Easy way to hold a tapered plug for trimming without damaging the good face:
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Easy way to hold a tapered plug for trimming without damaging the good face:
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Never before heard of trimming plugs before installing them. Trimming them after installation is super easy using a sharp chisel.
"Anything seems possible when you don't know what you're doing."
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Or flush cut saw.
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I guess I should have been wordier! Of course I flushed them after they were glued in place....but the plugs were so long that they hit the concealed fastener before the plugs were in far enough to make a gapless fit due to the tapered sides. I needed to shorten the tapered end to get a nice invisible fit. If you try to put in a vise or just grab it with normal pliers, it flattens the plug and you don't get a nice fit.
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BTW, I never use tapered plugs, always prefer to use the Fuller plug cutters and counterbores--no need to trim before installation.
"Anything seems possible when you don't know what you're doing."
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Clever! Thanks for the tip Paul!
Fred
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Thanks for clarifying, good tip.
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