I'm learning so much more from listening to you think things out, than I ever would from just watching you do things. The trial and error method of doing things reinforces not only what you're doing, but why your final solution works, and can make completing a project that much more satisfying. Good job.
Little Sister, experience is the best teacher & you're growing your knowledge. That was an ingenious idea adding the plywood, I have never seen that but I will use it. Great job honey. Thank you.
Great Video April I know you mentioned not carrying the bits around, but with the plywood support you added, it looks like there is enough length so that if you set it on your bench it will stand up nicely and give you easy access.
You rock so hard, April Wilkerson. I love that you showed the weakness of the original design, came up with a much better solution, and then told others to work through their failures and that failure and trial and error are OK. Bravo!
You know what. We all learn from trial and error. that is how experience is developed. Everyone of us started in the same place. and guess what. we still make mistakes. we are only human. You shouldn't sell yourself short. you are doing an amazing job. Keep the love of woodworking alive mate.
Trial and error is the best teacher, we learn more from what we do wrong than from what we do right. I appreciate your 'mistake', I was having the same problem with a computer desk I built and attached to the wall using french cleats. I 'fixed' it by screwing a couple of blocks into the wall at the corner above the desk; this held them fast against the cleats. This kludge worked for me because I used the cleats to eliminate the legs, not because I wanted it portable. I'll remember your solution the next time I build something that doesn't have much height and use a french cleat. Thanks for sharing, your videos always make my brain work and see new concepts.
Hi April, I like that you used cleats, I initially "foresaw" that the cleats might teeter forward but that was only after you had made the holders - I'm proud of my creativity and my ability to "think outside the box" BUT I didn't "foresee" the solution you came up with, because solving problems as they come up is how most problems are often fixed in the field. So kuddos to you April. You rock. Never under estimate yourself.
every single one of our inventors (Einstein, etc) found ways that would get them to their end goals. you are the inventor for yourself and others who like your videos. Awesome job, and good job on that plywood. what a simple change in design
Hello, April. Excellent work. Will help a lot to organize not only the cutters, the fostners, the Sierra cups, as well as bits and the bits. Thanks for sharing your work with us all over the world. Big hug.
I love that you leave in the mistakes and the redo's in your videos. every time i set out to do something there is some mundane detail i missed and have to modify my design. showing that in your vids is helpful, to me anyway.
Outstanding. Thanks for whole "re-do" stuff. I hope other TH-cam folks follow your example. Most of us need to learn how to hit out of the rough or sand-traps just as badly as learning a good drive. Very helpful.
"Trial and error" is how I learn to do stuff. I make a mistake I learn not to do it again. I don't think anyone can do stuff perfectly the first time. Making mistakes is part of learning but if one keeps making those mistakes then one has not learned. Your videos are always very good and fun to watch. Keep up the good work and excited to see what your next project video will be. :)
Hi April, long time viewer and I just wanted to chime in to say thank you for including the build process in your videos. I think that when you (and other TH-camrs) include these types of iterative builds it helps to make the craft more approachable. On top of that, it gives us each a tiny little additional fix tucked away in our minds for when something similar comes up in our own lives. I wouldn't have thought of adding a thin strip in the way that you did, but after seeing it in action - holy cow, what a simple and effective solution for a french cleat! Great idea and one that I'll have in the back of my mind for any and all french cleat applications in the future. So thank you. - thanks for not just giving us a "April's perfect french cleat system!" and showing us your trial and error process from idea to execution and revision. Kudos, and keep making videos!
totally dig that way of holding the bits right next to the drill press. Love that you showed that it does not always work on the first try. great vid. much love
there is no such thing as a mistake if there is a solution. there are tons of large companies whos research and development for a product is trial and error. Your project turned out great. simple but effective and you got what you wanted.
I really like the way you approach your projects. Makes it seem more accessible to a newer woodworker. And you mod to the wall storage was a good example of on the fly adjustment--no need to reinvent the whole project. Nice job!
April, nice design and I really like your solution to keeping the pieces steady. Do not think you are the only one who approaches a task the way you do. You are to be commended for your approach for as time goes on experience will take care of the "problem".
Great little speak at the end April. Love you attitude towards problem solving and not settling for second best! You could teach many tradespeople a thing or two 😊
Sorry your video hasn't had any comments in 4 years but glad to be the one to do it for 2020. Great idea and I think I may do something like this. Also thank you for the words of encouragement at the end of your video. I'm getting back into woodworking after being absent for over 40 years (took 3 years of woodshop in high school and LOVED IT!) and your words of encouragement are great to hear. Thanks for those & the idea of the router bit storage.
You did a wonderful job, we all make parts that may need mods. I as an engineer for a large aircraft company run into the same issues you did even at 50 years old. Hang interest. Your minds is wired just right. A fellow Texan
I hear you on the thinking ahead part. For that reason, I seldom use glue and most of my shop-made stuff is full of extra holes as stuff gets remade. I am heavy into the reuse, recycle and rarely buy lumber anymore but it shows!
Well said..."old habits" are hard to break (mindsets). I get my best "creative ideas" when I first wake up and have my first coffee. Nice work on the bit holders.
I appreciate you showing the whole process up to the frustration and the path you took to resolve it. I have on several occasions gotten to the frustration and then just left the whole thing in a pile. Heh.. And that's why my car sits out on the driveway now! 😄
Smart and convenient solution. On the subject of trial and error, I recall reading about the early days of rocket research, where the guidance system went awry on a test firing, and instead of going up, the test rocket flew horizontally - until they pressed the 'destruct' button. This apparent failure turned out to be fortuitous, because the rocket 'chassis' had been designed just for vertical flight, and should have collapsed when it flew on its side. The fact that it didn't collapse meant that the design could be changed to a much lighter structure, which of course meant a great deal for reducing fuel or increasing payload. Serendipity rules!
Thanks April, I appreciate you showing the whole process. I am a very visual person, so my brain works like yours. I think it makes us awesome problem solvers!
Built a lot of similar holders, my shop walls are wrapped in cleats at every 12" for the top 4' of the wall. If in the future you find they cleat is still a little loose, if you make the plywood longer and put a block at the bottom the same thickness as your cleat with enough room to side over the cleat it adds a lot more stability
That was a very elegant solution to the stability problem. As an engineer, I can assure you that no product ever ships on revision A. If you only need to go to Rev B you are way ahead of the game.
April!! Thank you so much for the real lesson in woodworking - things don't always work according to plan! I love watching videos of perfect woodworking - but thank you so much for showing us what we all needed to see - how to fix things when they go wrong!! This is why I love watching your videos! Thank you for all the wonderful content!! :-)
A win is a win ! Maybe you can't "foresee" every little problem, but your problem solving skill more than makes up for it. And sometimes that problem solving skill trumps everything else. Thanks for the video.
Your mind is wired just fine. You came up with a simple solution. I've worked with several mechanical engineers with Masters degrees from MIT that couldn't figure out how to put a nut on a bolt. That had something to do with the Tenured Professor off partying while the class was taught by a student teacher who, in fact, also couldn't put a nut on a bolt. You are vastly ahead of the curve and more skilled then you realize. :)
Great video. I loved how you "fixed" the issue. My 1st thought was a pin drilled through the angle, your board does the same thing. I'm also glad you knew not to use oak, maybe let your fans know too. I use plywood for my holders, thinking there would be less wood movement that might bind the bit in the hole.
I like cool simple designs such as this one :) In my experience the more you see and try, the more your brain is able to foresee obstacles and problems in a project. TH-cam is a great ressource in that regard, I have learned a lot that I never would have thought about on my own. That is why I think youtube is so awesome, because it is possible to see what thousands of other people have done before.
Nice. I like that you included the first design, then improved it. I don't think it's a question of how your mind works as much as a question of how much experience you've had with similar problems. The more experience, the more likely you are to recognize what will become an issue. Thank you for an informative video.
what makes a good woodworker a great woodworker is how they handle of fix things that didnt turn out or come out how they had planned . There will always be those times when you can say wow I didnt see that coming . That goes also for anyone that builds anything at all regardless of what its is.
I like the refinement as you go. Sometimes you have to try something to find problems. I'd probably have made a cleat for the lovely box the plug cutters came in, but then you'd have to open the box to get to them...
Thank you April, i have been having the same problem with my tool holder for drill bits , i used the french cleat system for this and have the same problem. But now you have shown me the way to fix it , great job.
April-you always have the best wall storage ideas. I need to add this one to my shop. I think it would solve my clutter issues and help me from losing my bits all the time!
i was always told its never a bad thing to mess up as long as you learn from your mistakes. it also makes you have to think about solving/over coming the issue you are faced with
Just a heads up and hopefully learn from my mistake. Wax the holes before leaving the bits in their for very long. I didn't the first time I made a bit holder. They rusted and we're almost stuck permanently. I had to actually toss a couple of them. Now when I make one I use an acid brush to spread furniture wax in the holes. I have never had an issue since (7-8 years since mishap). Great job on all your videos.
If you had cover up your first attempt, then it would of just been another video of someone make something. The fact that you show your first attempt and then how you found its faults, and then reaching a solution makes this worthy of watching.
Great idea and you did an outstanding job. Yeah, trial & error may not be how we want to learn things but I find that it sticks in my memory better. Thank you!
Good stuff, April! As you said, all minds are wired differently and there isn't anything we can do about it. The flip side to not anticipating problems and having to use trial and error is that some folks tend to overanalyze and overcomplicate and end up having to make revisions in the other direction; simplify things. As someone who can wickedly overcomplicate stuff, I think your way is better, haha. I guess the grass is always greener though, huh? As you said, as long as you get the end product you're after, that's what matters.
Terrific solution to the wobble. I think as you mature as a woodworker you will be able to for see potential problems. I'm knid of like you I'd rather just do something rather than overthinking it.
Thanks Eric. Yeah I can already tell I've gotten better, but sometimes I still get frustrated when I overlook something that I think should have been obvious. But! At the end of the day, I get it done so it's fine. : )
trail and error is how I learned almost everything I know now. Sometimes I think & plan ahead but building & thinking as I go on making things works best for me.
Trial and Error is fine. You learn something every time you screw up! I've learned a lot. :D For the instability issue, I saw that as you were building it, but I like your solution. If it is still too much, you could easily run one screw through the plywood into the cleat to secure it. Not easily removable anymore, but secure.
I have been fallowing you for a bit ( not in a creeper way) I like the way you show your stuff. I built your sheet goods rack. I like it and was just thinking of my bit storage, and just watched this thanks. ps also like the bench for your dad.
Nicely done April.You surely fooled me, I thought the first project after the welder video would be a welding cart so you wouldn't have to (excuse the term) manhandle the welder around the shop Good job on the bit storage items.
+Cabanaz I wasn't being facetious I enjoy her videos and I think she's a very nice person. where did that kind of attitude come from. with all due respect to you I'm sure she would not appreciate you using that kind of language on her feet
I really like this project!, and the extended board surface is a genus solution to this. I also have put a little strip of thin Velcro in between the surfaces of the french cleat for a little "grab" but it is not as steady looking as your extra board.
That thing is very handy! It isn't something that I use on a regular basis but when I need it, I'm thankful I have it. : ) Plus, it's awesome that it was yours.
Awesome idea...something else that would help lock them in place fairly easily would be some neodymium magnets in each part of the cleats...probably 3 or 4 on each part superglued into holes the depth of the magnets...they are super strong and not too expensive
Theres learning in everything! Adding the steip of wood was genius! I would have added a block or simply made them out of a block. Your design is better!
I like how you did that! I didn't even think of doing what you did. But to be fully honest i love your Chanel! Thanks for putting up videos and please keep making them.
Very cool. You should mount all of those on a larger board and cleat the board too. If you have to move it, you only have to move one board. Just a thought. Thanks for the great vids!
Great video! Your mind works very well!! lol You made a good idea better. Given how long you've been doing this and basically teaching your self, you'll be an expert in no time!!! Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing your ideas too! 🙂
I'd have simply run a screw thru the shelf and into the cleat, at the center; easily removable. The 1/4 ply solution works great and looks great, too. Thanks.
great solution, I like the angled holder. another possible solution could have been adding the ply so it extends above the bit holder then they could be attached with screws instead of a cleat.
I'm learning so much more from listening to you think things out, than I ever would from just watching you do things. The trial and error method of doing things reinforces not only what you're doing, but why your final solution works, and can make completing a project that much more satisfying. Good job.
Little Sister, experience is the best teacher & you're growing your knowledge. That was an ingenious idea adding the plywood, I have never seen that but I will use it. Great job honey. Thank you.
Great Video April I know you mentioned not carrying the bits around, but with the plywood support you added, it looks like there is enough length so that if you set it on your bench it will stand up nicely and give you easy access.
Oh yeah I suppose you are right. I didn't intend for that, but if it works then it works!
You rock so hard, April Wilkerson. I love that you showed the weakness of the original design, came up with a much better solution, and then told others to work through their failures and that failure and trial and error are OK. Bravo!
: ) Well thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
You know what. We all learn from trial and error. that is how experience is developed. Everyone of us started in the same place. and guess what. we still make mistakes. we are only human. You shouldn't sell yourself short. you are doing an amazing job. Keep the love of woodworking alive mate.
Trial and error is the best teacher, we learn more from what we do wrong than from what we do right.
I appreciate your 'mistake', I was having the same problem with a computer desk I built and attached to the wall using french cleats. I 'fixed' it by screwing a couple of blocks into the wall at the corner above the desk; this held them fast against the cleats. This kludge worked for me because I used the cleats to eliminate the legs, not because I wanted it portable. I'll remember your solution the next time I build something that doesn't have much height and use a french cleat.
Thanks for sharing, your videos always make my brain work and see new concepts.
Hi April, I like that you used cleats, I initially "foresaw" that the cleats might teeter forward but that was only after you had made the holders - I'm proud of my creativity and my ability to "think outside the box" BUT I didn't "foresee" the solution you came up with, because solving problems as they come up is how most problems are often fixed in the field.
So kuddos to you April. You rock. Never under estimate yourself.
every single one of our inventors (Einstein, etc) found ways that would get them to their end goals. you are the inventor for yourself and others who like your videos.
Awesome job, and good job on that plywood. what a simple change in design
Hello, April. Excellent work. Will help a lot to organize not only the cutters, the fostners, the Sierra cups, as well as bits and the bits. Thanks for sharing your work with us all over the world. Big hug.
I love that you leave in the mistakes and the redo's in your videos. every time i set out to do something there is some mundane detail i missed and have to modify my design. showing that in your vids is helpful, to me anyway.
Outstanding. Thanks for whole "re-do" stuff. I hope other TH-cam folks follow your example. Most of us need to learn how to hit out of the rough or sand-traps just as badly as learning a good drive. Very helpful.
"Trial and error" is how I learn to do stuff. I make a mistake I learn not to do it again. I don't think anyone can do stuff perfectly the first time. Making mistakes is part of learning but if one keeps making those mistakes then one has not learned. Your videos are always very good and fun to watch. Keep up the good work and excited to see what your next project video will be. :)
Hi April, long time viewer and I just wanted to chime in to say thank you for including the build process in your videos. I think that when you (and other TH-camrs) include these types of iterative builds it helps to make the craft more approachable. On top of that, it gives us each a tiny little additional fix tucked away in our minds for when something similar comes up in our own lives.
I wouldn't have thought of adding a thin strip in the way that you did, but after seeing it in action - holy cow, what a simple and effective solution for a french cleat! Great idea and one that I'll have in the back of my mind for any and all french cleat applications in the future.
So thank you. - thanks for not just giving us a "April's perfect french cleat system!" and showing us your trial and error process from idea to execution and revision. Kudos, and keep making videos!
totally dig that way of holding the bits right next to the drill press. Love that you showed that it does not always work on the first try. great vid. much love
I like the honesty and willingness to learn and move on. That's what makes us better.
there is no such thing as a mistake if there is a solution. there are tons of large companies whos research and development for a product is trial and error. Your project turned out great. simple but effective and you got what you wanted.
Well done April; little things like this are why I'm a huge fan of your channel.
I really like the way you approach your projects. Makes it seem more accessible to a newer woodworker. And you mod to the wall storage was a good example of on the fly adjustment--no need to reinvent the whole project. Nice job!
April, nice design and I really like your solution to keeping the pieces steady. Do not think you are the only one who approaches a task the way you do. You are to be commended for your approach for as time goes on experience will take care of the "problem".
Great little speak at the end April. Love you attitude towards problem solving and not settling for second best! You could teach many tradespeople a thing or two 😊
Sorry your video hasn't had any comments in 4 years but glad to be the one to do it for 2020.
Great idea and I think I may do something like this. Also thank you for the words of encouragement at the end of your video. I'm getting back into woodworking after being absent for over 40 years (took 3 years of woodshop in high school and LOVED IT!) and your words of encouragement are great to hear. Thanks for those & the idea of the router bit storage.
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
You did a wonderful job, we all make parts that may need mods. I as an engineer for a large aircraft company run into the same issues you did even at 50 years old. Hang interest. Your minds is wired just right. A fellow Texan
it does not matter what skill level you are at, trial and error is commonplace. You made a modification appear as part of the design. Good job!
I hear you on the thinking ahead part. For that reason, I seldom use glue and most of my shop-made stuff is full of extra holes as stuff gets remade. I am heavy into the reuse, recycle and rarely buy lumber anymore but it shows!
Well done April, and nothing wrong with trial and error. That's how we learn! Continued success to you!!
Well said..."old habits" are hard to break (mindsets). I get my best "creative ideas" when I first wake up and have my first coffee. Nice work on the bit holders.
I appreciate you showing the whole process up to the frustration and the path you took to resolve it. I have on several occasions gotten to the frustration and then just left the whole thing in a pile. Heh.. And that's why my car sits out on the driveway now! 😄
Smart and convenient solution.
On the subject of trial and error, I recall reading about the early days of rocket research, where the guidance system went awry on a test firing, and instead of going up, the test rocket flew horizontally - until they pressed the 'destruct' button.
This apparent failure turned out to be fortuitous, because the rocket 'chassis' had been designed just for vertical flight, and should have collapsed when it flew on its side. The fact that it didn't collapse meant that the design could be changed to a much lighter structure, which of course meant a great deal for reducing fuel or increasing payload.
Serendipity rules!
Thanks April, I appreciate you showing the whole process. I am a very visual person, so my brain works like yours. I think it makes us awesome problem solvers!
Thanks Debra!
Thanks April. Quick and easy fix. Enjoyed the live chat the other night with yourself, Nick and Jay. Looks like ya'll are having fun.
Built a lot of similar holders, my shop walls are wrapped in cleats at every 12" for the top 4' of the wall. If in the future you find they cleat is still a little loose, if you make the plywood longer and put a block at the bottom the same thickness as your cleat with enough room to side over the cleat it adds a lot more stability
That was a very elegant solution to the stability problem. As an engineer, I can assure you that no product ever ships on revision A. If you only need to go to Rev B you are way ahead of the game.
April!! Thank you so much for the real lesson in woodworking - things don't always work according to plan!
I love watching videos of perfect woodworking - but thank you so much for showing us what we all needed to see - how to fix things when they go wrong!!
This is why I love watching your videos!
Thank you for all the wonderful content!! :-)
A win is a win ! Maybe you can't "foresee" every little problem, but your problem solving skill more than makes up for it. And sometimes that problem solving skill trumps everything else. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for being honest and showing the non-ideal version 1. It's really encouraging.
Your mind is wired just fine. You came up with a simple solution. I've worked with several mechanical engineers with Masters degrees from MIT that couldn't figure out how to put a nut on a bolt. That had something to do with the Tenured Professor off partying while the class was taught by a student teacher who, in fact, also couldn't put a nut on a bolt.
You are vastly ahead of the curve and more skilled then you realize. :)
: ) Haha well thank you.
Nice job as usual.Figuring out how to make something you've never made before is what sets us apart.My motto is "It's no fun if it's easy"
Great video. I loved how you "fixed" the issue. My 1st thought was a pin drilled through the angle, your board does the same thing. I'm also glad you knew not to use oak, maybe let your fans know too. I use plywood for my holders, thinking there would be less wood movement that might bind the bit in the hole.
Nobody is perfect but you are close to it.
Nice project and superb solution of the instability issue..
I like cool simple designs such as this one :)
In my experience the more you see and try, the more your brain is able to foresee obstacles and problems in a project. TH-cam is a great ressource in that regard, I have learned a lot that I never would have thought about on my own.
That is why I think youtube is so awesome, because it is possible to see what thousands of other people have done before.
Glad you made that modification, every time I see someone doing something with a french cleat I think "how secure is that". Really useful video.
Nice. I like that you included the first design, then improved it. I don't think it's a question of how your mind works as much as a question of how much experience you've had with similar problems. The more experience, the more likely you are to recognize what will become an issue. Thank you for an informative video.
Thank you! I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.
The addition of that plywood was a slick idea. Thanks! I can think of a couple of places where I need that little addition.
HI April,
I couldn't have come up with the first design let alone the modification--I am very thankful for your videos--they help me a GREAT deal
Tim
I love how you just saw the problem and fix it! Most people would go "well, fck it!"
Inspiring!!!
Thanks Giaco. : )
Hi April, As you gain experience you'll be able to foresee the design issues, great problem solving!
what makes a good woodworker a great woodworker is how they handle of fix things that didnt turn out or come out how they had planned . There will always be those times when you can say wow I didnt see that coming . That goes also for anyone that builds anything at all regardless of what its is.
I like the refinement as you go. Sometimes you have to try something to find problems. I'd probably have made a cleat for the lovely box the plug cutters came in, but then you'd have to open the box to get to them...
You do a great job, you engineered the project, be proud of your self
I think your mind works just fine! The original design was smart, but your fix was brilliant. Thanks a lot.
Excuse me, I do not know English, but I followers your business. I wish you success and I am from Saudi Arabia and thank you👏
Thank you April, i have been having the same problem with my tool holder for drill bits , i used the french cleat system for this and have the same problem. But now you have shown me the way to fix it , great job.
April-you always have the best wall storage ideas. I need to add this one to my shop. I think it would solve my clutter issues and help me from losing my bits all the time!
i was always told its never a bad thing to mess up as long as you learn from your mistakes. it also makes you have to think about solving/over coming the issue you are faced with
That was a nice observation on the french cleat. It should be applicable when anyone is making short/small holders that go into a french cleat system.
thats a real cool fix with the skinny piece of plywood. Very elegant solution. At the shop I work at they have the 'folgers' brand holders.
Just a heads up and hopefully learn from my mistake.
Wax the holes before leaving the bits in their for very long. I didn't the first time I made a bit holder. They rusted and we're almost stuck permanently. I had to actually toss a couple of them. Now when I make one I use an acid brush to spread furniture wax in the holes. I have never had an issue since (7-8 years since mishap). Great job on all your videos.
John Thompson II
I thought that too while watching.
I had the same thing happen to me.
If you had cover up your first attempt, then it would of just been another video of someone make something. The fact that you show your first attempt and then how you found its faults, and then reaching a solution makes this worthy of watching.
Impressive demonstration of your problem-solving process April, and if I ever get around to using French Cleats I'll try to remember that set-up.
You just solved the biggest problem w french cleats. Thank you and thank you.
Watching your videos makes me love French Cleat more and more...
I like that design. I have something to do tomorrow now to beat this 100F+ weather here. Thanks for sharing
Great idea and you did an outstanding job. Yeah, trial & error may not be how we want to learn things but I find that it sticks in my memory better. Thank you!
Great job and idea for making it more secure with the French cleat system.
Great Job girl! You are even more organized than I think I am. Great project and super delivery!
Mike
Congratulations April by the ideas and creativity!
Hi April, Great project, awesome revision on the French Cleats. Work safe, be good, C.
Good stuff, April! As you said, all minds are wired differently and there isn't anything we can do about it. The flip side to not anticipating problems and having to use trial and error is that some folks tend to overanalyze and overcomplicate and end up having to make revisions in the other direction; simplify things. As someone who can wickedly overcomplicate stuff, I think your way is better, haha. I guess the grass is always greener though, huh? As you said, as long as you get the end product you're after, that's what matters.
Great build and great save. We all get the end result in our own way and time frame.
Terrific solution to the wobble. I think as you mature as a woodworker you will be able to for see potential problems. I'm knid of like you I'd rather just do something rather than overthinking it.
Thanks Eric. Yeah I can already tell I've gotten better, but sometimes I still get frustrated when I overlook something that I think should have been obvious. But! At the end of the day, I get it done so it's fine. : )
April I like the way you think you don"t mail the project in do it and forget it good comeback made it your own better idea
two builds in one,do overs and add on are all part of the fun. great job
trail and error is how I learned almost everything I know now. Sometimes I think & plan ahead but building & thinking as I go on making things works best for me.
Trial and error is the same here! I wish there same as you, that I could foresee the problem spots! Great job!
Nice job April. :-)
The sheet of plywood between the cleats was a great fix.
My forstners got rusty in a wood holder (damp climate), but cleaned up with steel wool. now I oil them lightly about once a year, no problems anymore.
Trial and Error is fine. You learn something every time you screw up! I've learned a lot. :D For the instability issue, I saw that as you were building it, but I like your solution. If it is still too much, you could easily run one screw through the plywood into the cleat to secure it. Not easily removable anymore, but secure.
I have been fallowing you for a bit ( not in a creeper way) I like the way you show your stuff. I built your sheet goods rack. I like it and was just thinking of my bit storage, and just watched this thanks. ps also like the bench for your dad.
Nicely done April.You surely fooled me, I thought the first project after the welder video would be a welding cart so you wouldn't have to (excuse the term) manhandle the welder around the shop Good job on the bit storage items.
Haha, well I didn't want to do two welding projects back to back. No worries though, I'll get it handled. ; )
+Cabanaz I wasn't being facetious I enjoy her videos and I think she's a very nice person. where did that kind of attitude come from. with all due respect to you I'm sure she would not appreciate you using that kind of language on her feet
I really like this project!, and the extended board surface is a genus solution to this. I also have put a little strip of thin Velcro in between the surfaces of the french cleat for a little "grab" but it is not as steady looking as your extra board.
Velcro is a good idea, but I'm really happy with the plywood addition. If you build some more in the future give it a try and see if you like it.
+April Wilkerson yes I think your solution I'd more stable ! great stuff
great solution for more stability! also nice to see my "ruler" in action :)
That thing is very handy! It isn't something that I use on a regular basis but when I need it, I'm thankful I have it. : ) Plus, it's awesome that it was yours.
Great idea adding the plywood! Simple solution with a big fix.
Awesome idea...something else that would help lock them in place fairly easily would be some neodymium magnets in each part of the cleats...probably 3 or 4 on each part superglued into holes the depth of the magnets...they are super strong and not too expensive
Such milling cutters stand for very comfortable. Always at hand. Like!
I love the stability mod (perhaps because I thought of it while you were describing it) - and my mind DOES work the same way! Nice Laura sticker!
Theres learning in everything! Adding the steip of wood was genius! I would have added a block or simply made them out of a block. Your design is better!
I like how you did that! I didn't even think of doing what you did. But to be fully honest i love your Chanel! Thanks for putting up videos and please keep making them.
Very cool. You should mount all of those on a larger board and cleat the board too. If you have to move it, you only have to move one board. Just a thought. Thanks for the great vids!
Great video!
Your mind works very well!! lol
You made a good idea better.
Given how long you've been doing this and basically teaching your self, you'll be an expert in no time!!!
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing your ideas too! 🙂
Love the problem solving aspect. That was a great solution - I will be using that in the future!
Nice job April. Well done on the modification! Remember that we all learn by doing--and sometimes, redoing. Thanks for a great design.
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It's great that you also showed the error instead of editing that out. They look good
Trial and error is not a 'fault'; it's a 'feature'! :-)
I really liked your fix - and that we got to see the entire process! Great video!
That was great, and that's how my learning curve work a lot of the time too.
Trial and error is the only way anything ever got invented great job 👍🏻
I'd have simply run a screw thru the shelf and into the cleat, at the center; easily removable. The 1/4 ply solution works great and looks great, too. Thanks.
great solution, I like the angled holder. another possible solution could have been adding the ply so it extends above the bit holder then they could be attached with screws instead of a cleat.
Sweet design. like the learning steps. I would have done the same thing. have a fun flight back home!
Great video, I like the modification to cleat to make them more stable.
Adding that plywood was a good tip! Thanks for sharing 🤓