.com