Pants Boy Posted February 22, 2017 Share Something like this could be pretty awesome... Wooden Cooler unit.jpgOn wheels! And with storage for some glasses. Flemish Lion, DJR and Andrew Steer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Boy Posted February 22, 2017 Share Grrrrrrrr. Melawood. I desperately need a new kitchen. But finances, man.So do I. I fixed three drawers and two doors in my kitchen this weekend, but it needs a complete re-build. But there's zero money right now - work is slow, kids are busy, things break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeTurbo Posted February 25, 2017 Share Now I'm no longer in an office and getting paid to Bikehub all day, I don't get here as often as I'd like. No more silly banter, no friday barnies. Ah well. so this is mt latest scrap-wood thingy. I'm getting tired of side tables though. It's the left-overs from the ash bed I made a while back. I had four wedge shaped bits over from cutting the curve on the bed's sides. So I kind of assembled this in bits - just adding a new leg or sidepiece as it needed stability. There wasn't really any plan or design involved, it just evolved. The legs are ash, and the top is hickory. The dowels are ordinary hardware store meranti, but with ash wedges. Kalahari Vegmot, DJR, Skott5 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted February 25, 2017 Share Grrrrrrrr. Melawood. I desperately need a new kitchen. But finances, man.Try bespoke stainless cabinets... the ones I like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanD Posted February 26, 2017 Share Whats the best way to fix this? I cannot push the two parts together to close the gap as it doesnt seem to close all the way. The pictures uploaded skew...thus is the top lef part of the cabinet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porqui Posted February 26, 2017 Share No quick fix on this one. Best would be to take the door apart.Suspect the wood twisted after construction and it's just a butt joint.You need to get a biscuit or small tenon in there.Even if you manage to pull them together there is no glue that is going to hold that. Was the wood well seasoned? Pants Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanD Posted February 26, 2017 Share No quick fix on this one. Best would be to take the door apart.Suspect the wood twisted after construction and it's just a butt joint.You need to get a biscuit or small tenon in there.Even if you manage to pull them together there is no glue that is going to hold that. Was the wood well seasoned?Biscuit, tenon, seasoned...sounds like a recipe to me..haha We bought this jewellery cabinet a while back and it came in pieces that you put together. As I was assembling it, the alignment of everything wasnt 100% and twisted as you mentioned but that gap was small and now its just pulled apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 27, 2017 Share Okay then that answers the question around seasoning. It wasn't. As Porqui says, best to take it apart and reglue with either a biscuit or a dowel as extra support. But that's only if it'll fit without making an adjustment to the central bit of the door. Which you may have to do as well. Just 2mm or so should do it. AlanD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanD Posted February 27, 2017 Share So take the 4 panels of the door apart and then re-glue to fit the mirror. What is a biscuit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porqui Posted February 27, 2017 Share AlanD do you have a table-saw? (google biscuit joiner) Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanD Posted February 27, 2017 Share AlanD do you have a table-saw? (google biscuit joiner)Googled that already . No, don't have any wood working tools. I don't work with wood and bought this cabinet online. I have a hacksaw and a tree saw..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 27, 2017 Share Oh, crap. Didn't see it was a mirror. In that case you may need to make the recess in the wood deeper (wider) as well as dowelling the joint. Biscuit may be a tad large for the wood, though, which means that a dowel would be the better option. Reason I say you may have to make the groove deeper is that it looks as if the wood has shrunk, so you either have to make the glass smaller, or make the recess that it fits into, larger. Good thing is that the mirror seems to be held in place by a frame, so it may be an easy job. Take out the mirror, mock up the door, see how much material needs to be removed and then remove with either a router or tablesaw set at a very shallow depth (same depth as the recess) That, or take it to a carpenter to sort out. Should be able to fix it in a short amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanD Posted February 27, 2017 Share Oh, crap. Didn't see it was a mirror. In that case you may need to make the recess in the wood deeper (wider) as well as dowelling the joint. Biscuit may be a tad large for the wood, though, which means that a dowel would be the better option. Reason I say you may have to make the groove deeper is that it looks as if the wood has shrunk, so you either have to make the glass smaller, or make the recess that it fits into, larger. Good thing is that the mirror seems to be held in place by a frame, so it may be an easy job. Take out the mirror, mock up the door, see how much material needs to be removed and then remove with either a router or tablesaw set at a very shallow depth (same depth as the recess) That, or take it to a carpenter to sort out. Should be able to fix it in a short amount of time. Yes, its a mirror...I like to watch...hahahaha Ok don't have all the tools to do a proper job so might just have to take it to a carpenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-Zulu Posted February 27, 2017 Share Yes, its a mirror...I like to watch...hahahaha Ok don't have all the tools to do a proper job so might just have to take it to a carpenter.Hi Alan, easy fix: Go buy some 6mm dowel rod, look for saligna, it should have a similar colour than the wood in your picture. By a 6mm wood bit. Step 1: Clean the joint and re-glue. Step 2:Clamp square on, make sure its a nice joint through clamping Step3: When the glue has cured, clamps off Step4: Drill a 6mm hole into the joint Take dowel rod, dip in glue, insert in the hole, cut to size and viola! Joint should hold a long time. DJR and AlanD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippa Posted February 27, 2017 Share Yes, its a mirror...I like to watch...hahahaha Ok don't have all the tools to do a proper job so might just have to take it to a carpenter. AlanD, drop me a PM, I'll help sort it for you. Pants Boy and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanD Posted February 27, 2017 Share AlanD, drop me a PM, I'll help sort it for you.PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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