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24th September 2019, 05:47 AM #1Member
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french cleat system
I started a new cleat system. I loaded the first project with 9 chisels. It wants to lean forward. Do I need a piece in front of the base to hold it in place?
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24th September 2019, 09:00 AM #2
A photo would help please
The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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24th September 2019, 09:26 AM #3
Face "b" as per the photo below needs to sit flush, and as long as the point above "a" locks, there should be no tipping. Either the heal (height) isn't long enough to resist levering, or the cleat isn't locking, causing the top of face "b" to pull away.
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Perhaps if you could post a couple of photos as close to side on as possible?
Kind regards,
Lance
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24th September 2019, 09:43 AM #4
I want an Italian cleat system....something like Sophia Loren would be nice to hang my hand tools on...
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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24th September 2019, 10:06 AM #5Woodworking mechanic
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Wouldn’t that design be prone to cracking the top section?
I thought they were more like this?
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On units that are very long, I have seen a spacer added at the bottom to keep the unit parallel to the wall and prevent movement.
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24th September 2019, 10:14 AM #6
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24th September 2019, 05:39 PM #7
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24th September 2019, 11:50 PM #8Member
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French cleat is great.
Don't stop with the Chisels. French cleat is great
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25th September 2019, 07:32 AM #9GOLD MEMBER
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I haven’t known them to be called a French Cleat, they were always referred to as mitred hanging rails or mitred hanging battern.
Regardless they are very handy
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