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| Chuck in E. TN:
I have one 90% completed. Working out how to attach the table. I had issues with the dovetail parts but have them all working now. I can take pics if needed. I strayed from the plans as my materials were imperial, but I worked to the drawings, converting dimentions from the metric to imperial. Chuck |
| John Rudd:
Right, here's a few shots of what I'm trying to do....... Chuck some of your fotos would be good for comparison please...... As can be seen from the second foto, not much support on the right where the gib goes..... |
| vtsteam:
John, as I said before, shouldn't it be that the dovetail (male part) should be riding on the bottom, not the shoulder? Therefore zero support there -- instead there should be vertical clearance, and the shoulder width is irrelevant. According to the drawing, the male part is 8.5 mm deep, while the female part is 8 mm deep. Or have I got that wrong? |
| ziggar:
when people stray from the sequence in the book is when they start having trouble. such as parts not fitting, parts not lining up, and other seemingly insurmountable problems. Ive seen other 'experts' on other forums complaining that handles dont fit and this that and the other doesnt fit or work, but they have ALL been trying to do it they're way. when i made mine i absolutely knew nothing [pretty much the same now if im honest] so i followed the book word for word. It is after all aimed at the beginners to the hobby. I didnt stray one syllable from the text or the drawings, and everything worked exactly as Harold said it would. Everything lined up spot on. Everything worked as expected. And absolutely NO problems at all assembling all the parts. I made it using a Sieg C1 lathe and a Sieg SX1 mill. You have to trust the text and believe that it will all work out the way its supposed to. It will, if you follow the route as printed and dont try to jump ahead and do things out of sequence. and if i remember rightly [cos i cant be arsed to look at the book right now] the 8mm and 8.5mm measurements are correct. |
| John Rudd:
--- Quote from: vtsteam on October 27, 2013, 11:35:01 AM ---John, as I said before, shouldn't it be that the dovetail (male part) should be riding on the bottom, not the shoulder? Therefore zero support there -- instead there should be vertical clearance, and the shoulder width is irrelevant. According to the drawing, the male part is 8.5 mm deep, while the female part is 8 mm deep. Or have I got that wrong? --- End quote --- vt, You could be right and I'm looking to resolve a problem that doesnt exist....... :scratch: Maybe I ought to drop HH an email ask him directly..... ? :bow: |
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