MAKING BASEBOARDS FOR THE WORK STAND
Routing The Baseboard
The principal reason for making this baseboard is to demonstrate how it's done. But as long as I'm doing it, I want to make a baseboard that is as universal as possible. This is intended to fit most long and short bed Singers, as well as many others with the same base size. It could work for many Brother, Necchi, Signature, Kenmore (only some), as well as many other brands. When completed, this will be the most commonly used and versatile baseboard in our set. If a person could have only one baseboard, this would be the one to have.
Since the last post, I worked a little more on one of the corners of the template to get a better shape. It just needed a little more sanding.
The template is seen below with the best piece of 3/4 inch plywood that I could find at Home Depot. It's reasonably dry and seems straight along all edges. We'll see what we can do with it. I have previously used and prefer a kind of wood called Russian plywood. It is very flat and stable, but is a special order item and I don't have any available right now.
(Baseboard Blank)
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I cut a piece from what appeared to be the best corner of the board and checked to be sure it fits into the swing frame. It does. I painted it to help contrast and show the cuts that will be made. I'm using a method that allows working with finished size baseboards. This would facilitate producing many of them with minimal waste.
(Baseboard Painted)
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Because the baseboard is smaller than the template, center lines were drawn in both directions. These are used, along with similar lines on the template, to correctly position the baseboard on the template without being able to see its hidden edges.
(Baseboard Centerlines)
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The baseboard is clamped to the template and then screwed together using four one inch drywall screws. The clamps may then be removed.
(Baseboard Screws)
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A rear view of the template shows the baseboard securely attached.
(Baseboard Rear View)
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The baseboard and template shown from the front ready for the routing process to begin.
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