I don’t want to rob RC (no pun intended… Nadia) of his thunder of the great handmade hinges he fabricated and promised to follow it up with a build blog… I thought I might just present a small explosion between the legs for those people that aren’t afraid of spending a few shekels but are intimidated by unaided mechanics for their creations.
While this blog is about another box, it sublimates a hinge making jig ( maybe a few other goodies)… and this blog can also impersonate a review of the jig.
While I like RC’s organic dowel pin, I’m partial to a 3mm brass pin and to drill the hole for it would be a challenge without the jig.
Rather than waste more words here, I’ll leave it to you to wade through the words I wasted at LJ on Sep 1, 2020.
Contrary to the LJ summary, the box was not lost in anyone’s annals,
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Boys and Girls,
For those that are getting sick and tired of my posts, blame LRM (LeeRoyMan) and PM him your abuses. He had the audacity to challenge my unused router bits in one of my previous posts which compelled me to investigate. I slowly recalled that my purchase of an Incra Hingecrafter jig
also made me invest into a set of Whiteside Half-round Bits
making some of my individual bits "redundant".
Having terminated my forensic investigation on this Mandarin Countersink Box that I fabricated not that long ago,
I concluded that a quick write up on it may be in order. No, it's not a box for mandarins and can be observed that its too small for a Chinese man, but rather a box that reads from right to left in Chinese hanzi tradition.
A few years ago, out of desperation, I bought some cheap countersink bits from Bunnings ($30 or so a set of 5) that were simply a bucket of ****** (💩 was censored at LJ without my permission)…
I promptly ordered some TCT tipped countersinks with tapered drill bits from ToolsToday (a Yankee outlet) and when they arrived, I thought they'd be an ideal candidate for a box.
A basic finger joint box was designed using SketchUp,
and Corel for the box engraving, using the PINEWOOD font,
Before it got off the drawing board, the Hingecrafter jig I impulsively ordered for no other reason than it might be handy some time in the future, arrived and the brain went into overdrive and considered a wooden hinged box for the new countersinks.
With this change of tack, I RTFM'd and started the hinge making process at the router table taking full advantage of my Using my Incra LS positioner's features. The hinges were trimmed to specifications, the appropriate ½" dia. Jig setup and the holes drilled using the long 1/8" drill bit that came with the kit.
Tried a test fit,
Unfortunately at the time, my camera was not an integral part of my woodworking progress so there are no pictures of the box making process and you'll just have to believe what I type that follows is the truth and nothing but the truth…
The box was made out of pine with a construction revamp. As per the original SketchUp design, a rotating bit holder was made, engraved, white wood-putty filled and inserted,
Used a pair of rare-earth magnets to keep the box closed.
The frustrating part of this build was that these countersink bits (above) are now also redundant once I upgraded my countersink set to these,
The box now just gets lost in the annals of the workshop and accumulates sawdust.
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Don’t be crafty Craftisians,... SHARE your craft!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
No hinge process RC... I leave that up to you... I'm just saying there's a jig that will take the guess work/measurements out of it... how one does it? buy the jig and RTFM.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
No hinge making process RC, I'll leave that up to you... I'm just making people aware that there is a way where you don't have to thing or measure. How it works? buy the jig and RTFM!
Thanks 987, however, I'm now working on a puzzle that has made me realise that "human" duck measurement can get one into a lot of issues.... the jig (which is not the subject) eliminated the use of that tape measure... in reality, I'm secretly pushing my PINEWOOD font.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Just a general statement about your reviews, You, by far, are THE person who actually can review some tool/gadget and actually compare it directly to all the competition and their past incarnations without having the backing of some magazine staff/budget/sponsors.
A rare ability as most personal reviews can tell someone "will it work for me?" but you also can shine light on the utility/value side as well.
Hummm, Please just show one pic of the countersink bits that aren't S,,,,, I saw so many different ones I was confused about which the good ones were. Otherwise I am pretty sure I was asleep after you typed, BOYS an. But it was a good read...... :-)
Thanks Splinter... I really appreciate that. The drive for my purchases is beyond mere mortal comprehension, consequently I finish up with many good and a helluva lottta bad stuff. I review from convenience point of view rather than regularity of use vs shekel outlay... I don't mind owning up to my mistakes... after all it wasn't my fault that I was born.
After all the BS, GW the b'all countersinks are these, with the tapered bits... if you just want one pick a screw gauage and only use them... before I migrate my review from LJ over here, you can sneak a preview and drift off to dream about unicorns kissing frogs.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Real nice results , Alex. All with sketchup and the laser!! I'm using mine every day but not so much for cutting. And you can tell what is in that box!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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