Sunday, June 19, 2011

Measuring for Rounded Corners

I went to the local Home Depot and had them cut three 27" x 27" squares from a sheet of 3/4" MDF board.  The sheet was about  $30.  There was some wood left over from the cut sheet for other projects.

To make rounded corners I measured 3" in from corner, drew a perpendicular line at that point using my T-square, and then placed the saucer at designated measured points and drew the curved corner.

Before cutting the corners, clamp the wood to a table, making sure the area you are cutting is positioned away from the edge of the table, leaving you enough room to cut without cutting into the table.  Using a jigsaw, I lined up the blade with the 3" mark and started on low power, increasing power as I went.