Dene's tool tip challenge today is to build a picture frame and a jig to help him do it.
So I've got to build the frame and do a jig within an hour.
Within an hour, as a matter of fact t he offcuts from the frame help you build the Jig.
Ok so here are the materials you will need and the usual array of tools.
Let's make this frame.
Using your adjustable scribe score a line 3mm from the edge of the maranti
To mark the position of the frame edge.
Then, using 40mm nails glue and nail the frame edge.
Don't drive the nails all the way in because we'll remove them once the glue is dry.
It's really important to get the bead lined up exactly along the scribe mark
because when you do your cuts if it's not, when the joins come together.
it doesn't line up and it looks silly.
Wipe off the excess glue. Then carefully set the saw stop to cut the long pieces
of the frame.
It's important, when you're measuring to set the saw stop, not to push the blade
either way or your 450mm measurement will be out. Keep it dead straight.
Once the glue's dry use a block of wood to protect the edge of the frame
and remove the nails.
Your mitre saw, when you skew it to 45 degrees actually clicks in to place
If it's just out your cut won't work
The other one is when your using a mitre saw push and pull gently.
Don't hold it too tight because you'll skew the saw.
then you mitre cut will have a new angle in it so they won't fit together.
Then, set the mitre saw at 45 degrees and cut the first end, or waste piece.
In making the picture frame the inner bead must always face toward you
when you make the cut.
In doing this you'll reverse the saw between cuts and end up with 3
triangular bits of waste than make up the jig for your frame.
Ok, so this going to form the base of your jig.
The 3 pieces of waste are pre-drilled. Then we check the base for squareness.
And using the frame as a guide we mount the 3 triangular pieces which will
hold the frame in place while we drill and glue it.
Using a 5mm dowel bit we drill the corners of the frame at 45 degrees.
We put the dowel in place and hold them with a strong elastic band.
Once this is done the elastic bands can be drawn across the frame to hold it in place
while the glue dries.
Once this is dry the elastic bands can be removed and we trim back the dowells.
Now all we have to do is cut the acrylic sheet.
We then mark and cut the acrylic sheet leaving the protective coating in place.
And it snaps fairly easily.
Your simple picture frame and jig is done.