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Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
By:skrap1r0n
Date: 11/18/2011, 4:26 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips (Donovan)

: When you are cutting your strips, also cut a lot of pine strips to
: use in dialing in your router. Going stapleless does take longer
: but I have never regretted using that method. The 1/4" bead
: and cove actually give a better joint on 3/16" strips than
: on 1/4"

So the 1/4" bit actually works better with 3/16ths strip? Thats good to know.

So you still recommend 1" strips, or should I use 3/4" wide strips. I heard that using the heat gun with thinner strips makes the strips fit truer and leads to less work fairing it in.

I am getting a couple of clear cedar fencing pickets. I will use this as my "dummy sheer". I also plan to screw a small block to each form at the sheer strip, in effect widening the form a bit. I'll hot glue the actual sheer strip to this removable block. Then when I get done I can unscrew the dummy block and twist it off where its hot glued to the actual sheer strip.

In answer to the question, yes, I will make test cuts and runs through the router each time I have to set it up using the $2 cedar picket.

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Strip: few questions about milling the strips
skrap1r0n -- 11/18/2011, 3:51 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Donovan -- 11/18/2011, 4:07 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
skrap1r0n -- 11/18/2011, 4:26 pm
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StephenHJ -- 11/22/2011, 12:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2011, 2:36 am
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Mike Savage -- 11/23/2011, 11:28 am
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Kevin McAtee -- 11/23/2011, 6:22 pm
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Rick -- 11/24/2011, 2:18 pm
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Dwight Lynn -- 11/18/2011, 6:03 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/18/2011, 6:15 pm
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Dwight Lynn -- 11/18/2011, 6:22 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/18/2011, 6:36 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/18/2011, 6:44 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/19/2011, 12:00 am
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Etienne Muller -- 11/19/2011, 4:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/20/2011, 2:17 am
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/19/2011, 5:52 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/19/2011, 12:37 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/20/2011, 9:43 am
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
ancient kayaker -- 11/20/2011, 9:44 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/21/2011, 1:27 am
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Kevin McAtee -- 11/25/2011, 8:02 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/25/2011, 9:01 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
skrap1r0n -- 11/18/2011, 8:08 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 11/21/2011, 10:57 am
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skrap1r0n -- 11/22/2011, 12:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/22/2011, 12:46 am
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Kevin Greer -- 11/18/2011, 7:02 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Allan -- 11/18/2011, 8:46 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
skrap1r0n -- 11/18/2011, 9:02 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2011, 2:55 am
1/4 in strips
Jay Babina -- 11/22/2011, 2:43 pm
Re: 1/4 in strips *PIC*
John Caldeira -- 11/24/2011, 2:41 am
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
skrap1r0n -- 11/22/2011, 10:14 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/22/2011, 10:50 pm
Re: Strip: few questions about milling the strips
Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2011, 2:37 am
OT: I'm back
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/23/2011, 8:36 pm
Re: OT: I'm back
Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2011, 2:59 am
Re: OT: I'm back
ancient kayaker -- 11/24/2011, 5:56 pm
Re: OT: I'm back
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2011, 2:23 am