lofting table build for wooden boat frames. Episode 5 Sea Dreamer Project

We build our 14' by 10' lofting table and glue up the shaft log with resorcinol.

[@simonsargent9514]

Now that is a clamp collection too die for !!

[@SixPointsWoodWorks]

he who dies with the most clamps, wins!

[@architecture1979]

it is very inspiring that you are doing this job alone...

[@SixPointsWoodWorks]

ARCHITECT thanks! Don't be fooled though, I get help when I need it. My family and in particular my father are always quick to lend a hand!

[@architecture1979]

great job anyway

[@AlbosNoggins]

Tightening down a clamp on some bathroom scales that measure in kg, then multiplying that value by 9.81, should give you a rough idea of the force in Newtons. Thanks for sharing :-)

[@SixPointsWoodWorks]

Oh man, that's good stuff! Thanks

[@Lawiah0]

My experience with mixing "resorcinol glue" (from the early 1980's) was to the consistency of (room temperature) Vegetable Oil. I'd recommend contacting the distributor and verifying mixing ratios. Best regards

[@thomasarussellsr]

I think it is probably supposed to be ratio by volume not by weight. I could be wrong, but yeah, if it's that thick, he probably used the wrong method to ratio the mix.

[@mickcoomer9714]

I prefer to use flat scales. That way I can keep them in a plastic bag so avoid getting spillage on them.

[@willamwallace7777]

Masonite with one side coated with Melamine makes a nice loft...and is cheap.

[@SixPointsWoodWorks]

I should have done that, would have been much smoother. Excellent tip.

[@thomasarussellsr]

On the "glue", 100:20 by weight or volume? Not usually the same thing when one is a liquid and the other is a powdery substance. Even two different liquids often have a different weight per fluid ounce.

[@aserta]

Use a bendy plastic toothed trowel to push the glue. Makes for perfect even distribution.

[@aserta]

Also, before you use that shaft, get a kit for crack revealing. You need to check the entire working area on both ends. Check channel name Keith Fenner, he has a years of experience in the field and has made a couple (or more) videos on this subject. Essentially the test kit consists of a dye, a special cleaner, and the final dye revealing spray paint. How it works: you coat with the dye, it dries, you clean it with the special solvent, but, if there's a crack, it will be full of said dye, when you spray paint it, the paint will react with the dye in the crack, thus revealing them. Worth doing this kind of test to save you the headache of say losing a prop, or worse. Even if it's damaged, you said it's a bit too long, so, from that length you'll be able to have it machined, far cheaper than sourcing the material from scratch.

[@SixPointsWoodWorks]

Thanks Aserta. I saw a video a while back doing the very test you are describing. I'll be sure to do that before I install. Like I said in the video, I hope to make it work and at $400 I just could not pass it up. regarding your other comment, great minds think alike, because on the 2nd glue up I used my band saw to cut out a toothed trowel out of some scrap plywood to spread the adhesive. worked great!

[@bryonensminger7462]

Watch the temperature youd working with and the expirations dates the guys over at Acorn to Arabella we're having a real problem with them glue joints coming apart

[@kenhigginbotham5839]

This guy is missing a few screws