joeycuda
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I made a replacement top-o-the-cabinet handle for my Centipede and will document the little project. I was missing it, got a part from someone, but the particle board was a bit swollen, so I made a new piece. The original piece was 3/4" particle board with 1/4" plywood on top. Instead of particle board, I used 3/4" birch ply and 1/4" oak ply for the top piece, as I had scrap around.
First off, I checked the angle of the cut on the original piece, set the tilt of the blade to that, and set the fence so that I would be cutting the angle and the wood to the proper width. I ran it through the saw and got this:
I then cut the new 3/4" piece and the 1/4" ply top piece to the proper length:
Next, after taping the 1/4" ply piece to help prevent veneer blowout, I cut it to the proper width:
I then marked up the main piece with pencil, on the bottom, for the holes. I drilled holes, same radius as the original curves/cuts, probably same as was originally done. I got a cheaper set of forstner bits and just figured out which radius/size matched:
First off, I checked the angle of the cut on the original piece, set the tilt of the blade to that, and set the fence so that I would be cutting the angle and the wood to the proper width. I ran it through the saw and got this:
I then cut the new 3/4" piece and the 1/4" ply top piece to the proper length:
Next, after taping the 1/4" ply piece to help prevent veneer blowout, I cut it to the proper width:
I then marked up the main piece with pencil, on the bottom, for the holes. I drilled holes, same radius as the original curves/cuts, probably same as was originally done. I got a cheaper set of forstner bits and just figured out which radius/size matched: