Here is a COOL site

[myxpykalix]

it is a interlocking boxmaker site. Just enter you height, width, depth and it spits out a pdf. I made this 6x12 box in a few seconds

http://boxmaker.rahulbotics.com/

[jimmya]

Now thats a nice site. I tried it and I was able to bring the PDF into Aspire Thanks Jack

Jimmy

[Brady Watson]

Wish I knew about that little program before I made these from scratch!

-B

[myxpykalix]

yeah it kind of takes all the hard work and calculatin' out of the job!:rolleyes:

[jimmya]

I think you can get the code from his website. https://github.com/rahulbot/boxmaker (https://github.com/rahulbot/boxmaker) It would be nice to have the app.

Jimmy

[cowboy1296]

i have been planning to build an out door storage box and i can see now that this will come in handy, thanks.

[myxpykalix]

it looks as though this was made with cutting it on a laser in mind because of the sharp corners. I guess you could go in and make rounded corners manually.

[geneb]

Sure, just import the PDF into VCarve Pro, add dogbones and you're done. :)

g.

[chiloquinruss]

Oh my goodness! What a very nice piece of code! I have been wanting to add some drawers under my TS and have been putting off the project cause as you all know if you own a Bot ya' just can't make simple boxes and call em' drawers! :) Thanks Jack, very cool link indeed! I love it. Russ

[gene]

if you import into aspire can you use the dog bone fillit tool

[fredtoo]

Aspire - dog bones - - absolutely! A fun tool... I like boxes!

[Brady Watson]

Sure, just import the PDF into VCarve Pro, add dogbones and you're done. :)

g.

That's exactly what I did...except I had to SEE it assembled in 3D before I actually made the final files. For $26 I made 3 complete crates 40X46X18 that zip tied together. 2 sheets of OSB gets you 3 crates, plus 3 2x4s cut to 46". I also got 9pcs 4X40" for under the 2X4 risers.

Next time I am not going to get all fancy with the corners. I'll just tag a 2x2 in the corners and shoot them together. It takes an hour to zip one together :eek:

-B

[Brady Watson]

Visualization...

[Brady Watson]

More visualization...

[bleeth]

No wonder it's taking you so long to get the darn new shop ready if you're mucking about with this stuff!!:D

[myxpykalix]

look up the word "perfectionist" in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of Brady.:rolleyes: lol

The good thing is you don't waste a lot of time cutting to find out it don't fit by doing it his way.

[curtiss]

I am sure someone could post an "exploded cabinet" from Cabinet Vision..... they get a bit wild.

[Brady Watson]

Yeah well...sad as it may seem, that was the 1st project I did for myself in a REALLY long time! I wanted cheap crates to move all my **** down to the new joint. I figured, "It's for ME! Why not make it complicated?" :D

A few years back I wrote a VB6/RhinoScript program that would dynamically draw on the screen a complete crate (6-sided) from material thickness input. It would tab/dovetail the edges, dogbone the corners, add holes for zip tie assembly and everything...Sad to say, hard drive crashed, and I lost all my files...So this was a continuation of sorts of that project. This one was drawn just one size. I didn't have time to make it parametric...

I've got a few neat paying projects that are 'on the level' that I just haven't had time to post...some pics on shop computer, others in office etc. I'll post some when I get back from 'the road'.

-B

[johnh]

Cool, Thank you!

[WoodMarvels.com]

Interesting piece of software, would have been handy a few years back but I'm now use to making all my own stuff exactly the way I want... I have sent this link to a few CNC/Laser friends who could find this very useful.

Jon