Mar 27 • General discussion
How to Dado a Dowel
Today the wood taught me how to make a hinged flange locking system.
Essentially, the dowel runs through a core piece of material that is glued down and allows the dowel to rotate within.
Now, you can create a hinge with this, or making it part of a locking system.
I keep material on hand that is the same thickness as the kerf cut from my tiny table saw.
Imagine the possibilities... This type of mechanism would require the input from another dial that uses a cam so that it opens and closes the hinged flange consistently when under under spring pressure.
Cutting the dado into the dowel can be tricky and dangerous without a jig.
I took some 1/4" material (about and inch wide) and glued down some tabs on top of them so that the gap remains consistent and tight. You can do this for any sized dowel.
At the bottom end of the dado, I glued on an end piece on so that it would always hold the dowel in place.
On the top of the middle tab, I drilled for a tiny pointy screw. This pokes into the dowel just enough to keep it from wanting to roll within the dado when being cut. I like the screw because it can be set exactly where you want it.
All there is to do now is rip a few pieces up for stock and see how you can use it.
I will likely make this a more complete module in the near future.
Good luck.
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How to Dado a Dowel
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