Test Cube

You know, that might be a great little puzzle box…hook them on the easy one’s and then really make them work on a much harder puzzle.

-- Hawaiilad Larry

I have made cubes like this as well but mine have been done on the table saw. Set the blade to 45 degrees, set the fence and make all the cuts. Theoretically is should be perfect every time.

-- When questioned about using glue on a garbage bin I responded, "Wood working is about good technique and lots of glue........I have the glue part down."

Nice work. I.ll bet that you learned a lot.

helluvawreck aka Charles
http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

Great job with such close work!

-- Bob, Pittsford, NY @ www.patchwoods.com

That’s an interesting exercise. I’ll definitely have to try it the next time I’m on the miter saw. It kind of reminds me puzzle games I’ve seen. As a matter of fact, by gluing 3 sides together, It should make one of those puzzles boxes that are hard to figure out how to open.

Those are not the best looking 45 degree joints I have seen. I think that you need to tweek your settings.

-- Thor and Odin are the greatest of Gods.

Rob, can you post closeups of the miter joints? From a distance they don’t look like they come together. Thanks,

-- I would drink a river of the kool aid before I took the smallest sip of the tea...

OMG there is in fact an error!

It looks like the saw may not be set up correctly

I now also have the issue that the clamps I used to do the glue up of the two pieces needs to be considered in the investigation

I will contact Einhell straight away for an answer.

Trying to find a precise accurate flat work area is a problem, so I hope the cast iron on my Table Saw is not defective.

Any way just as a distraction I looked up at my wood stash while I was trying to photograph the Test Cube and saw a tail poking out, wondering what it was I gave it a tug, and a small head appeared around the side as if to say “Do you mind”

Did you ring?

It was just my friendly Water Dragon having a snooze on some of my Purple heart stock.

Enjoy

Rob, forget the miter for a minute. Look at your top pic and the pencil line. Your saw does not cut at 90 or the square you used to draw the line is not square. You may have more than one problem.

-- I would drink a river of the kool aid before I took the smallest sip of the tea...

I am on it,
wait

OK, looks like a 90 deg error as you suspected, I managed to get the part with the pencil line on it and my square. There is a problem!
Aurora, (the wife) is home and has the car in the garage now so I cannot get all my gear out just yet.
Need to wait 12 hr and I will post some more photos whenIi can get access to the gear again.
Standby!

I am glad to see this type of dialog going on without attitude. Way to go rob, it only helps us all become better at what we love to do.
I like your friend, I hope you let him stick around, he will eat bugs.

Morning all.
The saw saga has now been added as a review on tuning the RT-XM305U.
In closing there were as reported both 90 and 45 deg precision errors that needing fixing.
Keep tuned for my next “Test Cube” ...oh no not more cubes again !!

P.S. The Water dragon stays, he/she and their family have been around for about 5 years, ever since I started feeding them fish from my pond at $25 a hit and kept wondering were all the fish were going!!

Cool. I have blue tailed skinks all around my yard. It’s spooky to hear the leaves rattle around out of the dead, calm, silence as you walk by and not see anything.

-- In the end, when your life flashes before your eyes, will you like what you see?