 | | From: | Ian Robinson | | Subject: | Mitre Lock Jointer | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:32:14 -0000 |
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 | If you machined a mitre lock joint on all sides of 6 square MDF panels would
the joint allow them to be assembled as a perfect cube? Does the geometry of
the joint allow this?
Ian
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| | From: | Howard | | Subject: | Re: Mitre Lock Jointer | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 05:34:10 -0800 |
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| I just completed a silverware chest for my new daughter in law and used
a lock mitre joint on the top and sides (five pieces). If you plan
ahead the top will drop right into the four sides. Therefore the six
sided box will assemble also. That said the lock mitre joint was a
bear to set up to ensure a good fit with no end grain showing.
Howard
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| | From: | BillyBob | | Subject: | Re: Mitre Lock Jointer | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:38:52 GMT |
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"Howard" wrote in message
news:1106487250.104106.92960@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> I just completed a silverware chest for my new daughter in law and used
> a lock mitre joint on the top and sides (five pieces). If you plan
> ahead the top will drop right into the four sides. Therefore the six
> sided box will assemble also. That said the lock mitre joint was a
> bear to set up to ensure a good fit with no end grain showing.
Howard, can you be more specific about "bear to set up". Does that mean it
took a lot of test cuts? Once you had it right, could you make the joints
repeatedly without tweaking? I watched a live demo of this joint method at
a show last year. Obviously the guy had done his tuning before the show.
But it looked so easy and reliable when he did it.
Bob
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| | From: | Ed Clarke | | Subject: | Re: Mitre Lock Jointer | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 20:51:18 GMT |
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| In article , Ian Robinson wrote:
> If you machined a mitre lock joint on all sides of 6 square MDF panels would
> the joint allow them to be assembled as a perfect cube? Does the geometry of
> the joint allow this?
http://home.comcast.net/%7Echarliebcz/LockMiter/LockMiterBox1.html
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"De inimico non loquaris sed cogites."
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| | From: | charlie b | | Subject: | Re: Mitre Lock Jointer | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:24:52 -0800 |
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| Ian Robinson wrote:
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> If you machined a mitre lock joint on all sides of 6 square MDF panels would
> the joint allow them to be assembled as a perfect cube? Does the geometry of
> the joint allow this?
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Yes, and you're not limited to cubes - if you're careful.
http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/LockMiter/LockMiterBox1.html
A pair of shop built devices will help quite a bit since
stock control is critical.
http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/SharpeningCenter/SharpeningCenter5.html
charlie b
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| | From: | pppppppp | | Subject: | Re: Mitre Lock Jointer | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:15:14 GMT |
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| Thanks for those URL's again Charlie. I had them and lost them. Much
appreciated.
"charlie b" wrote in message
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> Ian Robinson wrote:
> >
> > If you machined a mitre lock joint on all sides of 6 square MDF panels
would
> > the joint allow them to be assembled as a perfect cube? Does the
geometry of
> > the joint allow this?
> >
> Yes, and you're not limited to cubes - if you're careful.
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/LockMiter/LockMiterBox1.html
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> A pair of shop built devices will help quite a bit since
> stock control is critical.
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>
http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/SharpeningCenter/SharpeningCenter5.html
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> charlie b
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| | From: | Paul Kierstead | | Subject: | Re: Mitre Lock Jointer | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:05:17 -0500 |
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| charlie b wrote:
> Ian Robinson wrote:
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>>If you machined a mitre lock joint on all sides of 6 square MDF panels would
>>the joint allow them to be assembled as a perfect cube? Does the geometry of
>>the joint allow this?
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> Yes, and you're not limited to cubes - if you're careful.
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> http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/LockMiter/LockMiterBox1.html
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Truly fascinating, Charlie. Thanks for the page. I don't own one of the
bits, but I have to say that closed box appeals to me so much
conceptually I am tempted to buy one solely for making the box...
So, you say "Note after the sides and bottom have been put together,
once you put the top in place you won't be able to disassemble the parts
without hot gluing a handle onto the top or bottom.". Heh, no DAMHIKT? :)
PK
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