Thread: First box of 2012

John, I was only think yesterday that we had not heard from you for awhile. Looking forward to following this project. Trust that you and Janet are still travelling well.

Hello Bob, been hibernating like us northerners sometimes do.

(Travelling well, renewing passports next week)

Good Grief Woody. That (21c) is our mid winter temp here in Cairns Australia. At the moment we are at the tail end of summer. Day-time temp is around 34c with 89% humidity. It's hard to get things sanded properly when the sweat off your hands + the drips of sweat from your nose wets the timber all the time. ha ha.

Sorry John. Travelling well - was refering to your health. But good to see that you are thinking of using the passport again.

I understood travelling well, and thought I would mention that our passports also expire next week, but there is an exchange rate problem compared with 2007.

Welcome back to the shed. I was also thinking when you would start up making the tissue boxes.

Hi, and hi to Pariss, I'll be tripping up to Cairns in June. Is there any places up there where you might be able to buy box making timber. Just curious. We're bringing our car up on the Sunlander,

Regards, Paul

Cleaned up the boards above and thicknessed to 8mm.



Prepared a board that was originaly 6mm thick down to 4mm on the thicknesser (to be used for bottom box sliders)



Did this using a platform in the thicknesse (18.5 thick) and setting the machine to thickness at 22.5mm as per picture below.



The boards used to make the box are taken over to the router table and a 4mm bit puts a rebate suitable for the bottom sliders.



The boards are then machined for mitred corners using this jig.



Close up of jig.



Gluing up of box carcass proceeds next, I lay down poly and then put a strip of masking tape, sticky side up.



the pieces to be glued are layed on top of tape, glue applied and the box sides are then folded to shape and masking tape holds the carcass in shape until set without any clamps.



Box glued and checked for size before lid and sliders are fitted.



Taking a day off to do some DIY, the shed roof needs the bitumous felt removed and replaced whilst we have a settled spell of weather

Good to see you back after your hibernation John. Trust that you and Janet are well.

Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Good to see you back after your hibernation John. Trust that you and Janet are well.

Peter.

Thanks Peter, we are well but just getting older.
Same for both of you?

John

Looks like you have the process well sorted John. Glad you're both well.

Got the shed roof done and fitted a new facia board as well, its a bit startling isn't it?

And look at that weather, England at its best.



Did a short spell in the WS as well, wanted a strip to decorate the lid, so put this piece in the thicknesser to clean it up and brought it down to around 3mm.



Lid decorated and should finish off box today.

Originally Posted by jow104

And look at that weather, England at its best.

It's amazing what you can do with Photoshop these days. Grey skies become blue with just a couple of clicks of the mouse!

Good to see you back into production mode with the boxes.

cheers,

ajw

Photoshop not needed this spring.

Put the roundover bit to carcass horizontal edges plus the lid and fitted yesterday. Plus cut the bottom sliders to size, needs cleaning up, sanding then a polish and will then be posted to a friend.