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If you already had a metal cutting bandsaw I would rough it out to layout lines then finish with a file. I do this all the time with up to 1" mild steel square bar and cuts 2-3" long with excellent...

Gene, if you put a lightweight stand under a heavy grinder it works fine until one day when you catch your work piece on one of the wheels far enough away from the tool rest that the resulting force...

Mike, I used Baltic Birch for both sides of the cleats and the face piece on the hangers. I buy it at a hardwood and plywood supplier not a big box store. I could use something cheaper, especially...

I made a few more of the French cleat wall hangers. One type just has a 1/4" steel pin I intend to use for Festool tracks. Because they will be mounted high on the wall, these also have a retainer on...

Thanks for the compliments and additional tips. I may very well use the double cleat idea to hang my kitchen cabinets.
I understand the dangers of welding with a pacemaker. These connections could...

I made these clamp hangers recently. They are bolted onto the cleat with T nuts on the far side.
Tig Welded mild steel 3/16"x 1" angle, 3/16" flat bar , Baltic birch, and rattle can paint.
I only...

Yes that is exactly what it is. I don't know the chemistry behind it but I have seen this in other similar materials.
I have considered wiping it down with ArmorAll but haven't tried it. Or maybe...

Thank you John I appreciate the info.
Chris

I am building kitchen and later bathroom cabinets out of hard maple and maple plywood. I will be spraying for the first time with a used Binks 2001 HVLP conversion gun I am in the process of...

Thanks for posting your idea Darrin. I'm going to try the sucker sticks

chris

I have a very old one I'm pretty sure has no brand markings but it's one with rectangular plastic lenses and has an extra swing down lens to increase the magnification. There isn't much to it, it's...

Robert
The value of the French cleat for me is that I can attach the cleat to the studs easily and accurately and hanging the cabinet on them is simple for a person working alone. It's somewhat my...

Thanks for all of the replies and installation tips.

I would use the screws intended for hanging cabinets for sure but have hung other heavy stuff in the shop using deck screws. They will bend...

Anthony, yes I was considering a second cleat in the lower position rather than just a spacer to hold the cabinet out vertical due to the top cleat. As Eric said it's a little tricky to do two cleats...

I'm planning to hang my upper kitchen cabinets on French cleats and trying to decide on where to place them and how many to use. The cabinets will be frameless, 43" tall overall with a 12" tall top...

I have used waterbased poly on MDO with good results as you might expect because it's made for outdoor signs. I don't know how well that outer layer does as a wear surface but I sure like working...

Thanks for the install info, that's what I was looking for. I may have to buy some to play with.

I have used threaded inserts but I have more confidence in T nuts for some things. I just welded...

Anyone use the riveting T nuts from Rockler ?
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George, the static discharge problem I had was because the OEM plastic pickguard had what is called triboelectric properties
that allowed charge to build up on it, probably from the action of my...

I rewired a Mexican Tele and installed a 5 way switch. It adds a series/out of phase wiring that has an interesting quacky or wah sound. I also shielded the pickup cavities and the back of the...

I repaired a PC by replacing the foam using one of those hard foam exercise blocks. Cut a slice on the bandsaw the appropriate thickness then cut out a round disk. Then glued that to the original...

Ditto on the Pallet jack. I use a full size one to move my 48" Unisaw,it's outfeed table, a welding table that has a 4'x8'x 1" thick steel plate top, an 8" jointer, RAS. I need the full size jack for...

Peter, it is 16" deep and 43" wide to accommodate the appliances. The base cabs are also deeper than normal because there is a 30" deep semi commercial stove oven on that wall that is 30" deep. I...

I am designing a 45" wide 16" deep frameless kitchen cabinet that will have a mid size microwave and Breville toaster oven sitting side by side on the bottom of the carcase with a combined weight of...

Thanks, I will give that a try since I already have the down cut bit. Up cut bit is on the way.
I appreciate all of the replies, it's taken the mystery out of this seemingly simple task.
Someone...