"Universal box joint jig"

[stu]

That works well Bob.

Whats the approx set up time from pulling the jig out of the cupboard to dry fitting a box? (Assuming stock already prepared)

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[9fingers]

That works well Bob.

Whats the approx set up time from pulling the jig out of the cupboard to dry fitting a box? (Assuming stock already prepared)

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Its only a few minutes assuming the test joint works first time. if it turns out tight then shifting the guides by a paper thickness and a re-test costs another few minutes.
Using a greater number of pins/sockets does make the fit more critical due to cumulative error build-up

For perfection some sort of CNC set up, always working from a single datum would be the engineering way to go.

Assuming pre-prepped stock also assumes the relationship between the dado stack and stock size has already been worked out.

On the basis that most projects will need a number of drawer boxes making then the set up time is pretty negligible.

Bob

 

[stu]

That works well Bob.

Whats the approx set up time from pulling the jig out of the cupboard to dry fitting a box? (Assuming stock already prepared)

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Its only a few minutes assuming the test joint works first time. if it turns out tight then shifting the guides by a paper thickness and a re-test costs another few minutes.
Using a greater number of pins/sockets does make the fit more critical due to cumulative error build-up

For perfection some sort of CNC set up, always working from a single datum would be the engineering way to go.

Assuming pre-prepped stock also assumes the relationship between the dado stack and stock size has already been worked out.

On the basis that most projects will need a number of drawer boxes making then the set up time is pretty negligible.

Bob

So when's the CNC version happening????

 

[9fingers]

I think that is off the bottom of the round-2-it list already Stu.

I mentioned it as a precise way of incrementing the cutting position from a single datum.

Bob

 

[9fingers]

I did a little decorative job with this jig yesterday and although I should not blow my own trumpet I'm mighty pleased that it proved extremely accurate and reliable.

The fingers are 4mm and there are about 30 finger/slot pairs across the original width. The design changed mid project and is cut down to around 25 pairs and about 200mm wide.

This is for a needleworking friend and I wanted to give an impression of the wood being stitched. An unashamedly stark contrast between ash and American black walnut.



The jig was set up with a 4mm kerf blade and a clearance of two paper thicknesses in the joint to allow for glue. A very fiddly staged glue up one joint at a time, needing to apply glue on one half only to save time. I just got each joint together before it "grabbed". Phew!

I continue to be pleased with the jig.

Bob

 

[TrimTheKing]

Very nice Bob

I had forgotten about this jig but it will absolutely be on my tuit list...

Cheers
Mark

 

[Malc2098]

I like that! Nice.

 

[Tusses]

tidy end result there bob

 

[AndyP]

Very neat Bob, but what is it?

 

[9fingers]

Very neat Bob, but what is it?

I will post more photos from different angles when it is complete but in the mean time, answers on a post card to ..... :lol:

Not very fair as that view is really only there to show the joints.

Bob

 

[9fingers]

A couple more pics of the completed item.

Can you guess what it is now Andy?

 

[AndyP]

yep, a hoop-la for the needlework club's summer fete

Haven't got a clue.

 

[9fingers]

yep, a hoop-la for the needlework club's summer fete

Haven't got a clue.

Well you have picked up on the needlework thread so develop that a bit more...
Ask Valerie, she might be able to guess better?

When the varnishing is compete and full dry I can perhaps take a photo of it in use.

Bob

 

[TrimTheKing]

Some kind of crocheting machine, or for keeping wool on...

Cheers
Mark


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[Rod]

Bobbin holder but why the slope?

Rod

 

[9fingers]

Some kind of crocheting machine, or for keeping wool on...

Cheers
Mark


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There is one good word in there Mark. "Keeping"
Overall size of the face with the pins is 200 X 130 mm if that helps and the pins are 6 mm diameter.

Bob

 

[StevieB]

Sorting/storing cross stitch threads?

Steve

 

[9fingers]

Sorting/storing cross stitch threads?

Steve

Off Cold verging on Warm Steve

Bob

 

[9fingers]

Bobbin holder but why the slope?

Rod

Quite Warm Rod. The slope is mainly for interest.

Bob

 

[Malc2098]

6mm - Cotton reels or those spool thingies that go inside sewing machines?

 

[9fingers]

6mm - Cotton reels or those spool thingies that go inside sewing machines?

Spot on Malcolm! Yes it is a cotton reel tidy to store reels that come in a wide range of sizes from 3/4" to 1-1/2" in 1/4" steps it seems.

Bob

 

[Malc2098]

6mm - Cotton reels or those spool thingies that go inside sewing machines?

Spot on Malcolm! Yes it is a cotton reel tidy to store reels that come in a wide range of sizes from 3/4" to 1-1/2" in 1/4" steps it seems.

Bob

Feeling quite smug today! Thanks.

My mum was a seamstress before the war and in our dining room in the 50s and 60s was where she did all her sewing, making both my sisters wedding dresses and all the bridesmaids' dresses, and my sisters have carried on her traditions of sewing craft with a cottage industry of handmade bespoke quilts. Back at school, I made something with 1/4" dowelled thingies to hold the cotton reels.

They were good reels in those days; all made of wood and all the same standard size. You could make a 'tank' out of one with some panel pins, a rubber band, and a lolly stick, and then cut out some tread on the edges of the reel! Anyone remember them?

And what about french knitting?! Four panel pins in the end of a reel and somehow hooking the wool round them so it came out as a tail through the reel hole. Blimey, that came out the back of beyond of my memory!

 

[Rod]

Cotton reels, spools, bobbins - all the same thing [emoji3]

Rod

 

[AndyP]

6mm - Cotton reels or those spool thingies that go inside sewing machines?

Spot on Malcolm! Yes it is a cotton reel tidy to store reels that come in a wide range of sizes from 3/4" to 1-1/2" in 1/4" steps it seems.

Bob

yep exactly what Valerie said

 

[AndyP]

And what about french knitting?! Four panel pins in the end of a reel and somehow hooking the wool round them so it came out as a tail through the reel hole. Blimey, that came out the back of beyond of my memory!

remember doing that too. These days done with small coloured rubber bands. More plastic, more waste and not as much fun.

 

[Tusses]

And what about french knitting?! Four panel pins in the end of a reel and somehow hooking the wool round them so it came out as a tail through the reel hole. Blimey, that came out the back of beyond of my memory!

remember doing that too. These days done with small coloured rubber bands. More plastic, more waste and not as much fun.

yep .. my grandad used to make a hole in a bit of wood with a hot poker, then knock some carpet tacks in .. everyone used to have a box of carpet tacks about ! lol

 

[Phil]

The wife is busy making curtains for the new house (we moved in nearly 3 years ago), and I saw the cotton bobbin storage stand on the table.
(certainly not as elegant as Bob’s)

It has hinges on the top and a leg at the back for stability when folded open. When not in use it folds relatively flat . The bobbins cant fall out and stands in one of the cupboards when not in use.

Very easy construction. She bought it at one of the needle work shops.

Open and ready to use – front




Open and ready to use back




Folded for storage





Phil

 

[9fingers]

Looks a nice design. I like the way the bobbins are held in place when its closed.
Bob

 

[Malc2098]

Yes, I like it too.