Hinged Card and Dice Box - It Doesn't go well

Well I learned a lot from this failed project, hopefully you'll find it entertaining and perhaps you'll learn something about woodwork too.
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As always you are responsible for your own safety in your workshop, so do your own research, and come to your own conclusions about what is or isn't safe in your specific situation. If you see anything in my videos which you think is unsafe or ill-advised please let me know in the comments.

[@puddinggeek4623]

Very good video as usual. Good to see your problem solving. Keep up the good work.

[@DIYTinkerer]

Thanks, will do!

[@alanscheckenbach5265]

For the box to be thin walled and remain the intended shape, I think that either the sides or the faces need to have a greater degree of rigidity. Likely the easiest way to do that is to make one or the other from thicker stock. My preference would be making the vertical faces thicker.

[@DIYTinkerer]

Thanks, I think you are right

[@volatilesky]

I make card boxes too, but a fair bit heavier. 1.5mm thickness is just...too thin, that's essentially trying to use veneer. For any structural strength, I'd use 3.175 at minimum. Obviously to decrease twisting I add splices of difference wood that helps give it contrast and more importantly reduce cupping/twisting.
On my own projects, I go down to 4.75mm for the walls and bottoms, 3.175 for sliding lids (if I have any). Oak is also very prone to both twist/cupping, I would try a more stable wood like maple, walnut, even sequoia or cherry would likely give better results.
Alternately, see what they make old dainty boxes or cigar boxes from, since I know my wood suggestions wouldn't fare well going thinner either.

[@DIYTinkerer]

Thanks for the suggestions and your guidance on thickness/method it's really helpful :-) I'm still learning the properties of different woods and how far you can push them.

[@andyprice5882]

If we can't learn from our mistakes we won't learn anything. Next time will always be an improvement over the last.

[@DIYTinkerer]

So true Andy, thanks for the encouragement 😀

[@xlfive]

Nice try Simon,my dad always told me this Einstein quote
"Once you stop learning you start dying "

[@DIYTinkerer]

A very nice quote, and probably very true 👍🏻

[@dwareb]

I enjoyed the video. I know its probably a great frustration that it didn't work out, but I've got to say its nice seeing someone make the same sort of mistakes that I would have made.

[@DIYTinkerer]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video, I try to include all the mistakes in my videos because I like to think that they encourage people to have a go. At the Men's Shed I volunteer for, people are always making mistakes, and I normally reply with, "Don't worry, it's wood we can fix that' 😀

[@freemanmanfree5719]

Instead of removing the blade guard you could have cut from the right side of the blade.

[@DIYTinkerer]

Thanks for the tip, I should have considered this :-)

[@googlemeier-ju6qp]

Really interesting… since I have a similar project on my list 😀 for small boxes this thin material has advantages, not too expensive and not heavy. I really wonder if the cut on your circular saw has caused it. Or some tension inside the wood ?

[@DIYTinkerer]

I think it is tension in the wood, I'll try again some day with my own ply made from veneers

[@AJBizzle1836]

Very good honest video you really don’t understand how fecked off we all are of Festool dominoes and £20k slabs look forward to seeing you succeed

[@DIYTinkerer]

Ah, nice, thanks very much 😀

[@sandman2651]

Hi simon, sad to see it didnt workout. I watched the section back a couple of times when you cut the box in two i was amazed how much your fence was flexing when putting the box through

[@DIYTinkerer]

Ah, I hadn't noticed that, but it explains a lot, in hindsight I should have built a jig to cut it

[@sandman2651]

@@DIYTinkerer What can cause it is the piece of plastic which goes against the fence rail, you changed this piece a short time ago if its not sitting correctly or moves it causes the fence to move or clamp on an odd angle, thats what i found the cause of my fence movement. I think the fence could benefit from running against a rail at the front of the fence which would help not move, could be a future project?😁

[@larrystone5749]

Thx for sharing Cheers

[@DIYTinkerer]

No worries 👍🏻