Thanks. To be fair, my consultant did say that I would feel dreadful for 6 months. I sort of ignored that, but she was right. And Summer will be great - I think. Cheers, Paul
Hi Paul Another unique project. Always something new and different. You may find adding dovetails to the top of your table saw sled beneficial in permitting clamping work pieces to the sled. At least I found dovetail clamps to be very useful on mine. All the best, Ken
Ken, thanks. Yes, I will definitely look at the dovetails option. I know that a lot of people fit metal tracks. But that looks too expensive and difficult to me. I have probably used the sled about 50 times since I made it. So useful. I will consider it to be Mk I - MK II will almost certainly have dovetails. I need to finish the Router Table which will make it easy to cut them. Cheers, Paul
I was in the middle of some computer work, and your VNAS video popped up. I thought Virtual Network Attched Storage.. That is a clever way of saying cloud storage without the oldfasioned word Cloud... But then I realized it was Very Nearly About Cloud Storage :-)
I like to think that my videos fit into that space left between The Cloud and the next nearest Alternative Reality. I used to work with computers about a million years ago. And the word "cloud" has never been old-fashioned in my book. Nor has "Card Reader" come to that. Cheers, Paul
Instead of paste wax try sail lube spray with Teflon in it such as McLube. This works absolutely brilliant for us on drawer slides and other wood objects that need to slide such as the slat rails on the companionway. Paste wax seems to be a bit sticky at first before it gives and begins to slide. If it were me I would epoxy any plywood like that speaker stand before painting. That's what I do for all my own projects around the boat. This would firm up that loose fit as well more than just the paint will. Recently I built an outboard motor work stand that mounts to our binnacle where the cockpit table normally mounts and uses the same brace. It is in two pieces that slot together and then are fastened by lag bolts. In storage mode the two pieces are laid flat against each other and lagged together. I originally built two cockpit tables for our boat -one for using when we have guests and for normal occasions and another that is pretty rough out of a an ugly scrap piece of plywood which I use as a project table. I don't need to worry about drilling, cutting, hammering or doing epoxy on it and messing it up because it is a dedicated work bench. When it gets too beat up I can throw another layer of epoxy on it to fill any drill or cutting scars and then sand it smooth again. When I have the outboard on the new stand I can simply lay the workbench table flat on the cockpit bench and use it there if I need it. The covered cockpit makes for an excellent work room and keeps the man glitter out of the saloon and elsewhere belowdecks.
Very good point about the McLube. I have some and do use it. In fact, I've been using it as a dry lube for the piano restoration project I am doing. I don't know why it didn't occur to me to use it on the table saw. I keep meaning to get some thin penetrating epoxy to use as a coating. The stuff I normally use (West Systems) is a bit thick - also, mine seems to have 'gone off' as I mention in the video. Really not sure what happened there - I've never had that problem before. The washboards have a layer of epoxy. I do need to make some sort of cockpit table. I want one that will double up as an occasional table in the salon when the main one is not out. I knew someone who re-built his motorcycle on the back of his boat...it was quite a big boat. Cheers, Paul
Well done. I have no idea what that black box does, but it is at a most gracious angle on its new mount. I realise that you are going to put foam tape on the edges and paint it black, but i wonder if you have considered some glitter? I think glitter would add a certain style and im not sure you can have too much. Good luck.
Glitter is so tempting. The problem is that it gets everywhere. I suppose that I could put on a layer of glitter then a clear lacquer coat to keep it all under control. Although, actually, now you've raised this idea... I think what Serenity really needs is a disco style glitter ball in the salon. Excellent idea. Thanks, Paul
@@jcfgh Yep. I'm going to do that. I've got the 75W Ghetto blaster. 24 hour party boat. Add a glitter ball and I'll be the most popular person in the anchorage.... Or the least. It could go either way to be honest.
Great to hear you are getting on top of your meds. Wishing you all the best for summer.
Thanks. To be fair, my consultant did say that I would feel dreadful for 6 months. I sort of ignored that, but she was right.
And Summer will be great - I think.
Cheers, Paul
Hi Paul Another unique project. Always something new and different.
You may find adding dovetails to the top of your table saw sled beneficial in permitting clamping work pieces to the sled. At least I found dovetail clamps to be very useful on mine. All the best, Ken
Ken, thanks. Yes, I will definitely look at the dovetails option. I know that a lot of people fit metal tracks. But that looks too expensive and difficult to me. I have probably used the sled about 50 times since I made it. So useful. I will consider it to be Mk I - MK II will almost certainly have dovetails. I need to finish the Router Table which will make it easy to cut them.
Cheers, Paul
I was in the middle of some computer work, and your VNAS video popped up. I thought Virtual Network Attched Storage.. That is a clever way of saying cloud storage without the oldfasioned word Cloud... But then I realized it was Very Nearly About Cloud Storage :-)
I like to think that my videos fit into that space left between The Cloud and the next nearest Alternative Reality.
I used to work with computers about a million years ago. And the word "cloud" has never been old-fashioned in my book. Nor has "Card Reader" come to that.
Cheers, Paul
Instead of paste wax try sail lube spray with Teflon in it such as McLube. This works absolutely brilliant for us on drawer slides and other wood objects that need to slide such as the slat rails on the companionway. Paste wax seems to be a bit sticky at first before it gives and begins to slide.
If it were me I would epoxy any plywood like that speaker stand before painting. That's what I do for all my own projects around the boat. This would firm up that loose fit as well more than just the paint will.
Recently I built an outboard motor work stand that mounts to our binnacle where the cockpit table normally mounts and uses the same brace. It is in two pieces that slot together and then are fastened by lag bolts. In storage mode the two pieces are laid flat against each other and lagged together.
I originally built two cockpit tables for our boat -one for using when we have guests and for normal occasions and another that is pretty rough out of a an ugly scrap piece of plywood which I use as a project table. I don't need to worry about drilling, cutting, hammering or doing epoxy on it and messing it up because it is a dedicated work bench. When it gets too beat up I can throw another layer of epoxy on it to fill any drill or cutting scars and then sand it smooth again. When I have the outboard on the new stand I can simply lay the workbench table flat on the cockpit bench and use it there if I need it. The covered cockpit makes for an excellent work room and keeps the man glitter out of the saloon and elsewhere belowdecks.
Very good point about the McLube. I have some and do use it. In fact, I've been using it as a dry lube for the piano restoration project I am doing. I don't know why it didn't occur to me to use it on the table saw.
I keep meaning to get some thin penetrating epoxy to use as a coating. The stuff I normally use (West Systems) is a bit thick - also, mine seems to have 'gone off' as I mention in the video. Really not sure what happened there - I've never had that problem before. The washboards have a layer of epoxy.
I do need to make some sort of cockpit table. I want one that will double up as an occasional table in the salon when the main one is not out. I knew someone who re-built his motorcycle on the back of his boat...it was quite a big boat.
Cheers, Paul
Well done. I have no idea what that black box does, but it is at a most gracious angle on its new mount. I realise that you are going to put foam tape on the edges and paint it black, but i wonder if you have considered some glitter? I think glitter would add a certain style and im not sure you can have too much. Good luck.
Glitter is so tempting. The problem is that it gets everywhere. I suppose that I could put on a layer of glitter then a clear lacquer coat to keep it all under control.
Although, actually, now you've raised this idea... I think what Serenity really needs is a disco style glitter ball in the salon.
Excellent idea.
Thanks, Paul
Could the glitter ball in the saloon be raised on a halyard to act as an anchor light at night? Just a thought...
@@jcfgh Yep. I'm going to do that. I've got the 75W Ghetto blaster. 24 hour party boat. Add a glitter ball and I'll be the most popular person in the anchorage....
Or the least. It could go either way to be honest.