Thread: I'm not REALLy a tool junkie but.....

I think there must be some kind of magical potion to make kaizenclone work, I can see the potential but it ain't easy!
I decided/was forced/relented and used the 'cubic' pre-cut foam on the very curvey shape of the pliers so, other than an extreme case of pixellating, I've made cutouts to keep them safe,

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fletty

Electric Kitchen knife




Hot wire

They're all good for cutting THROUGH the foam but useless to cut INTO the foam. The 'kaizenclone' requires you to cut into the foam and peel out enough layers to get the depth you want. I'll try again tomorrow after spraying the blade with dry PTFE or similar and see if that allows a smooth cut. The potential is definitely there but I was suspicious when I noted that none of the realkaizen youtubes show the actual cutting?
To give me a start point, I sharpened a wad punch, placed the foam and punch on an end grained block and thumped the punch with a BIG hammer ....I wonder if I'll ever find that punch again?
fletty

Originally Posted by fletty

I think there must be some kind of magical potion to make kaizenclone work, I can see the potential but......

fletty

the "potion" is PATIENCE

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BUT, the problem with all of the lower layers being white is that any inaccuracy in cutting stands out like dog's ------ ...well, you know what I mean?

fletty

Love the drawers

Read from the begining

Had you not gone wirh the drawers i was going to offer an alteration on wheelinound's flip shaddow boards.

Backnin the 90ies inwad involvednin setting up a 'tool box' to go thru the pacific islands to assist in building in poorer locations. The tool box (one of a few) was a 20' sea container. We made a heap of modular cabinets.

One of the cabinets had an overhead section of 'slide out shaddow boards'. This had a heap of hand tools and some boards had tools on both sides. Had long thought inshould do similar..

If you're ever having a clearing sale I'll jeep an eye out for those drawers. They look sweet

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

I had thought of using the slide out peg/shadow boards under the bench but that really needs to be used for tools that I WILL use....

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...2 are now used for hand planes and the third for marking out tools.

fletty

That looks nice


Dave

The Turning Cowboy

Originally Posted by fletty

I think there must be some kind of magical potion to make kaizenclone work

Originally Posted by fletty

the "potion" is PATIENCE

and

a very sharp knife -- last time I did something similar I used one of these

it's a chip carving knife, but a scalpel would also work

You might want to consider putting in some finger holes too. Without them every time you try to remove a tool you are jamming your fingers into the slender gap between the tool and the foam edge; after a while the foam is going to look a bit daggy.

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

You might want to consider putting in some finger holes too. Without them every time you try to remove a tool you are jamming your fingers into the slender gap between the tool and the foam edge; after a while the foam is going to look a bit daggy.

Or use a magnet to lift the tools clear of the foam. (Assuming they are magnetic).

Alan...

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

You might want to consider putting in some finger holes too. Without them every time you try to remove a tool you are jamming your fingers into the slender gap between the tool and the foam edge; after a while the foam is going to look a bit daggy.

Good idea Tiff even though one look at the current state of my shed would suggest that I am well into 'daggy'! Wheelin' found a YouTube showing me how to do it ...but I've lost it so maybe he could find it again.....?

Originally Posted by Uncle Al

Or use a magnet to lift the tools clear of the foam. (Assuming they are magnetic).

Alan...

Hi Alan, they are stainless steel but I haven't actually checked if they are 300 or 400 series so magnetic or not?

fletty

Found it!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dwe0QEvG1ew

thanks Ray,

fletty

The burn test Alan.

Timbecon sell this Kaizen now