It was a good day in the workshop today. Gave the dial door a good sanding. Then I test fitted the dial door hinges and they work well. We had a scare last night when my wife suggested that the door won't open fully as it will not clear the top moulding. I was beginning to think she was correct, however, these are special use grandfather clock door hinges that pivot an inch out from the actual door, and thus should allow it to clear the sides and the top moulding. The door test stand that I made yesterday reassured me somewhat but I had to make sure it would clear on the actual dial door. The verdict? It clears just barely. Phew! Butterfly hinges would never have worked. Then, using the router table, I proceeded to round-over the many edges on the front and back of the door. Finally, I routered the inside edges of the dial door to accept the glass. I may need to router more off, but my wife suggested I pause, get the glass, and get the glass shop to tell me if the rabbeted lip is sufficient. I have several appointments tomorrow, so will do the glass tasks on Wednesday. I also need to go to Lowe's to pickup some more brass screws, putty to set the glass and some colorant and, hopefully, a brass dial door knob. Please enjoy the slideshow below!
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June 2016
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