So I have a few threads on, but this is a different one, I'm deciding on making a cd rack, nothing special, as I can't get the right size, so look on amazon and other places and prices are horrendus for what I'm looking for, soo I think, lets go out get some wood,
4 pieces of lumber, 2x 6x5x1 (for the outside) and 2 similar size but 6" for the rungs, making a ladder looking like case, divded by 5 rungs at about 16"
perfect, get the lumber, start cutting
screw up 1, Jig saw not ideal for cutting and matching the "rungs" , so instead of nice straight ends I get wavy lines, I did cut along the lines, but stil
so come to assembling it, which is great fun on your own drilling pilot holes screwing screws, so do one side, ok, but now the other side wont fit, because the ends are all not the right size, in sp far as I've got them wonky,
So look at ways to get them straight, plane, or buy a belt sander, but I also need a vice and belts and all this kinda crap, total it up, same as just going and getting another couple of pieces and havig Home depot cut them up.
So I go to homedepot and pick up the wrong size lumber, they cut it up I go home and wonrg size, DAMN
So then I take a sample go back see the same dude, then realise I told him 12" and not 16" so we begin measuring, double checking
So he cuts 2 boards with his table saw all to 16" BUT there all not the same size, when you stack them some are shorter than others,
by a very small amount, but still it's going to have a problem,
So he puts them all together and tries to shave off all to the same size, wont do it, so I say, ok, take an inch off. Boom
Have to now try a reassemble later but this project is not as cheap as it sounded or as easy.
HATS off to you carpenters man, you make it look so easy !
I don't do this all the time and I don't have all the special tools,
What I don't understand, is if HD guy cut all to 16", how come out of the 6 pieces 3 or 4 were there wrong size, either a shade too long or too short
I guess if I did it at home I would plane them so they would be all the same size
4 pieces of lumber, 2x 6x5x1 (for the outside) and 2 similar size but 6" for the rungs, making a ladder looking like case, divded by 5 rungs at about 16"
perfect, get the lumber, start cutting
screw up 1, Jig saw not ideal for cutting and matching the "rungs" , so instead of nice straight ends I get wavy lines, I did cut along the lines, but stil
so come to assembling it, which is great fun on your own drilling pilot holes screwing screws, so do one side, ok, but now the other side wont fit, because the ends are all not the right size, in sp far as I've got them wonky,
So look at ways to get them straight, plane, or buy a belt sander, but I also need a vice and belts and all this kinda crap, total it up, same as just going and getting another couple of pieces and havig Home depot cut them up.
So I go to homedepot and pick up the wrong size lumber, they cut it up I go home and wonrg size, DAMN
So then I take a sample go back see the same dude, then realise I told him 12" and not 16" so we begin measuring, double checking
So he cuts 2 boards with his table saw all to 16" BUT there all not the same size, when you stack them some are shorter than others,
by a very small amount, but still it's going to have a problem,
So he puts them all together and tries to shave off all to the same size, wont do it, so I say, ok, take an inch off. Boom
Have to now try a reassemble later but this project is not as cheap as it sounded or as easy.
HATS off to you carpenters man, you make it look so easy !
I don't do this all the time and I don't have all the special tools,
What I don't understand, is if HD guy cut all to 16", how come out of the 6 pieces 3 or 4 were there wrong size, either a shade too long or too short
I guess if I did it at home I would plane them so they would be all the same size