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A couple of minor wood splints, what's best way to get rid of them?
rdowdy95:
I cut my control panel top with a 40 teeth saw. It has a couple of wood splints on the top layer of my birch plywood on the back edge of the control panel top. What is best way to get rid of them if I can get rid of them? Does lightly sanding work? Should I do another control panel top? All future cuts from here on out are going to be with a 100-110 teeth blade. Check out my Project announcement. It is topic called Dowdy's Mame Arcade Project. Thanks.
Ghoward:
You could glue and clamp them, then sand the area down. Or you could fill them with a wood filler that color matches.
Gary
rdowdy95:
Well the problem was it came from the circular saw so the splints could be anywhere on the ground. so that is not an option. So you think wood putty might work. Like if I apply a little teeny bit of wood putty and let it dry, then sand it down. In the end it will be stained anyways. So I guess I will try that. Any other recommendations out there?
Also just reread. Is wood filler the same as like wood putty? Like what would I look for say if I got some of this stuff from Home Depot?
NightGod:
Usually called "Wood Filler - Stainable"
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on July 17, 2006, 10:57:25 am ---I cut my control panel top with a 40 teeth saw. It has a couple of wood splints on the top layer of my birch plywood on the back edge of the control panel top. What is best way to get rid of them if I can get rid of them? Does lightly sanding work? Should I do another control panel top? All future cuts from here on out are going to be with a 100-110 teeth blade. Check out my Project announcement. It is topic called Dowdy's Mame Arcade Project. Thanks.
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I'm going to assume you're referring to "splinters", because I don't think your CP broke its arm. You're using plywood. Sanding won't eliminate the problem and will only exacerbate it and cause MORE problems. You'll probably end up sanding through the veneer and not solving the initial problem. If it's going to be sanded, stainable wood putty is available at Home Depot or some equivalent big-box hardware store. It's not worth redoing unless YOU aren't happy with how it looks, and only YOU can be the judge of that. Get a plywood blade as well. Higher tooth count will help, but a specific plywood blade will make an even bigger difference.
Also, turn your material over so that all those problems aren't on the side that people will SEE. You probably noticed that the issues are primarily on one side and little to nothing wrong with the other side. Turning your material over is a simple and easy fix. Another fix would be to throw a piece of masking tape over your cutline. That way, the tape holds the edges and all splinters are minimized. Lastly, you could take an exacto knife to score your cutline so that there is nothing to splinter. You'll already have the top layer cut.
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