Some may remember Mike Marvel from LJs he made a brilliant wooden briefcase. Since passed away (not his real Name either) but I needed to recognise his great work by dedicating my Milecraft Box in his name at the time. Its a biggie, not something you could tuck under your arm easily.
Does anybody remember him ... its over 15 years now.
I have been threatening to contribute to all the box posts appearing lately so here it is !
Dimensions:- 800 mm x 480 mm x 240mm Construction The wood frame is 19mm pine with 10 mm ply top and bottom Finger jointed corners Cut open at 150 mm from the bottom leaving 90 mm top Big ass hinges and a (LBD lookalike) handle to support its bulk Finish:- The edges top and bottom are router round over edges, from memory its just finished with sanding sealer. Made back in circa 2011 Contains all my Milescraft gear, ( now almost a dinosaur with the advent of CNC and laser Machines) Contents:- From the top
The lid contains the router bases and the Milescraft design and inlay gear
The Base contains all my Milescraft sign making gear, clamps guides and extension rails including my custom guides for making crosses..
Both sizes of letter templates 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 " Horizontal and vertical housed in easy to find letters and numbers
Along with quite a few redundant supplies in case I manage to destroy some letters.
Also the Lid holds the original box instructions and operators guides to reproduce patters (like the one on the lid)
In the two cases are all the accessories . It doesn't get a lot of use these days, along with my 3D router carver but its a tool I enjoyed at the time and have the knowledge its the go to kit to use up to if I ever buy a laser and CNC in the future, that being also before I completely lose interest in woodworking. Thanks for looking I hope its of some use or knowledge to all.
'bout time you got off your rrrs and posted more of you projects... there is always something us laymen ducks can get inspiration from... and I'm not trying to piss in your pocket (or lay eggs, man)... though it might be warm in winter, even in Queensland.
Unfortunately, I don't remember Mike, even if I was sober as I only date back to 2016, which my calculator informs me is just a tad (+/-) 10 years ago... however, I have been known to wear my sexy Marvel gear, to take the sparkle of my boots.
Talk about sexy... was surprised to see some English letters, was half expecting a box full of French ones.
Don't sell yourself short, that handle is something to get a grip with... and I've been informed, you are worth long.... hmm!
Bit out of the other left field, where the hell is Antman?
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD