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>Cutting out the veneer around the glove box door will not be nearly as hard a
>job as you might imagine. Just turn the dash over, and place the door exactly
>in position, making sure the gap is even around all sides. Tape the door to
>the dash so it won't move when you turn the dash over.
Yes! I will have to check that the hinges actually give an even gap when
fitted.
I will do a trial mounting of the door, then make witness marks on the wood then
remove the hinges, re-align the witnesses and tape it in place from the back as
you suggest. I was thinking about how to do this right. Your message made the
thoughts
crystalize. Thanks
>After the glue has dried, use a SHARP exacto knife, or equivilent, and cut
>around the door. After the door is removed, use the knife to very carefully
>trim the veneer to the edges.
Yes. My veneering book goes into a little detail about this. They recommend
taping the veneer at the area where you will cut, then cutting as you said, or
with a
veneer saw (where the cut is accessible and fairly straight (not like here)).
Also
they recommend a firm wood base to make the cuts upon. All this is to avoid
splitting
the edges.
>Cutting the door out of a solid piece of wood, and keeping a fine, even gap,
>is another story! That really tested my patience.
Did you do this? I figure that if I want a really nice job, I'd buy the
dash from Prestige for $250. But then you do not get any fancy grain
figure, just a fairly straight grain from the solid wood.
>BTW, I still have your generator write-up, and will give it a good review
>soon, I hope. From the first pass through, it looked pretty good, but I've
>just not had the time to do it justice. I am thinking about making some
>drawings to go along with it, as I think it is very hard to visualise the
>operation of commutater rings, and phasing, for someone who doesn't already
Great, I thought about drawings, but while I do have a CAD program, making these
drawings with it is a chore. My free-hand drawing leaves much to be desired.
I loved
your drawings in your alternator article. Maybe some of those could be used?
Feel free to edit/modify the text anywhere. If you want a rewrite I'd be glad
to
do that too.
-Tony
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