Thread: Pencil Cases

Don't you have a couple of perfectly good plans already Andrew?

Originally Posted by stuart_lees

Don't you have a couple of perfectly good plans already Andrew?

Yeah I guess so

Slightly excessive for pencil cases though

No what I was hoping for was to be able to spread them around for other kids etc.

Hoping to make up a set of templates and rip through a batch pretty quickly so will post up my ideas for crucifiction, I mean educated insight?

Benny

If you want to go with a sliding lid, make up the box by routing a recess in a solid blank, then
change the template and rout a 5mm deep x 3mm wide rebate around the recess, including all of one end. So you have a box with a U shaped lip.
change to a slot cutter and cut a 2mm deep slot around the inside of the U
Make the lids to fit, champhering the front and both sides to say 15 deg so that it will slide in the slot.
Add a finger grip, which might be a 10mm round hole, at the square end of the lid

ian

Isn't it a pity that this project may require the investment in some nice new router bits???? what a pity!
Thanks Ian

Originally Posted by bennylaird

Isn't it a pity that this project may require the investment in some nice new router bits???? what a pity!
Thanks Ian

Know what you mean,
isn't it great, you're siting up in bed studying the CMT catalogue and SWMBO can't complain as you're "researching" the pencil acse project !!

ian

Originally Posted by bennylaird

Isn't it a pity that this project may require the investment in some nice new router bits???? what a pity!
Thanks Ian

Whinging and bitching about this kind of stuff is just not right.
Just deal with it man !!!

Make sure you plan the purchases properly, you might be able to slide (oops did I say slide ?) get a "spare" one for justin. Nothing worse than having to go out to get another when it could have been avoided

Originally Posted by ian

... "researching" the pencil acse project !!

Oh ian, welcome to lysdexics anonymous Anyone know a teacher ???


Andrew

Benny,

how about this one?



I posted it in this thread, which you might find interesting. If you want top, side etc. elevations, let me know and I'll get them out of Sketchup and post them.

Pencil case makers should be aware that an old one with all the bells and whistles including a keyed lock sold for $52.90AUD in the U.K. on Ebay in the last day or so. I'v seen these old cases sell for over $20.00 quite often on Ebay in Australia. They really are so much better than a plastic bag with an expensive cartoon sticker on them.

A tip for those about to make them, on the better ones the sliding lid also served as a ruler, and the inside of the box had an eraser compartment, and a compass compartment. The lid had a fingernail groove as well.

I took the liberty of saving the pictures of the old one sold on Ebay, but won't put them up on the forum in case of copyright etc. P.M. me if anyone needs to see them.

Buzza.

Originally Posted by meerkat

Oh ian, welcome to lysdexics anonymous Anyone know a teacher ???

Andrew

touché

The current Aus Woodsmith has a plan for a pencil case similar to what is illustrated above, however, it has the procedure (a simple one I might add) for an inlay on the lid, if you have a scrollsaw.
Just a 5 degree or thereabout offset and you're away.
I have done a lot of this type of relief and inlay work and can assure you it is a piece of recyled water

Originally Posted by Iain

it is a piece of recyled water

don't you mean
"ready for recycling water"

The type of pencil case you are talking about would be very difficult for year 4 students. I have had success with a pencil case with a sliding lid. Will post pictures tonight.
Carry Pine

Sorry, Bennylaird...misread the post (again). I thought they would be making the pencil cases. I'll post the pictures anyway.
These boxes are made out of pine and have an MDF base and sliding lid. Children cut the pieces to size 22cm and 8 cm leave the 4 pieces in a pile and a pixie trues up the cuts overnight. They are then glued using clamps and then an oversized base is glued on. Again a pixie trues up the edges of the base. The lids have all been ripped to a standard size (little over) and the kids need to draw a line where it needs to be cut.
Boxes can be left as they are or some drill and dowel joint the ends.
It's amazing what a sharp blade on a drop saw can correct on a child's box. No need to even sand and looks a million bucks.
Pine is 140 X 13 and is ripped into 60 and 80. Each kid gets 600mm and costs about $1:70 per child for 2 boxes. The MDF is leftovers from me.

Carry Pine