some oddball but cool recent projects

Hey Jim , was going to PM you, but not seeing a place to send one on this website now, so I'll post this here. When I thought of building a door rotisserie jig last year, it was one of those why didn't I think of it sooner things .Several ways you could make some, but the first problem I run into is clearing the angled legs on sawhorses. I ended up screwing a 2x6 to the top of a set of wooden horses to get more clearance, then used a 2x6 as the base part to screw as far inward as possible on the horses. Used a strip of 2x material ripped to 1 1/2" to screw to door. Used a 5/8" bolt to connect the 2 parts. Later drilled a 3/8" hole with extension bit on 1 side of jig to sawhorse mount surface with a hole through each side of door part of jig to lock on place flat sides up if needed..


​Takes a few minutes to install, but a big time saver being able to do both sides BY YOURSELF while both wet. Also great to work on the edges, or spray some sideways if wanted. Also in a tight area, you can spin the wet door sideways to help keep from bumping it while working on the one next to it.

Another possible way to make a jig would be to drill a 1/2" rod hole through a 2x material to mount through bench & drill a 1/2" hole through the door & insert rods. I only built my initial 2 sets so far, so haven't tried to perfect anything here yet.

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I just screw a few two ft pieces of whatever to the bottom of the doors. Doors should always be kept on edge as they warp easily when moisture is introduced. I have had to straighten a few from being sprayed flat by others.
 
yeah thats great. the only thing i need to work around is the fact that i have to spray and completely seal the ends of the doors. all the doors i do are for ocean or bayfront homes and usually solid 2.5" thick mahogany. if there is a break in the finish anywhere then moisture will eventually creep in and eventually ruin the finish and the door. the rotisserie would work though when i faux finish fiberglass doors. for the wood doors i would still need to come bace a second time and finish the ends. great info, thanks
 
87max said:
I just screw a few two ft pieces of whatever to the bottom of the doors. Doors should always be kept on edge as they warp easily when moisture is introduced. I have had to straighten a few from being sprayed flat by others.
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Many doors me & Jim deal with are fiberglass composite, so warping from moisture isn't an issue on them. Jim does wood faux finish on fiberglass. On the wood doors I hang in rotisserie & even the fiberglass doors not done in that day, I do usually turn them sideways after finish is partially dry. Finish can lay out better flat, as opposed to standing up. Biggest issue with wood doors from moisture I've seen in the last 27plus years in the business has been not sealing the top & bottoms. Painters tend to be lazy that way.
 
yeah very similar. the ones i do are all really big. 8ft and 2.25" thick. style is fairly close though
 
i dont do a ton of light colored woods. not much call for it lately but i was messing around the other day and did this test panel. no supposed to be any species in particular. i was just shooting for something very hickory like.
 
Jim C said:
yeah very similar. the ones i do are all really big. 8ft and 2.25" thick. style is fairly close though
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I get into pretty big too a lot of times.'
My 2 rotisserie jigs definitely came in handy on this pair of mahogany doors. You can spray the edges face up, spray the far side of the door from where you're standing sideways instead of walking & dragging the hose to the other side , move to better see the reflection of what you just sprayed, etc;
Just as handy when sanding, can tilt the edges face up.
 
Jim C said:
yeah very similar. the ones i do are all really big. 8ft and 2.25" thick. style is fairly close though
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I get into pretty big too a lot of times.'
My 2 rotisserie jigs definitely came in handy on this pair of mahogany doors. You can spray the edges face up, spray the far side of the door from where you're standing sideways instead of walking & dragging the hose to the other side , move to better see the reflection of what you just sprayed, etc;
Just as handy when sanding, can tilt the edges face up.
 
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