Yeah - for future people, don't do the sliding dovetail approach. I ended up having to have about 1/8" of slop so that I could move anything and even so had to be super careful. Overthinking as usual!
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Yeah - for future people, don't do the sliding dovetail approach. I ended up having to have about 1/8" of slop so that I could move anything and even so had to be super careful. Overthinking as usual!
It's been a few weeks but they're basically done. I made a mess of silicone caulk that I need to get after with a razor blade, but mostly it's done. Almost.
So, pics! Just turn your head sideways...
The things you find about the previous owners. When we looked at old pictures of the house the garage doors were almost a barn door red, matching the doors to the house. When we bought it? White....
There's a moment in any project where you wonder if it's all going to work. Amazingly, this one actually worked. Spoilers!
Next up: hinge pockets in the door frame. The same as the hinge pockets...
I have a 8” Laguna jointer and I’m really happy with it. The fence stays perpendicular and the beds are dead flat. That said, the helical model is now $3,200 … wow. Just wow.
One more piece for the hinge jig: a fence to register against the edge of the door. Since I had some scrap 1/2" ply, I just used the rest of it.
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With my oh-so-fancy jig ready, follow the...
It's the weekend again, which means I got a little time to work on this. Most of it was spent with friends over, but hey ... I'm not complaining. And I'm going to need those friends to help me...
Once I pull my garage down with a 8' unsupported door (16' span overall, but I can use two), then I get to rebuild it. With walls that are 2' higher (8' even? Sob), trusses, storage in the roof,...
The Zip system would probably work really well. Kevin suggested just skinning purple (blue?) foam sheets, which would work just as well in practice. I ended up using styrofoam for the fill because it...
Aaaand my computer caught up. Piccy time!
First up, cutting out the window hole with my trusty palm router. I've had a full size one for years, but the palm router is incredibly useful. Next task...
Alan - it's a California thing. We don't actually get cold here so nothing kills the bugs off. When you buy a house one of the things on the list is to set off a bug bomb. Did they have termites?...
Hey, we have new neighbors! Or at least fewer termites. For folks in cold climates: that's a tent for a bug bomb, not a circus.
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And a finished door slab. Look, magic window! Actually, a...
Uh oh, I replied in thread instead of to the original post ... probably going to make this unreadable.
Interlude: SLEEPING CATS. The cuteness overwhelms.
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Okay, back. We now have a...
Time to see if I'm doing this right...
The rib stock has been cut into a lot of short (6") pieces and a smaller number of longer pieces that span the door. I'm not going to be able to accurately...
Note to self: I probably didn't actually need a 6" grid for a vertical hinged torsion box. That was a lot of cutting.
We start with the pile of loot: plywood and foam on top of my poor...
I'm lucky enough to have a 3 car garage that I can entirely use as a workshop. That said, the ceiling is just a shade over 8' and so the overhead garage doors take up a lot of space - specifically...
I've got the Woodpecker lift and I love it. Going from a crank system to the Woodpecker "insert handle and move" has been fantastic; I used to keep a drill nearby to adjust the height and now I can...
I’m about to try the Soss hinges for a drop leaf. I can tell you how it works out.
I have a 3 car garage that's going to serve as a mixed shop and pool table/beer fridge/stereo area (with a pinball machine if I can wedge it in). Currently the floor is concrete, and in good...
There's a hook at the front of the drawer slide (assuming slides, not hinges) that hook to a loop on the locking device. The front edge of the locking device is basically flush with the front of the...
+1 for cut out the ballasts. I did that on our current garage light and it was a piece of cake - cut wires, add wire nuts, done. I used bulbs from Amazon, link at the bottom. After coming over, my...
Oh, the air outside is frightful, but the woodworking's so delightful...
For years I've gotten by with a dust collector and periodically wiping up the fine dust that eventually coats all surfaces....
That reminds me - any suggestions for cleaning the rack? My drill press is getting on the grindy side. Disassemble and vacuum out? Oil? Something in between?
I'm at the extreme other end right now. I have a two car garage in a townhouse row that shares a driveway with another townhouse row. I've been asked to not run the table saw during the kinda-sorta...
+1 for putting everything on wheels. I've been working with a 1-car-garage equivalent for 14 years now, and being able to move stuff around has been tremendously helpful. Even stuff like a tablesaw...