I need to finish the design files — it’s supposed to be rainy here all weekend, so hoping to finish the design work today, then make a hardware store run this evening and actually cut and assemble tomorrow.
Challenges:
- if doing aluminum strapping you either need a fixture which will secure the angle to cut out the bulk of the V relief cut, then rotate to make the V or U shaped groove at the bottom, or a toolpath which will make a flat cut all along that V edge while it’s mounted flat
- for cutting out the lid parts — V endmills are not available in arbitrary angles, so this would need to be done as a 3D cut using a ball-nosed endmill, or you would need to have a fixture which would secure the stock at the correct angle and make it a two-sided operation — or, I’ve been wanting a shooting plane and shooting board for a long while — this might be the justification for finally getting one, though I’d need to get a board w/ a donkey’s ear or make one.
The problem of course, is working all day at a day job, and with a house full of other people whose schedules (esp. sleeping) I have to accommodate, my machine time is limited.
First though, we need to get a full set of design files. I’ll probably simplify them to use only flat metal strapping and leather around all the edges where angles are needed — that should be more manageable, but I found the metalwork fascinating as noted at: