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Best way to flatten a piece? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/woodworking

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Can anyone tell me how can I flatten a Minecraft heart please? I've put this together:

https://www.instructables.com/MineCraft-Heart-wood/

but I've noticed that it bows slightly. I've managed to get the ends to raise slightly when I've screwed it together. The top needs to be smoothed too, as there are some small differences between the pieces. Both sides are only off by a millimetre or two, but it's enough to be noticeable.

My thinking is to clamp it down at the centre, which seems to be mostly flat on both sides, then sand the top until it's level, then flip it over and clamp the edges to smooth the bottom.

Are there any likely problems with doing it this way, or is there a better way of doing it? Thanks in advance :)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't know if you have a router available? If you can make a leveling jig that you can run the router over, flattening is easy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I do have a router. I'm not sure how I'd secure the heart though, as it's quite small.

I might have just thought of a way, but I need to look and see what scrap I've got first. Thanks for the idea :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A piece of double sided tape might be enough if it is not that heavy. Just make sure to take slow passed and not too much at a time.

If it is really small I've been know to just hold it against my orbital sander, just be careful for your fingers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I wouldn't have thought that tape would be enough. It's definitely worth a try though, thanks :)

It's a bit too big to hold against the orbital sander, but I was thinking of clamping some wood that's the same thickness to either side, then screwing those to a bigger piece attached to the table, so the scrap pieces act like a clamp. That should hold the heart in place, and give me a reference of the correct thickness to either sand or route. Maybe...