I'm in the process of building the coffee table for SWMBO. She seen the
one Bruce Johnson made on TV and liked it so that's what I'm making. Anyway
finally used the Beadlock jig and not sure what I did wrong but almost
ruined the project. I did as the directions said and marked the legs and
rails and then drilled the holds in two of the legs and the side rails. When
I went to dry fit them everything was way off and cocked. All the holes were
one hole off and it was crooked. I had to eyeball and re-drill a extra hole
in the side rails to make it fit. Almost turned the oak into scraps. Still
don't know what I did wrong. I guess next on the shopping list will be a
mortiser and tenon jig.
Mike S.
[email protected]
I love my BeadLock and Kreg Pro Pack jigs. I had to practice with my
Beadlock. One thing I had trouble with is my tennon pieces had swollen up
and were hard to get in the mortice slots, so I put them in the microwave
for a few seconds to shrink them up. The same thing happens to biscuts too
and you have to hammer them in or shrink them.
"TomL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 02:00:14 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >don't know what I did wrong. I guess next on the shopping list will be a
> >mortiser and tenon jig.
> >
> >Mike S.
>
> Mike, try again on some scrap to figure out what you did wrong. Odds
> are that the tool didn't make the mistake.
> Beadlock works well .....as advertised.
>
> TomL
Mike:
We sell the BeadLock and would be happy to walk you through its usage. Just
give my tech department a call at 1-800-443-7937 - ask for Darin.
Jim Ray, President
McFeely's Square Drive Screws
www.mcfeelys.com
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"Mike S." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm in the process of building the coffee table for SWMBO. She seen
the
> one Bruce Johnson made on TV and liked it so that's what I'm making.
Anyway
> finally used the Beadlock jig and not sure what I did wrong but almost
> ruined the project. I did as the directions said and marked the legs and
> rails and then drilled the holds in two of the legs and the side rails.
When
> I went to dry fit them everything was way off and cocked. All the holes
were
> one hole off and it was crooked. I had to eyeball and re-drill a extra
hole
> in the side rails to make it fit. Almost turned the oak into scraps. Still
> don't know what I did wrong. I guess next on the shopping list will be a
> mortiser and tenon jig.
>
> Mike S.
> [email protected]
>
>
On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 02:00:14 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>don't know what I did wrong. I guess next on the shopping list will be a
>mortiser and tenon jig.
>
>Mike S.
Mike, try again on some scrap to figure out what you did wrong. Odds
are that the tool didn't make the mistake.
Beadlock works well .....as advertised.
TomL
I'd suggest looking at the kreg pocket hole jig. Granted that it's not
exactly fine joinery, but i've found mine to be a quick and simple way to
produce very strong joints. It's very well suited to the rail / leg joints
you described. Here's their site :
http://www.kregtool.com/
Cheers,
Justin.
"Mike S." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm in the process of building the coffee table for SWMBO. She seen
the
> one Bruce Johnson made on TV and liked it so that's what I'm making.
Anyway
> finally used the Beadlock jig and not sure what I did wrong but almost
> ruined the project. I did as the directions said and marked the legs and
> rails and then drilled the holds in two of the legs and the side rails.
When
> I went to dry fit them everything was way off and cocked. All the holes
were
> one hole off and it was crooked. I had to eyeball and re-drill a extra
hole
> in the side rails to make it fit. Almost turned the oak into scraps. Still
> don't know what I did wrong. I guess next on the shopping list will be a
> mortiser and tenon jig.
>
> Mike S.
> [email protected]
>
>