I’ve been in the countertop fabricating business for over thirty years. There are several different kinds of belt sanders that I have used. The best brand I have repeatedly purchased for all my industrial tools is Porter Cable.
Now, I’ve tried Makita, Ryobi, Dewalt and Hitachi sanders for making cabinets and countertops, but none of them have outlasted or outperformed the Porter Cable belt sander .
I forgot to add one to the list that I purchased many years ago and I really don’t even know if they are still available, Skill. That was one that I purchased from Wal Mart. It lasted about three months and the petered out on me. read Best Belt Sander For Fabricating Formica Countertops
This is an interesting video I found that Tim Carter made. He is famous for starting the website called Ask The Builder. An approach for how to make a cabinet fit when the corner bead on the walls is in the way. I’m not really sure that I would ever let a customer see me do something like this video demonstration.
Below you will find professional tutorials on how to cut a mortise and tenon. These strong wood joints can be made with power tools or with hand tools. There is a video for each method below. This is one of the most difficult wood joints to make because of the level of accuracy that is required for making a mortise and tenon joint in hardwood.
When finished, the two pieces of wood must be perfectly milled. A digital micrometer would be the best choice for measuring accuracy of the hardwood component parts.
Ideally, the joint is loose enough that it can be inserted by hand, but tight enough that the tenon stays in there on its own. If the fit is the correct size, then you can shake the dry-fit pieces around and they won’t fall apart. Read more…
There are several steps involved when securing wall cabinets to metal studs. It’s important that you use the correct fasteners to secure your upper cabinet to the steel studs. This article will walk you through the proper procedure for mounting your bases or uppers to the walls.
First off, if you are just hanging standard size kitchen cabinets, you can install them just as if you were securing them to wooden studs. It is only when there is going to be a lot of weight in a cabinet that you need to use the fasteners that are demonstrated in our video.
If you are getting cabinets from Home Depot or some other super center, you will have to attach the wall scribe fillers yourself. Kitchen and bathroom cabinets are generally made in three inch increments.
If you have three thirty inch wide cabinets and a ninety three inch measurement from wall-to-wall, you will need to install fillers on each end of the cupboard run. In this scenario, it would be best to attach an inch and a half (1-1/2″) wide scribe board on either end next to the wall.
Walls, floors and ceilings are never flat. You may have to fit the cabinet filler to a curve in the wall. Most standard fillers are three inches in width straight out of the packing box. read How To Attach Wall Fillers To Cabinets
