I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide at
the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles we'd
fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them together
using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden which
are about 1-2mm thick.

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I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide at
the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles we'd
fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them together
using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden which
are about 1-2mm thick.


I did the same thing but used a jig saw which my brother in law had used
before me on the same thing. The results in both cases was perfect. Not too
sure about a hand saw though, unless you can saw very straight and neat.

RedOnRed wrote:
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I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide at
the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles we'd
fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them
together using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden which
are about 1-2mm thick.


I did the same thing but used a jig saw which my brother in law had
used before me on the same thing. The results in both cases was
perfect. Not too sure about a hand saw though, unless you can saw
very straight and neat.

Huh! you could file a 1cm off.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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RedOnRed wrote:
wrote in message
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I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide at
the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles we'd
fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them
together using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden which
are about 1-2mm thick.


I did the same thing but used a jig saw which my brother in law had
used before me on the same thing. The results in both cases was
perfect. Not too sure about a hand saw though, unless you can saw
very straight and neat.

Huh! you could file a 1cm off.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite



But why when you can more easily saw it off?

RedOnRed wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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RedOnRed wrote:
wrote in message
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I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide
at the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles
we'd fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them
together using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden
which are about 1-2mm thick.


I did the same thing but used a jig saw which my brother in law had
used before me on the same thing. The results in both cases was
perfect. Not too sure about a hand saw though, unless you can saw
very straight and neat.

Huh! you could file a 1cm off.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite



But why when you can more easily saw it off?

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel to
1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

In article .com,
says...
I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide at
the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles we'd
fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them together
using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden which
are about 1-2mm thick.


Tape probably won't hold the slats together firmly enough - something
like a drill vice is good if you pad the jaws with a bit of cardboard.

The3rd Earl Of Derby typed:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel
to 1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

1&6/8" = engineering training = LOL


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Mark wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby typed:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel
to 1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

1&6/8" = engineering training = LOL


-

Explain yourself?
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Mark wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby typed:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel
to 1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

1&6/8" = engineering training = LOL


-

Explain yourself?


I presume he is stating that 1&6/8" is more commonly referred to as 1 & 3/4"

HTH

John

PS. I did the same 'project' as part of my engineering apprenticeship in
the late 70's

John wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Mark wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby typed:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2"
steel to 1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

1&6/8" = engineering training = LOL


-

Explain yourself?


I presume he is stating that 1&6/8" is more commonly referred to as 1
& 3/4"


So what would he refer to if I said 1&5/8"?

HTH

John

PS. I did the same 'project' as part of my engineering
apprenticeship in the late 70's

Heh! so did I, about 75ish.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Mark wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby typed:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel
to 1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

1&6/8" = engineering training = LOL

Explain yourself?

All kinds of engineering are required. 'Big hammer' engineering is just as
important as toolmaker 'you need a thou' off that width' - and you wouldn't
pay for the latter to repair your car.

--
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article .com,
says...
I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide at
the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles we'd
fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them together
using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden which
are about 1-2mm thick.


Tape probably won't hold the slats together firmly enough - something
like a drill vice is good if you pad the jaws with a bit of cardboard.

I trimmed a blind. I pressed the ends of the slats together and bound them
securely together, no gaps, using masking tape. Then I marked out the cut
and chopped off the excess. Make sure there is plenty of tape inboard of the
cut so the slats do not fly apart as you cut, but make sure there is tape
also over the area to be cut to prevent the top and bottom slats from
splintering when sawn.

Finaly, I lacquered the ends using aerosol lacquer to prevent moisture
ingress, as I feared the slats might twist if they weren't fully protected
from moisture ingress.

Care is needed to get a good finish, and a final sanding of the cut end
before lacquering is advisable too o get a decent appearance.

Andy.

John Cartmell wrote:
In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Mark wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby typed:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2"
steel to 1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

1&6/8" = engineering training = LOL

Explain yourself?

All kinds of engineering are required. 'Big hammer' engineering is
just as important as toolmaker 'you need a thou' off that width' -
and you wouldn't pay for the latter to repair your car.

That came later.

And just for you Mark if 1&6/8 was down on the work sheet then who am I to
go to the powers that be and say...this should be 1&3/4"
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby typed:

John Cartmell wrote:
In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Mark wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby typed:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2"
steel to 1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

1&6/8" = engineering training = LOL

Explain yourself?

All kinds of engineering are required. 'Big hammer' engineering is
just as important as toolmaker 'you need a thou' off that width' -
and you wouldn't pay for the latter to repair your car.

That came later.

And just for you Mark if 1&6/8 was down on the work sheet then who am
I to go to the powers that be and say...this should be 1&3/4"

Sorry I was being pedantic
When I was at school you would never _ever_ dare write 1-6/8
1.750 perhaps.. :-)


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Parcel tape tight and firmly held against bench hook or something
similar and cut with fine tenon or dovetail saw

cheers

Jacob

Tape all together very tightly, clamp to bench and saw off with a circ saw (with a fine toothed blade), jigsaw or carefully with a hand saw

Or

Hammer and chisel!!

;-)

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from "Mark" contains these words:

And just for you Mark if 1&6/8 was down on the work sheet then who am
I to go to the powers that be and say...this should be 1&3/4"

Sorry I was being pedantic
When I was at school you would never _ever_ dare write 1-6/8
1.750 perhaps.. :-)

It probably has no application in this instance but I have a (very)
vague memory of a convention for unstated limits in which the nature of
the units gave some guidance to the tolerances required in which case I
would expect dimensioning in eighths would demand a closer tolerance
than dimensioning in quarters.

--
Roger Chapman

On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:39:47 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote:

RedOnRed wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
. ..
RedOnRed wrote:
wrote in message
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I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide
at the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles
we'd fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them
together using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden
which are about 1-2mm thick.


I did the same thing but used a jig saw which my brother in law had
used before me on the same thing. The results in both cases was
perfect. Not too sure about a hand saw though, unless you can saw
very straight and neat.

Huh! you could file a 1cm off.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite



But why when you can more easily saw it off?

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel to
1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

Ha!, When I were a lad, in filing school, they gave me steel bar and some files and told me to make
a straight edge. Accurate to within 1 thou ( that's 1 thou everywhere, checked on a table with
engineering blue).

Gosh, those were the days.... took me ages.

Rick... (The other Rick)

On 2 Dec 2005 08:30:24 -0800, wrote:

Parcel tape tight and firmly held against bench hook or something
similar and cut with fine tenon or dovetail saw

cheers

Jacob

The finest cut that I personally have come across is one of those small "pull saws" takes a bit of
getting used to, but boy does it cut fine...
Rick... (The other Rick)

"John" wrote in message
...


PS. I did the same 'project' as part of my engineering apprenticeship in
the late 70's


That's a project?
I had to file a gauge to 3thou and then make a "c" clamp from a square or
metal 1/2" thick including turning and threading the screw for my O level.
I didn't realise engineering was being dumbed down like the rest of the
GCSEs these days. ;-)

"Rick" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:39:47 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

RedOnRed wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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RedOnRed wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide
at the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles
we'd fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them
together using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden
which are about 1-2mm thick.


I did the same thing but used a jig saw which my brother in law had
used before me on the same thing. The results in both cases was
perfect. Not too sure about a hand saw though, unless you can saw
very straight and neat.

Huh! you could file a 1cm off.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite



But why when you can more easily saw it off?

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel to
1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

Ha!, When I were a lad, in filing school, they gave me steel bar and some
files and told me to make
a straight edge. Accurate to within 1 thou ( that's 1 thou everywhere,
checked on a table with
engineering blue).

Gosh, those were the days.... took me ages.

It took me weeks to make my telescope mirror.
Accurate to 1/10th wavelength of light.
Thous are what wood butchers work to. ;-)

"dennis@home" wrote in message
...

"John" wrote in message
...


PS. I did the same 'project' as part of my engineering apprenticeship in
the late 70's


That's a project?
I had to file a gauge to 3thou and then make a "c" clamp from a square or
metal 1/2" thick including turning and threading the screw for my O level.
I didn't realise engineering was being dumbed down like the rest of the
GCSEs these days. ;-)

That's why I put project in inverted commas! I didn't see the point of it
at the time but I was only 16. It sure taught me how to use different
grades of hand files correctly though. We went on to make a full set of
hand tools, including the toolbox to put them all in. I still have it and
get it out every so often to have a look at them. My son (6 years old)
cannot believe I made them especially the vice.

Cheers

John

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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RedOnRed wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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RedOnRed wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
I've bought a wooden blind from Ikea which is marginally too wide
at the bottom of the kitchen window as I forgot about the tiles
we'd fitted!

To trim it by approx 1cm on each side can I simply stick them
together using tape and cut using a hand saw?

Ikea have a gadget for trimming aluminium blinds but not wooden
which are about 1-2mm thick.


I did the same thing but used a jig saw which my brother in law had
used before me on the same thing. The results in both cases was
perfect. Not too sure about a hand saw though, unless you can saw
very straight and neat.

Huh! you could file a 1cm off.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite



But why when you can more easily saw it off?

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel to
1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite



But we're not talking about filing 1cm off a single block of wood, we're
talking about taking off 1cm from a chunky compounded blind. So by the time
it's bound together it's going to be more like 40cm x 1cm.

Rick wrote:
On 2 Dec 2005 08:30:24 -0800, wrote:


Parcel tape tight and firmly held against bench hook or something
similar and cut with fine tenon or dovetail saw

cheers

Jacob


The finest cut that I personally have come across is one of those small "pull saws" takes a bit of
getting used to, but boy does it cut fine...
Rick... (The other Rick)

Completely agree, and if the OP doesn't have one, then this is a good
time to get one. Perfect for this job; Trade name = "Shark saw", or
something?, can be found in Homebase / Screwfix, so not hard to come by.

On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:39:47 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

When I done my engineering training I had to file a block of 2" steel to
1&6/8" square :-( ...Icm would be a doddle

It's a horrid job, though. Especially if one is not fond of sports. I
found that my schoolmates who excelled on the football field were also
pretty good at filing and fitting. They seemed to have a natural
talent for judging distances. Me, I was hopeless, both at filing and
at football. Perhaps it was the ones like me who needed to find an
alternative way who were behind many inventions. Needs must, as they
say!

MM

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 20:40:59 -0000, "RedOnRed" wrote:





But we're not talking about filing 1cm off a single block of wood, we're
talking about taking off 1cm from a chunky compounded blind. So by the time
it's bound together it's going to be more like 40cm x 1cm.




One option is to just trim the few at the bottom where the tiles are.

MJ

Rick wrote:

The finest cut that I personally have come across is one of those small "pull saws" takes a bit of
getting used to, but boy does it cut fine...

That was exactly how I cut down a wooden slatted blind... taped it
together, held it on a workbench and cut the end off with a small shark
pullsaw.

--
Cheers,

John.

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