My Love Sac couch used specifically-sized feet, and replacements were exorbitantly priced, so I set to making some. The diameter was 1 3/8", which was peculiar, and I could not find hardwood dowels, only poplar. I tried cutting a couple of feet without much planning, and the issues were that I needed help finding the dowel's center and could not make perpendicular cuts with my jig saw.
A collar around the dowel should be enough to keep the cut straight, and I knew the diameter. During the modeling, I added a hemi-circle at the top where I could seat a ruler and draw lines across the top to find the center.
The notch in the side is for a zip tie. If I put a zip tie across the dowel, it should prevent the collar from slipping, and the notch will let me position the head there so I have contact all the way around.
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2024-10-30
A collar around the dowel should be enough to keep the cut straight, and I knew the diameter. During the modeling, I added a hemi-circle at the top where I could seat a ruler and draw lines across the top to find the center.
The notch in the side is for a zip tie. If I put a zip tie across the dowel, it should prevent the collar from slipping, and the notch will let me position the head there so I have contact all the way around.
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| Collar tool for saw alignment and center marking |
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2024-10-30
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