Have had the Micro Lux Tilting Arbor Table Saw for some time. These boxes were all made on it.
Walnut box with Spalted Tamarind top: 1 5/8" square by 1 3/8" tall. Wall thickness 3/32" & 1/8", splines 1/16" thick. Corners mitered. All cutting done on the Micro Lux saw.
Mahogany box with Spalted Tamarind top: 1 1/2" square by 1 1/8" tall. 3/32" and 1/8" wall thickness. Corners mitered..
Octagon box Walnut and Red Heart. Top gem of unknown type. 1 1/8" accross by 1 1/8" tall, 3/32" wall thickness, 8 sides 3/8" wide by 1 n1/8" tall mitered at 22 1/2 degrees. Top 3/32", bottom 1/16'
Walnut sliding top presentation box. 2 1/4" x 11/16" and 5/8' high. Miters for the sliding top 1/16" wide and deep. 3/32" wall thickness for the box and 1/8' thickness for the sliding top.
All finished with Osmo.
The Table saw is a Micro Lux Tilting Arbor saw. Has all the features of my big Delta Uni Saw but much safer and more precise for small pieces. 11 1/2" x 9 1/2" top and 7" tall. 1/2 hp. adjustable speed up to 7000 rpm. 3 1/4" blade 40 tooth carbide tipped with 0.070 thousands kerf. Will cut hardwoods up to 1 inch. Has all the features one would expect on a fully outfitted table saw, fence, miter gauge, blade guard (removed by me). Made a 2 sleds for it one for 90 degree and one for 45. Also a jig to cut the splines. Zero clearance inserts. Easy to set up to 45 degrees and back to zero or inbetween. Made a push stick, uses 2 fingers. The brass square tubing helps set various fence distances, 1/16" and up. Have a 2 gallon vac hooked up to it with and automatic turn on. Proxon blades will also fit. Has a Dado cutting kit also.
Not made in China. Japanese.
Much safer for small pieces than a full size saw. Would not want to try to made these boxes on a full size saw, SawStop or Tracksaw.
Not a modeler but a great little saw for small work. Used it a lot more than anticipated. One year old, no problems.
Ron, those are some sweet little boxes, beautiful grains and the shapes are wonderful. My favorite is the octagon, at first I thought you used a marble for the top. Well done. That saw sounds like a neat addition to a shop.
wow those are incredible ron. ive looked at that saw and considered getting one myself. as my projects continue to down size with time i think it would be a good addition to my shop.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Thanks Eric. The presentation box is a copy of yours, scaled down slightly. The gem or whatever it is has been in a drawer for years, have no idea when or where it came from, flat on one side. 3/8" across. Super glued on.
Could you comment more on the saw - what makes it safer/better for small items? I'm guessing the blade kerf? Very interesting tool.
On the 10 inch saw the blade is part of the problem. The teeth of the saw are wider apart than the item being cut or only one tooth hits the wood at a time, therefore more unstable. The larger diameter blade has more exposed through the insert than a 3 1/2" blade. The fence is high and having the cut being only 1/8" inch wide or so makes control harder. The kerf on the 10" saw is so wide it tends to pull the small piece or push them into even a zero insert. The kerf on the Micro is 070 thousands. The smaller size tends to be more precise. The zero insert is more zero on the small saw than the larger one. Hope that helps. Just my impressions.
Looks like the perfect tool for making really nice ring boxes! Nice to see you have used woods with "micro grain" features. It gets difficult to find wood that still looks great at such reduced dimensions.
You could almost call it a tool for making doll house furniture by using the tools in the doll house garage 😊
The "Gem" is a tiger-eye, semi-precious stone ( said to combine the energy of Earth with the energy of the Sun, also a stone for "Protection," not sure from what).
I had to take a second look, yes, those boxes are small, and I thought I worked small. Wow. Will be great for keeping a tiger-eye collection in.
Micro Lux table saw, that a cool little saw and I see they have a few other saws on the site. Need to go back and look some more. Wonder if it will be a good Christmas.
