Author: Dave

Production Technology
What do I do next? Name
Not sure what to do next? Use this checklist to see what you should do!
1. Grab some knowledge
c Complete all your worksheets about measurement, drawing, layout, and safety.
c Then ask if you can choose your lumber.
2. Mill your lumber to width and thickness.
c Use the jointer to make one face and both sides flat.
c Use the planer to make all the pieces 1/2" thick.
c Use the table saw to rip the wood for the sides to 3" wide
c Use the table saw to rip the wood for the ends to 5" wide
3. Lay out your work.
c Lay out the cuts for the sides onto the 3" wide wood. Leave space at each end.
c Lay out both ends onto the 5" wide wood. Leave space at each end.
c Lay out the measurements for the bottom on your sheet of plywood.
c Remember to mark areas of waste.
4. Shape your pieces
c Use the tablesaw to mill the dadoes on your sides and ends
c Use the mitre saw to cut out the pieces. Remember to cut on the waste side of the lines!
c Use the drill press to drill a 3/4" hole in each end. Use the vice and a piece of scrap.
c Use the mitre saw to cut the ends, sides, and bottom to length.
c Use the bandsaw to cut the angles on the two ends.
c Use the bandsaw or tablesaw to rip the plywood bottom to width.
c Use a biscuit joiner to cut the biscuit slots for #0 biscuits
6. Do a test assembly
c Put in the biscuits and put all the pieces together without glue to make sure everything fits.
7. Assemble the toolbox
c Put down paper and get everything together using wood glue.
c Clamp it up tightly with clamps.
c Use a square to check that the corners are at 90 degrees.
8. Sand to smoothness
c Use the stationary sander to quickly smooth your joints.
c F ill if needed. Let the wood filler dry.
c Scrape away blobs of glue and use wood filler to fill any gaps in your joinery.
c Use a palm sander to sand from 40 -> 60 -> 100 -> 150 grit.
9. Finish
c Use paint or water-based polyurethane to finish your toolbox. Wait at least 30 mins between coats.
c Sand with 220 grit sandpaper after the second and each following coat.
c Apply 3-7 coats for the best quality.