Okay, the weather is a little bit better and I have some of my other stuff out of the way so it is time to continue.
I wanted to let you guys know that when I glued the pieces together for the bolster I used super glue...or gorilla glue. This is just a temporary measure to allow me to work on the pieces while they are together. I intend to glue them up with a permanent epoxy after I get all my fitting done.
Now I go ahead and set up my bolster fixture on my drill press to drill some retaining pin holes. I am using a standard 1/16th drill bit here and drilling through all layer and into the bolsters about 1/8 of an inch. Two holes per side.
Here is a shot of the holes after drilling.
I cut off a few pieces of 416 stainless 1/16 rod, added a little gorilla glue to the end and stuch them in the holes. This will help hold everything in place while I work on the bolsters.
Now I use my small belt grinder to smooth out the inside of the bolster where it contancts the blade. This has to be flat and smooth.
Here are the inside surfaces of the bolsters after smoothing them up.
Notice I ground down the pins that were sticking out the end. I just dont want them to snag on anything. I will be removing them later anyway before final glue up.
I wanted to let you guys know that when I glued the pieces together for the bolster I used super glue...or gorilla glue. This is just a temporary measure to allow me to work on the pieces while they are together. I intend to glue them up with a permanent epoxy after I get all my fitting done.
Now I go ahead and set up my bolster fixture on my drill press to drill some retaining pin holes. I am using a standard 1/16th drill bit here and drilling through all layer and into the bolsters about 1/8 of an inch. Two holes per side.
Here is a shot of the holes after drilling.
I cut off a few pieces of 416 stainless 1/16 rod, added a little gorilla glue to the end and stuch them in the holes. This will help hold everything in place while I work on the bolsters.
Now I use my small belt grinder to smooth out the inside of the bolster where it contancts the blade. This has to be flat and smooth.
Here are the inside surfaces of the bolsters after smoothing them up.
Notice I ground down the pins that were sticking out the end. I just dont want them to snag on anything. I will be removing them later anyway before final glue up.