I did a little estate/garage sale shopping this morning. I stopped at three or four places. The only thing I bough was 7 CD's for $6. I'm not sure why I did that. I already have 20 or 30 CD's that I've ripped, but have never listened to.
When I got home I decided that it was time to try to fix the file cabinet. That involves teaching myself how to use a router. The job seemed ill starred. It started out with the jigsaw cuts that I made. The saw's table slipped and all of the cuts were slightly mitered. I fixed the worst of it with a file.
I the spent quite a while with scrap wood figuring out the router. I don't have an FM, so it was all trial and error. Eventually I managed to route all of the tongues that I need. I couldn't do the grooves because I don't have the right kind of bit. It takes a 5/16, and I only have 1/4 and 3/8.
In the process of clamping the wood, the handles on the Workmate both broke. Cheap Chinese shit. I spent quite a while trying to fix them, but they are history.
It got very hot in the garage, so at that point I decided to call it a day and read on the deck.
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