I want to make a large number of wooden cubes and square tiles approx 25mm in size. These are for wooden puzzles, hopefully to be sold at craft fairs so the finish needs to be good and they all need to be of a uniform size. In the case of the tiles, the corners need to be slightly rounded. For the numbers I need, they are too expensive to buy ready made so can anyone give me any tips on producing these? I have a table saw already which I presume will be recommended for this. Thanks.
Wooden Cubes and Squares
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you need a saw table sled -plenty of advice on making one.
you will also need the sled to have a stop to repeat the length and a way to stop the offcut piece drifting back in into the blade, although if the blade has a zero clearance gap to the blade that might do it.
if you make the stop, the end of a screw, you can adjust the cut length very accurately by winding the screw in or out
you will also need the sled to have a stop to repeat the length and a way to stop the offcut piece drifting back in into the blade, although if the blade has a zero clearance gap to the blade that might do it.
if you make the stop, the end of a screw, you can adjust the cut length very accurately by winding the screw in or out
I was thinking of treating myself to a sliding cross cut/mitre saw. Would this be a better bet? Also, should I use a relatively fine blade? If so what sort of TPI should I be looking for? Thanks.
Cubes are fairly easy just cut 25mm square timber to 25mm with chop saw , fine blade .
The tiles are what dimension?
The tiles are what dimension?
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probably easiest with 2x2planed as it finishes up at around 43mm square
i have made many a brick set for presents 1/2/3 or four cubes in size
you need a chop saw new 60 tooth blade to get a smooth finish not requiring sanding cutting preparation in half
thin bits off timber can get ejected so a temporary table and fence jig to close up the slot apart from the path cut by the blade will help
i have made many a brick set for presents 1/2/3 or four cubes in size
you need a chop saw new 60 tooth blade to get a smooth finish not requiring sanding cutting preparation in half
thin bits off timber can get ejected so a temporary table and fence jig to close up the slot apart from the path cut by the blade will help
I'll get a finer blade and give the cubes a go. I was aiming for around 5mm maximum thickness for the tiles. I was hoping to avoid end grain on the faces so would ideally cut from 25mm x 5mm strip. The only problem here is that I would have to round the corners individually unless I could stack them and round off a number at once.
you cant round the corners easily i use a router mat and a small router and with great care you can round off the the edges and faces with a say 3mm roundover bit but 43x43 is pretty much the limit and about 9mm thick as the bearing needs something to run against
round over the whole length before cutting and halve the curving is done before you start
round over the whole length before cutting and halve the curving is done before you start
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