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Category Archives: cutting

From Mac to Machining

April 23, 2015by tsunamiChris 4 Comments

OK, its not machining, more like printing it out on 11×17, taping them all together, cutting with scissors, taping to wood, trimming on a band saw, then cleaning up with […]

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cutting, design, jigs, little helpers, scaffolding

Cutting away Scaffolding

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Today I am rebuilding the scaffolding so I can get the space i need to spin the boat. Originally I planned to lift the boat and then move one of […]

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cutting, learnings, scaffolding

Video: Setup and Cutting with the Hole Saw

July 25, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Today I finish cutting 3 each of the lateral supports and then I moved to the hole saw to lighten each support and make a gap for the floatation foam […]

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cutting, Video

Video: Cutting Lateral Supports

July 24, 2012by tsunamiChris 2 Comments

Today I started cutting down the leftover pieces from the hemisphere to use for the lateral supports. Each mid-ship section needs 32 lateral supports and I need 6 mid-ship sections. For […]

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cutting, framing

Fixing cut templates

July 12, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

My first set of templates were created using a vector file that was converted to a CNC compatible file and then routed with a computer controlled router. It was awesome. […]

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cutting, templates

Building Another Cut Table

June 27, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I need to cut a bunch of cuts on full sheets of plywood so I make a cut table. It’s really just a full sheet of plywood that has the […]

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cutting, jigs

First Cuts for Mid-ship

June 27, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

The first cuts on the new cut table went well. There were a couple of spots where I wasn’t cutting directly over the gap, so I’ll go back with the […]

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cutting, framing, templates

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