gluing zig-zag

Re: gluing zig-zag

Mark Kauder. Phenix City, AL

>Gary,

Line all your segments up on end in a long line on a flat surface. You should be able to see where ajoining segments do not line up. Use a disk sander to adjust pieces until they all line up, an then glue them up.

Gluing them in pairs is one of the best ways to get them to line up - especially if there was any imprecision in your cutting process. Gluing them in pairs allows you align them as you go, Once you get them assembled into two half rings, you can square them up on a sander or a table saw to make sure that each half ring is 180 degrees, and then glue the two halves together.

Another way is to glue the whole ring at once, using a large hose/band clamp to hold it together. This is the way I do it.

One reason the segments will not line up when you flip every other on, can be because the laminations was not square when you cut the pieces.

Hope this helps.

Mark

Re: gluing zig-zag...While we have you..

Tom In Red Deer

>Hi Mark..Sorry to butt in...

A couple of short questions...do you square up all your wood on a planer or jointer before making your segments...do you use a table saw or miter saw to cut your segments?

Thanks

Tom in Red Deer

Re: gluing zig-zag...While we have you..

gary clarke

>Mark, thanks for your help.

Re: gluing zig-zag...While we have you..

Mark Kauder. Phenix City, AL

>Tom,

You're not butting in - that is what discussion threads are for.

I do not (yet) own a power jointer. I generally just use my table saw and my Dewalt Planner. If I have to straighten an edge, I use my Stanley #8.

Mark

Re: gluing zig-zag...While we have you..

Tom In Red Deer

>Thanks Mark...I have been thinking of a planer for a whle. This might be the reason to get one.

Merry Christmas

Tom in Red Deer