Cant cut straight...

tater · Post by **tater** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:43 am

I appreciate the help. i really do

This was intended as more of a venting post than needing help but if someone was willing to offer up that key piece of info that would make it all magicly work. then all the better.

I just got back from home depot and im about to do some cutting. im going to try raising my blade so its pretty close to the wood instead of 2 or 3" under the wood. anyways I bought some resin and fiberglass mat

i figure i can fiberglass anywhere that has a large gap in it

i was using bondo. but ive upgraded lol.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:45 am

not really intending to keep it goin...well yeah I guess I do. But how is it going??

Dude you are gonna need to get the fun-da-mentals of this before you go on to something else.

Fun-have fun with it, don't stress.
da- da saw, it is your friend.
mentals- mental state. You work your project, don't let the project work you.

It will all work out, just keep practicing. :happy055:

Edit: we are here to help, so if you get stuck to bad give us a holler.

Tim

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:51 am

Tim wrote: Dude you are gonna need to get the fun-da-mentals of this before you go on to something else.
Fun-have fun with it, don't stress.
da- da saw, it is your friend.
mentals- mental state. You work your project, don't let the project work you.

I don't care who you are... ^ That's some funny sh!t right there

lmao

tater · Post by **tater** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:08 pm

well it seems to be going sorta good...

And tim im OCD about things being straight...i freak out if its off by alittle..which ive freaked out every single box ive built so far except my tapped horn which the whole box was never more than 1/8" off..which im proud of. Ive decided if i get too big of a gap somewhere... I got resin and i got fiberglass mat

ill fiberglass / resin this box as much as i have to to get it sealed up tight. but im hoping its not mutilated. I wouldnt care if it was my own box but it isnt. Its munki's...lol

loudwagon15s · Post by **loudwagon15s** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:31 pm

if your ocd about straight cuts, you dont wanna see neumann's last box

the thing had like 1/4'' gaps everywhere, and tape holding in the port

tater · Post by **tater** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:32 pm

loudwagon15s wrote:if your ocd about straight cuts, you dont wanna see neumann's last box the thing had like 1/4'' gaps everywhere, and tape holding in the port

Wow. lol i think im getting better..most of the cuts are right on..or close enough nothing a sander cant fix

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:04 pm

tater wrote:Wow. lol i think im getting better..most of the cuts are right on..or close enough nothing a sander cant fix

cutting strait lines is like anything else the more you practice the better you get.

Tim

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:39 pm

tater wrote: im going to try raising my blade so its pretty close to the wood instead of 2 or 3" under the wood.

Yeah that will help a lot. I normally run mine with about 1/4 inch below the wood.

tater wrote: anyways I bought some resin and fiberglass mat i figure i can fiberglass anywhere that has a large gap in it i was using bondo. but ive upgraded lol.

Fiberglass reinforced bondo is the stuff you need. If its the same in the states as it is here, it comes with a green label.

If you just try and fill a hole with regular bondo, or fiberglass its not going to do very well.

tater · Post by **tater** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:10 pm

ive done my share of plugging holes with bondo body filler. has worked fine before.

(router FTW)

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:33 pm

yea jeremy, so just be quiet he knows what hes doing......you act as if youve done this before and tater has way more experience