Cabinet DIY Tips – How to do it
Extending The Life Of Shop Vacuum Filters
The filters in many types of shop vacuums can be expensive. And if you use yours as an in-shop dust collector, they can load-up quickly with fine dust and chips…reducing the flow and power of your vacuum substantially. You can solve this problem (and save on filter replacement costs) by wrapping your filter canister with a pair of discarded nylon stockings or pantyhose. This will prevent a lot of the dust and chips from clogging the filter. Just remember to remove the wrapping occasionally and shake or blow it out before replacing it over your filter.
Safety
Three Cabinet Building Tips To Eliminate Finger Burns When Using Cabinet Scrapers
OUCH! If you’ve ever used a hand-held cabinet scraper for long, you know what this is about. 1:Cover the top edge of the scraper with a plastic binding slide like those used to hold papers in see-through vinyl report covers. 2:Wear protective rubber finger caps like those used for sorting papers and counting money. Any office supply store should have them. 3:Use rubberized, flexible strip magnets. Attach one to each side of the blade (up about 1/4″ to 1/2″ from the cutting edge) prior to use. The magnets will act as a “heat sink”, absorbing the heat before it ever reaches your fingers. Here’s another tip of How to use a Cabinet Scraper (video).Avoid Marring Workpiece Surfaces
Even in the most well-maintained shops, rough workbench surfaces (and metal filings or shavings) can often create dents, scratches and other blemishes on the underside of workpieces as they’re being worked. To avoid this use the following Cabinet Shop Tips. It’s always a good idea to cover your bench surface with sheets of newspaper or brown kraft or butcher’s wrapping paper before getting started. You might even look for an antique paper dispenser/cutter at a flea market and mount it on the side of your bench end so you always have a supply of paper for the job.
Protective Preventative Maintenance
Lawnmower wheels provide mobility for heavyweight tools & cabinets Adjustable lawnmower wheels are readily available at hardware stores and home centers. Often, they can be found with attachment brackets that are adjustable. Fitting these wheels to heavy, cumbersome machines like commercial shapers, or roll-around cabinets and benches can bring a lot of convenience to the shop.Easy shop vac clean-up Many dust collectors use throwaway plastic bags to collect and dispose of chips and dust. However, most shop vacuums have metal drums that must be dumped into something when full…usually making a mess. However, if you line your shop vac drum with a heavy gauge plastic bag prior to use, when the drum’s full, you can just remove the bag and dispose of it without making a mess!
Cabinet Shop Tips about preventing glass “rattle” in picture frames & glass cabinet doors.
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t keep panes of glass from rattling in picture frames and glass cabinet doors. Some of this is caused by the expansion & contraction of wood from season-to-season. A great way to prevent this is to put small, 1/16 to 1/8″ dabs of plumber’s putty (stainless putty) between the glass and the inside front of the frame or door. Keep your dabs as small and thin as possible so they’re not visible. Some of this is caused by the expansion & contraction of wood from season-to-season.
Cabinet Shop Tips for keeping the rust off your tools.
Keep small amounts of solid (block-style) camphor in the drawers of your tool boxes and cabinets. Camphor gives off fumes that will form a rust preventative coating on all your tools. It’s available from many woodworking catalogs, as well as your local pharmacy. Keep the camphor in ordinary, small medicine bottles, like those used for prescription medications. Drill a series of small holes in the lid (or the bottom) to allow the camphor fumes to escape and permeate the drawer or cabinet:
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