I don't have a machine that cuts trenches for the glass insert of a simple picture frame. How would I go about making one manually without this machine? Any plans you have? Thanks.
>>1118769
And I also do not have a 'biscuit' machine either for connecting the frames edges together.
>>1118769
I use a table saw. I guess you could use a handsaw and chisel. The edges can just be glued.
>>1118769
if you don't have a router, and you like living dangerously you might be able to stick a router bit in a drill or drill press.
Slightly safer would be putting in a piece of metal the thickness you need to fit glass in, then use a rotary tool to cut into the wood level with that.
Pretty sure you could just go the way cheap frames do and use those clips that rotate on the screw to hold the glass, picture, then backing together
>>1118769
I'd just put a rabbet on the inside of the frame and then hold the glass in with standard fasteners from the inside. From the outside you won't be able to tell the difference.
>>1118770
You don't need one. If you want to be basic just cut a miter, glue it up, and then place a support across the back of the miter. Some wood, for example, glued and screwed. If you want to get fancy you can use splines.
Of you could use pocket screws, like a pleb. It's not like it's going to be dealing with a ton of weight or torsion or anything.
>>1118786
>stick a router bit in a drill or drill press.
I've done this. It works in a pinch. It also takes FOREVER. It's safer than a router, believe it or not because it's more stable. It's kind of like a ghetto shaper. Unless you have some crazy nice drill press, though, the bit is going to be spinning much slower than it would in a router and it takes a lot longer to get the job done. My drill press maxes out at about 6,300 RPM, which is slightly more than half the speed of my routers slowest setting. The router maxes out at 24,000 RPM.