Thread: 5 or 6 boxes

Your like a boxmaking machine Jow, always love reading your threads. Look forward to your progress.

Hi John,

That box in the first picture!! What a stunner! You are so right, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing your woodwork displayed proudly or frequently used and appreciated.

cheers
Wendy

you really are a box making machine jow.

i would love to have the time, skill, desighn, machinery that you have.

if the box is just big enough to fit the dvdx in than how are they removed?

Originally Posted by weisyboy

you really are a box making machine jow.

i would love to have the time, skill, desighn, machinery that you have.

if the box is just big enough to fit the dvdx in than how are they removed?

Thats an awkward question Carl

Wunderbar!!

I got in a session yesterday afternoon and reduced the thicknesses down to 10mm, then cut the mitres on all pieces for 5 boxes.



Box number 6 is still on the cards but will have to be smaller, might just get a dvd in but tight.



I had to pack the sets away because my friendly neighbour wants to come in and make a new front door (for his daughter) and its over 3ft wide, so I'm not expecting to work on the boxes for another 24 hours and I wanted to keep all sets separate for grain matching.

Originally Posted by jow104

Thats an awkward question Carl

why?

so are they bigger creating a lose fit or have goves cut down the sides to grab them by?

No great problem Carl, my one has around 6mm play so I might fit a ribbon to the inside base that can raise disks. Don want the thing to get too large a footprint.

just wondering how it was done

a ribon weaved between the disks would be good that way when lifted it would tilt the top dvd up. i would never have thaught of that.

Back in the workshop on my boxes after the door making session.

I have put masking tape at each end on all pieces because that titebond 3 I'm using just oozes out at any joint. (I've got a new bottle on order and hopefully this one is will be less fluid)



first box up on glue bench.




second box up on glue bench



5 boxes done




Pulled out some timber lengths to use for lids, but calculations on quantity is proving a bit stressful.



Actually I would prefer to make one box at a time rather than this effort, there doesn't seem the same consideration applied because of methods of working.

Great thread as usual John Look forward to watching progress on these.

Got the assembly board out again for the lids.
Marked in pencil the area needed to make the lid laminations.
Ignore the instructions on batten (it was previously used on a mitre sled)



Made a card template to 45% and also set angle.



The last of the dark coloured wenge cut to 2mm thickness strips. (more ordered from Yandles UK today, they do a carrier service with next day delivery)



first portion of laminated strips glued to former with simple clamping.



The other portion. (although I am going to have to add a portion at two corners to get correct outline fit)

Put the first glued up laminated lid through the thicknesser and it has come up very nice.





Then took over to the tablesaw and sized to fit box roughly, the router table was set up and rebate put to each edge and lid fits so well it trapped the skin on my finger when dropping in.









Whilst setting up the bandsaw to cut some more strips instead of placing timber to the front of blade to set blade position I went to the rear and because there are no teeth it makes it easier to find the cutting line because of the straight edge.





New colour arrangement for third box.





And finally today just as I was packing up the courier arrived with a timber delivery ordered yesterday from Yandles.
A 4ft length of Ash 8x2 and a 2 ft length of Wenge 2 x 2.
So thats worth knowing next day delivery from Yandles. (cost £11 delivery)

Three down..



I have heard comments that the lid/nozzle on Titebond can be difficult to release if the glue builds up inside outlet. I use long nose pliers all the time to get mine free and never clean the nozzle and then it has always sealed.