u/Willing-Bandicoot-55

I’ve installed the mulching kit and would like to remove the chute. It looks like JD put some serious engineering to making that nearly impossible. I would settle for something that would permanently jam it open.

The problem is that the chute scrapes against my fence gate.

My best solution so far is to prop it open with some threaded rod. Need to get a couple nuts to lock it vertical (this prototype pictured is my wood gluing threaded rod). I would also wrap the other end with foam or flex seal to protect the chute. I’m just not sure how much damage this will do over time to that little black plate it would be bolted to. I could design a springy version if I had no other options.

Has anyone else been here before?

I bought these things expecting some precision. Despite that, I keep having issues with squareness.

I keep these things clean and am sure to lock down the nut. I’m not sure what is going wrong here.

Is there a technique or some tribal knowledge here that I am missing? I check these against my framing squares and they also seem out of square.

If the solution here is to buy a “master” square and verify them against that, can I get some recommendations please?

Hello all! I am working through making some garage upper cabinets (30”x30”x12”)

I am using pine because I don’t really have a way to deal with plywood. I will need to someday, and I know I’m going to make some pretty crooked cabinets out of pine, but it’s for a garage and it’s a project ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My issue is cupping. The only panel that stayed straight is the one where I messed up on flipping the growth rings lol.

My process was as follows:

1. Start with 8’ 2x6’s and cross cut to 32” long with a circular saw.
2. Joint and plane down to 1” thick.
3. Joint edges and glue into panels.
4. Plane panels down to 3/4” thick.
5. Cross cut first one to length using a clamped straight edge & router. I used the first board as a template and finished the rest with a trim bit.
6. Put in concrete in a desperate attempt to remove cupping. It worked good on one board but the other 3 are still a bit wobbly.

I know this is dumb, but I am practicing and the boards are very cheap. Plus, it exercises my new jointer and planer. And yes, I am already sick of how much planing this takes and how much sawdust it produces.

I will move into plywood someday, but for now I am trying to do this.

Scott Walsh has a video titled “Stop Using Plywood To Make Cabinets!” which is what I am going for.

Dos anyone have some advice? I would also welcome pictures of similar projects you have done

I tried clamping a jointed board as a fence but it still came out slightly out of square and was a pain to size in on.

I do not own a miter saw.