Im in the process of making some 16"x16" cubbies (basically a square
16x16x16) no front or back.
They will be used in the kids toy room to store their "stuff".
Im looking for an idea(s) that will allow me to lock them together so they
can be arranged in different formations.
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks
Rob
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You could probably use some knock-down fasteners like these:
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?&offerings_id=348
Seems like it would work pretty well to me.
Mike
"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Im in the process of making some 16"x16" cubbies (basically a square
> 16x16x16) no front or back.
> They will be used in the kids toy room to store their "stuff".
> Im looking for an idea(s) that will allow me to lock them together so they
> can be arranged in different formations.
>
> Any suggestions would be great.
>
> Thanks
> Rob
>
> You can reply to me at
> r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m
>
> remove _ to get the correct address
>
>
In article <[email protected]>, Secret
Squirrel <Secret> says...
> A fun and interesting way if somewhat time consuming way would be to use
> sliding dovetails. You could route dovetail grooves across the face on
> two adjacent sides and then attach matching runners on the other 2 sides.
Neat idea. One possible enhancement: route the grooves on all sides and
make a dovetail spline as a separate piece. Then there are no exposed
runners on the one end of the cube wall.
CharlesJ
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Rob V wrote:
> Im in the process of making some 16"x16" cubbies (basically a
> square 16x16x16) no front or back. They will be used in the
> kids toy room to store their "stuff". Im looking for an
> idea(s) that will allow me to lock them together so they can
> be arranged in different formations.
Rob...
You might consider using some of the rare-earth magnets from Lee
Valley. The large ones have a fair amount of power (and might be
interesting to the kids, as well)
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Morris Dovey
West Des Moines, Iowa USA
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Read my lips: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Secret Squirrel wrote:
> A fun and interesting way if somewhat time consuming way would
> be to use sliding dovetails. You could route dovetail grooves
> across the face on two adjacent sides and then attach matching
> runners on the other 2 sides.
Hey! No fair. (I like your idea better than mine.)
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Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:TS5Zb.18689$%[email protected]:
> Im in the process of making some 16"x16" cubbies (basically a square
> 16x16x16) no front or back.
> They will be used in the kids toy room to store their "stuff".
> Im looking for an idea(s) that will allow me to lock them together so
> they can be arranged in different formations.
>
> Any suggestions would be great.
>
> Thanks
> Rob
>
> You can reply to me at
> r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m
>
> remove _ to get the correct address
>
>
A fun and interesting way if somewhat time consuming way would be to use
sliding dovetails. You could route dovetail grooves across the face on
two adjacent sides and then attach matching runners on the other 2 sides.
The boxes could then be slid together makign them fairly secure yet easy
to remove and re-organize. If you already have the router bits and a
table you should be able to do this from some scraps for nothing more
than the cost of some time.
I like that idea - have DT groves in all the sides - then have a butterfly
like spline to connect them.
On that same note - I was thinking of almost like a butterfly patch w/ 1/2
on "wings" that when line up - you can just slip in a butterfly to lock
them.
But I think I like the spline idea - it would be a bit stronger I think.
Im going to run some tests peices tomorrow and will post some pics.
Thanks for the suggestions.
-Rob
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> In article <[email protected]>, Secret
> Squirrel <Secret> says...
> > A fun and interesting way if somewhat time consuming way would be to use
> > sliding dovetails. You could route dovetail grooves across the face on
> > two adjacent sides and then attach matching runners on the other 2
sides.
>
> Neat idea. One possible enhancement: route the grooves on all sides and
> make a dovetail spline as a separate piece. Then there are no exposed
> runners on the one end of the cube wall.
>
> CharlesJ
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