Today I added some more strips. As I am a lazy person I am more than happy to construct tools that helps in the building process.
Clamps to hold the strip tightly to the form and a clamp to keep the strips together. Simple design but works fine. Rubber cork for friction and elasticy. The strip clamp have an o-ring to protect the edges of the cove side of the strip. Rubber cork is usually made for gaskets.
Also made a change to the front form. As I make a stemless construction I decided to make the front and rear form i two pieces with a thin spacer running half way through. This way I get a nice guide for the saw when cutting exat angle of the strip.
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| Clamp to hold strip to the form |
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| Clamp from below |
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| Clamp to keep strips together between forms |
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Strip clamp with o-ring to protect edges of the strip. Rubber cork for
elasticy and friction
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| Another view. |
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Clamp to hold the strip tightly against form. Again rubber cork for friction.
Note the rubber cork inlay in the center piece. That i to get movement
when tightend
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| Another angle |
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| Slotted end forms to guide the saw |
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| Add captionSaw in action. Easy to line up. |
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Perfect joint. Note the rubber cork on the plastic clamp. Sits firmly to about 45
degrees angle. Original plastic just snaps off.
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