Scroll saw comes out of retirement :D

[martinka]

I think I burnt out from scroll saw use over the last 18 months, but after a couple of months of not using it, I found something to do with it again. My O/H, unknown to me, had been selling stuff on ebay that she/we no longer needed, and bought me an Asus Memo Pad 10 for my birthday, so I decided to make a stand for it. I'm quite pleased with the stand, considering I am not really interested in woodwork, and the scroll saw is my only real woodworking tool, but what I am really posting for is to ask a question. I was stumped for how to fasten the hinges to the stand, and ended up sticking them on with superglue, but the shorter hinge soon broke off. The main body of the stand is 6mm ply and the 'prop' is 3mm, so a bit thin for screws. I stuck the short hinge back on using a glue gun, which seems much more secure but doesn't look very tidy. Any suggestions?

After I finished the stand I decided to buy a case for the tablet. I found out the case also doubles as a stand. :roll:

 

[ChrisR]

Martin.
Sorry but can’t think of any answer to the hinge problem, but the wife bought herself a tablet a few weeks ago, and I made a stand from Steve Goods pattern, it is very simple but does the job well.

I then made four more for the Cats Protection shop to sell.

Now the only problem, the wife keeps asking how to do this and that on the tablet, I don’t have a clue :? . We get a lot of children going up our road on their way to school, I know she would get more info if she went out and asked one of them.

Take care.

Chris R.

 

[scrimper]

Martin for fixing the hinges you need tiny brass wood-screws they are available right down to 1/4" x 1 or 2 gauge or you could use small brass nails cut off to size. Screws are better.
I always keep a range of tiny brass screws in my screw cabinet for my fretwork projects.

 

[martinka]

Martin for fixing the hinges you need tiny brass wood-screws they are available right down to 1/4" x 1 or 2 gauge or you could use small brass nails cut off to size. Screws are better.
I always keep a range of tiny brass screws in my screw cabinet for my fretwork projects.

John, I have some 1/4" brass screws but they are just a bit too long. When I made a hinged guard for my mill with the same materials, I wasn't bothered what the surface of the ply looked like, so I screwed them in then ground the point off the other side with the Dremel, and it worked a treat. It just occurred to me that I could screw them part way in and then remove them and grind the end off before screwing them in proper - and it also just occurred to me that I could use glue on the screws to make them a little more secure. Cheers for the nudge!

Chris, if SG's stand is the one I am thinking of, I can't help thinking someone would trip up and fall on it, or more likely my missus would fall asleep on it, and the tablet would snap where it locates in the stand, which is why I like one which supports the full device. Chances of it happening are miniscule to zero, but I get these things into my head... No kids needed here for instructions, I've always loved gadgets like this.

 

[scrimper]

If the wood being fixed to is thin I actually do as you say and file the ends off, I sometimes let the brass ends show and make them a feature, if done carefully it can be quite neat and attractive.

 

[martinka]

If the wood being fixed to is thin I actually do as you say and file the ends off, I sometimes let the brass ends show and make them a feature, if done carefully it can be quite neat and attractive.

although in this case it'd make a mess of whatever it's stood on.

 

[scrimper]

If the wood being fixed to is thin I actually do as you say and file the ends off, I sometimes let the brass ends show and make them a feature, if done carefully it can be quite neat and attractive.

although in this case it'd make a mess of whatever it's stood on.

You don't leave the ends sticking out they are filed/sanded total flat with the wood and polished/varnished over like flush rivets! If done properly with fatter screws so the ends are larger after filing it can look decent.

 

[martinka]

If the wood being fixed to is thin I actually do as you say and file the ends off, I sometimes let the brass ends show and make them a feature, if done carefully it can be quite neat and attractive.

although in this case it'd make a mess of whatever it's stood on.

You don't leave the ends sticking out they are filed/sanded total flat with the wood and polished/varnished over like flush rivets! If done properly with fatter screws so the ends are larger after filing it can look decent.

erm... I was joking. I understood what you meant.

 

[toesy]

Mind you could have been a great built in anti slip device -