andrew whicker
03-21-2018, 11:41 PM
Hi all,
I have a joint that I'm trying to bolster with some steel. I am laminating 3 pieces of wood that are ~5" wide and ~7/8" or 3/4" thick into pieces that are 2.25" to 2.5" thick. The boards are currently closer to 7/8". Besides the point really.
I'm trying to put a piece of steel on the inside of the curve of the joint. I'd like to have a piece of steel water jet cut and then slip into a pre-cut slot. I can make the slots in the straight pieces before glue up easy enough. I was hoping that I could cut the slot in the elbow after glue up of the elbow, but I can't think of how. Router doesn't seem possible, table saw doesn't seem possible. I can laminate a piece in the middle with the curve. Otherwise, I can't think of anything.
Curious if you guys and gals have any ideas.
idea in autocad. Dotted line is hidden line, this shows the piece of steel that I want to install.
382072
Elbow. The black portion needs to be cut out.
382071
Elbow without dimensions:
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the elbow by itself (vertical leg and horizontal leg are not installed / glued up). This one is a bit different, I've made some changes. More or less the idea though. I'm going to make the elbow bridle joints 'female' though. Haven't re-drawn it yet.
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You can see some pieces here (at the bottom of the photo) that are glued up. Also included a photo of the glue up. Hope this helps give you a clear idea. Let me know if you have questions.
382075
382076
Cheers and thanks.
I have a joint that I'm trying to bolster with some steel. I am laminating 3 pieces of wood that are ~5" wide and ~7/8" or 3/4" thick into pieces that are 2.25" to 2.5" thick. The boards are currently closer to 7/8". Besides the point really.
I'm trying to put a piece of steel on the inside of the curve of the joint. I'd like to have a piece of steel water jet cut and then slip into a pre-cut slot. I can make the slots in the straight pieces before glue up easy enough. I was hoping that I could cut the slot in the elbow after glue up of the elbow, but I can't think of how. Router doesn't seem possible, table saw doesn't seem possible. I can laminate a piece in the middle with the curve. Otherwise, I can't think of anything.
Curious if you guys and gals have any ideas.
idea in autocad. Dotted line is hidden line, this shows the piece of steel that I want to install.
382072
Elbow. The black portion needs to be cut out.
382071
Elbow without dimensions:
382073
the elbow by itself (vertical leg and horizontal leg are not installed / glued up). This one is a bit different, I've made some changes. More or less the idea though. I'm going to make the elbow bridle joints 'female' though. Haven't re-drawn it yet.
382074
You can see some pieces here (at the bottom of the photo) that are glued up. Also included a photo of the glue up. Hope this helps give you a clear idea. Let me know if you have questions.
382075
382076
Cheers and thanks.