Turning a 2x4 into 24 beautiful coasters
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2020
- This is a very in depth video of how I took a 2x4 from the hardware store no one wanted, and turned it into 24 beautiful coasters. They've been sanded to 2000 grit, and polished to a glass like finish.
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For the resawing, I would do it in multiple passes. I never take more than 1/2" at a time.
Kickback when resawing the 2x4 (no riving knife) followed by crosscutting against the fence (no riving knife). Be glad you still have all your body parts.
Check that your table saw blade is actually parallel to your fence. A measuring tape should be sufficient. Also verify that your blade isn't bent.
These can contribute to kickback and make your saw dangerous to use.
For the finish, you can use paper grocery bags to buff the poly, and then use your choose of wax. The wet sanding is overkill and because it's waxed over, no one will ever notice or truly appreciate the effort that went into that part, as the wax will fill in low spots and even everything out anyway.
Great looking coasters though!
Your first mistake is trying to re-saw such small pieces. You should have ripped the board in half, first, with it at its full length. This gives YOU much more leverage and more to hang onto. I do that ALL the time, and have NEVER had a kick back in 30 years of running a table saw. There have been some "scares" but that keeps you paying attention.
Nice job with the project and video. Use the riving knife in the table saw when re-sawing, and a Gripper or push stick, that was a nice pad save.
Again... Great work 😁
Great job
Thnx for the vid. Anything that stops wood from going to trash is great. Pallets would be a great source for people starting out to sell and buy more tools 😉
I used poly and the surface sticks with a hot coffee. Also the surface has completely boiled up when left in sun
GREAT JOB!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Nice video. I am thinking though that the wax will wear off in time and the product will not be the same as when it was purchased and customer would not have expected on going maintenance.
Did I see you using the fence when you cross cut on your table saw at 2:08?
Damn, never been so scared on someone else’s behalf than this. Your lucky to still have 10 finger man :)
I just use 4x4s and cut them 3/4th inch each then u dont need to worry about splitting it in half
2x4's are usually really damp wood and if you cut it thin, especially to sell eventually its going to warp bad, etc., not the best choice for something you're thinking of selling.
would you consider putting grooves in the coaster to catch condensation? if so, how would you do that?
Great question. So many things come to mind. Coasters are not something that you can really make profit with. If you're selling then heck no I wouldn't. If you want to make the best coaster ever for yourself, yes I would consider making grooves. if probably set up the table saw at a 45 and cut some sort of v notch dado. Probably in a cross cross pattern like a chess board. But! Then you're looking at sanding and finishing all those dados. Which would be extremely time consuming and tedious. And there's potential for finish pooling at the bottom of the grooves. Cool idea tho for sure. Let me know if you end up doing it!
@@Sydsworkshop A router table would likely be the safer tool to accomplish that task, even a router when you use double sided tape for a batch of coasters would still likely be a better option for putting a groove into a piece like these coasters - also don't forget about using a GrabberPRO Push Block for the router table option, another shop tool that can remove body parts before you realize it has happened!
these are beautiful, with very little investment. but wouldnt a hot cup of coffee melt the wax you put on them?
Why not just use 1x4's
I set my coasters in some chicken wire fencing. Prop a corner of the coasters in the hole of the chicken wire. Minimal marks this way
Maybe get laser etcher? Get some sweet SQN crest going.
Ya man! I was considering that if I was to sell them during the Xmas season
why did you sand 1.5”
to .5”. why not use 4/4 boards
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Watching this video gives me major anxiety.
Make a cross cut sled man...
you got your blade to high you gonna lose a finger
God thank you for your mercy on fools who do STUPID things on TABLE SAWS....NO riving knife, no push blocks, on his knees...GOD's mercy is REAL...I just show all of this youtube videos of people using power tools to PROVE God is GOOD.
My step dad lost 3 fingers doing that! You gotta take a smaller bite and work ur way up. Ur trying to take way to much at a time
So you wasted all that wood because you didn't know how to resaw. You take smaller passes with a much longer board. They turned out nice but it was entirely possible to get alot more out of your piece of wood
Seriously, don't hold the wood that close to the blade on the left side, your fingers should NEVER be that close to a saw blade - if you can't push it through your table saw with the push stick in the center between the blade and the fence, you're using the wrong piece of equipment or should not proceed with the operation you are attempting. And get rid of that strap on your hip, all it takes is for a machine to grab a piece of clothing (especially something like a lanyard, leash, strap, etc.) and it WILL PULL YOU INTO THE MACHINE usually creating a catastrophic injury!!! Also use pushsticks that have replaceable tips, those usually don't shatter into sharp shards if the blade hits them, a GrabberPRO Push Block is also a good accessory to have for your table saw or router.
#SAFETYFIRST
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I love it when people have that “perfect” piece of scrap wood lying about lol