UGH!!
So, Sunday, I glued up my raised panels for the wall cabinet I'm building. I allowed an 1/8" for side to side movement and 1/16" top to bottom. I used MLCS's raised panel calculator. I allowed 3/32" around the doors as they will be inset with euro hinges.
I put spaceballs in the stiles and rails and did a dry fit. No way I was going to get the rails to fit with the spaceballs so I left them out but added the to the stiles. I had to crank down the parallel clamps, I mean I had to put some armstrong on them.
After they had been glued together for 24 hrs. I took the clamps off and put a coat of finish on one side.
Today, I planned on putting a second coat of finish on them but, I found the glue joints had separated.
I was able to pry the rails and stiles loose from where they separated and removed the spaceballs with very little damage and glued it back up.
Maybe I should have allowed more the an 1/8" and a 1/16" for wood movement if I planned on using space balls.
So, Sunday, I glued up my raised panels for the wall cabinet I'm building. I allowed an 1/8" for side to side movement and 1/16" top to bottom. I used MLCS's raised panel calculator. I allowed 3/32" around the doors as they will be inset with euro hinges.
I put spaceballs in the stiles and rails and did a dry fit. No way I was going to get the rails to fit with the spaceballs so I left them out but added the to the stiles. I had to crank down the parallel clamps, I mean I had to put some armstrong on them.
After they had been glued together for 24 hrs. I took the clamps off and put a coat of finish on one side.
Today, I planned on putting a second coat of finish on them but, I found the glue joints had separated.
I was able to pry the rails and stiles loose from where they separated and removed the spaceballs with very little damage and glued it back up.
Maybe I should have allowed more the an 1/8" and a 1/16" for wood movement if I planned on using space balls.