Zeddedhed
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OK, this is not really a WIP as I've finished the project now (apart from installation which happens tomorrow), and it's pretty mundane stuff.
The reason for posting is that I'd like your feedback on the techniques and methods that I've used to complete this job.
The clients brief was to remove the nasty plastic trickle vents from their otherwise lovely solid timber windows and replace them with a full width head drip with the trickle vents incorporated.
Accoya was the chosen timber for it's supposed durability and minimal movement.
First job was obviously to plane and thickness timber all round and then cut to size on the table saw.
Finished blanks were 30 x 126mm
This would give me three pieces at 40 mm + two saw kerfs. Leaving the piece wide meant that I could cut the pockets for two of the pieces on either side of one blank and have better support for the router. I then ripped one piece off and finished the 'middle piece' (I hope this is making sense!!)
The pockets for the trickle vents were routed using a shop-made jig
Leaving me with this bunch of sticks:
The a drip groove was added on the router table:
And a groove to allow the vents to slot into the pockets:
The piece of timber at the back is to give stability to the router.
The cutter used was this little baby from Trend:
Finally the bevel cuts were made on the table saw. This was by far the scariest part. My table saw (Wadkin AGS 10) has a riving knife that is at a fixed height - it doesn't rise and fall with the blade. Also the crown guard is attached to it, so tilting the saw to get the bevels right meant that the whole riving knife/crown guard assembly fouled the fence, so I had to remove the crown guard.
Heres the finished article after a quick coat of paint. They'll be sanded /filled once installed.
If anyone has any comments (good, bad or downright abusive) I'd love to hear them
The reason for posting is that I'd like your feedback on the techniques and methods that I've used to complete this job.
The clients brief was to remove the nasty plastic trickle vents from their otherwise lovely solid timber windows and replace them with a full width head drip with the trickle vents incorporated.
Accoya was the chosen timber for it's supposed durability and minimal movement.
First job was obviously to plane and thickness timber all round and then cut to size on the table saw.
Finished blanks were 30 x 126mm
This would give me three pieces at 40 mm + two saw kerfs. Leaving the piece wide meant that I could cut the pockets for two of the pieces on either side of one blank and have better support for the router. I then ripped one piece off and finished the 'middle piece' (I hope this is making sense!!)
The pockets for the trickle vents were routed using a shop-made jig
Leaving me with this bunch of sticks:
The a drip groove was added on the router table:
And a groove to allow the vents to slot into the pockets:
The piece of timber at the back is to give stability to the router.
The cutter used was this little baby from Trend:
Finally the bevel cuts were made on the table saw. This was by far the scariest part. My table saw (Wadkin AGS 10) has a riving knife that is at a fixed height - it doesn't rise and fall with the blade. Also the crown guard is attached to it, so tilting the saw to get the bevels right meant that the whole riving knife/crown guard assembly fouled the fence, so I had to remove the crown guard.
Heres the finished article after a quick coat of paint. They'll be sanded /filled once installed.
If anyone has any comments (good, bad or downright abusive) I'd love to hear them
