"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
02/21/2019 at 14:29 • Filed to: None
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"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
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I’m looking to slice some wooden dowels into a number of equal length (~1/2") pieces for a project. How would you go about doing that?
TheRealBicycleBuck
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 14:35 |
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Do you have a table saw or a miter saw?
BigBlock440
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 14:37 |
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Depends on how thick and how many, but a miter saw would be the easiest/quickest. Put a hard stop a half inch from the blade and go to town.
Future Heap Owner
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 14:37 |
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If I’m okay with some slop: measure and cut one, use that to make more marks to cut the rest (don’t measure again).
If I want as close as possible: measure slightly past desired length, cut one. Use that one to make marks to cut the rest. Sand them down gradually until they’re all exactly the desired length, making frequent comparisons while sanding.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 14:40 |
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If you have a table saw, set the fence and go to town.
If the required length is too great or
you have a band saw, cut one piece as a master and use it as a guide to cut each new piece (align the ends, cut where the dowel ends). If you have neither, and only have a hack saw, chop them to approximate length and then true them with a master dowel, or use the one-at-a-time band saw technique.
Merfthemadmauler
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 14:42 |
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Miter snips or trim shears work good on 3/8 or less dowels.
CB
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 14:43 |
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I’d probably use a table knife, but I’m also not a handyperson.
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CalzoneGolem
> TheRealBicycleBuck
02/21/2019 at 14:50 |
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I have a table saw that is currentl y without a fe nce.
Ash78, voting early and often
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 14:50 |
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Hire Lorena Bobbit? I heard she was suddenly popular again, so contact her before she’s booked up.
Honestly, assuming no table saw or band saw (with a fence) you can just use the first one as a template for the rest. Even if not accurate, you’ll at least be precise.
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CalzoneGolem
> BigBlock440
02/21/2019 at 14:52 |
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It’ll be 5/8" woo de n dowel and I’m not sure how many.
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CalzoneGolem
> Future Heap Owner
02/21/2019 at 14:52 |
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This kinda sounds like what I had planned.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 14:54 |
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I would use my compound miter saw with a stop set at the 1/2" away from the blade, then start chopping like a crazy man.
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CalzoneGolem
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/21/2019 at 14:55 |
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I have a table saw that I got f or free from the dump. It does not have a fence right now.
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CalzoneGolem
> CB
02/21/2019 at 14:55 |
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Ok then I wasn’t asking you .
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 15:01 |
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If you have two C-clamps, a framing square, and a 2x4, then you have a fence.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 15:03 |
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Karate chop!
CobraJoe
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 15:07 |
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Clamp a board to the table to use as a fence.
A cutting guide doesn’t always have to be a fancy repeatable setup.
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BigBlock440
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 15:13 |
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5/8 is small enough, you could probably build a jig for a hack saw. A circular saw with a fine tooth blade and another jig would work also and be better than a manual saw for a large number of them . A couple scrap pieces of wood nailed together to hold the dowel with a gap for the blade and a hard stop at whatever thickness you need. Cut, dump the piece out, push the dowel until it stops again, cut again, repeat.
diplodicus forgot his password
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 15:44 |
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I was going to say I’d buy wood dowels in the size I wanted, but I can’t find 1/2" long dowels even on wood dowels.com So my next answer is drill your holes deeper
66P1800inpieces
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 17:31 |
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Measuring tape, sharpie, samurai sword, squint.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> CalzoneGolem
02/21/2019 at 19:18 |
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Use the table saw. Add a custom fence and a feather board. Since you’re cutting small parts off of big ones, the video below might help. He’s cutting thin ribs for a canoe from thick stock and he talks about feather boards and a custom fence.
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CalzoneGolem
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
02/22/2019 at 07:37 |
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