I install a lot of kitchens and every so often I have to attach one or more angled fillers to a base cabinet to complete a radius. My problem is how can I hold them in place until they are secured properly? For years I have been searching for a speciality clamp that will do the task. There doesnt seem to be anything available. The angles are usually 22.5 or 45. No matter what, I can figure the proper angle but my problem is how to hold the fillers in proper alignment till they secured?
I have developed a system for upper corner cabinets where I insert a 45 degree block inside the stile of the corner cabinet and with a clamp I get perfect alignment and pressure with the adjacent cabinet. A perfect fit every time. There are no uppers in my present situation and because of the radius, fillers are needed. What I have been trying to do is split the angle and cut each side of the filler, very difficult. Possibly if I cut the entire angle on one side of the filler and came in flush with the adjacent cabinet it may work? Any suggestions?
Edited 10/6/2005 11:23 pm ET by Satch
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Satch,
Lately I've been using the Hi-Purformer hot glue in a lot of my finish work to do exactly what you're talking about--hold it in place until I can secure it. The tubes come in varying drying times (30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds). The kit is about $90 and you can order it from Woodcraft. Don't know if that'll help but it's worth checking out.
The glue holds very tight and can be used in finish applications (non-bearing of course).
BTW: It would only work if you didn't need to "unclamp" it.
Tim
I have incountered the same situation and came up with using the bisquit joiner to bisquit the angles into alignment.
the bisquits kinda "cleated" the joint so I could put my angle blocks on it and clamp it so I could use trim screws to lock it in.
Never really glued the bisquits just used them to keep the joint from sliding when I put the clamps to it.
Been looking at the wood super glues to do the same thing.
Rockler (like woodcraft) has them on special this month.
Gets me to thinking......
Mike
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What I have been trying to do is split the angle and cut each side of the filler, very difficult
Piece of cake for Dino's EZ guide.
You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
Marv,
Might ask what is Dino's EZ guide?
Satch
Dino is a regular Breaktimer. Heres his web site.
http://www.eurekazone.com/gallery.htmlYou get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
I prejoin filler sections with FastCap 2P-10. Of course I only get one shot to get it right. Then I pocket screw from the backside on inside corners and use a filler and backscrew for outside corners. The trouble is matching slightly off-angle cabinet runs where I don't have a true 45 or 22.5. In those cases I rip a couple of test pieces out of pine. No need for full length - 12" scraps are good for a test.
To get the glue-up right I clamp one filler to a bench (or piece of plywood) and bring the second piece up to the clamped one. Then I clamp another piece and bring an already joined piece to that one for 3 piece build-ups.