tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46023210859673859172024-03-13T06:35:33.977+00:00MSRaynsfordThings I make and doMSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comBlogger1660125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-60829694522143060702023-05-10T12:33:00.000+01:002023-05-10T12:33:00.601+01:00Rainbow Puzzle Box<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHWOUCCj81r2cPXdjOYbTXx7PJ5gpH3tQOgApWFjjEbB0yQDxQAhyUfZnKBtglf8LfTfacN3eAwgYIncp8OPOmuoubBR3DScckpmMDVbZpmzweFLeU3qzrrrf-eA0SP-wALyaQWM1WQsmdzmO5d2_hkHJSP1mA6rQ-RAY74CjdOshUQKkb5z8wwFRdjw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHWOUCCj81r2cPXdjOYbTXx7PJ5gpH3tQOgApWFjjEbB0yQDxQAhyUfZnKBtglf8LfTfacN3eAwgYIncp8OPOmuoubBR3DScckpmMDVbZpmzweFLeU3qzrrrf-eA0SP-wALyaQWM1WQsmdzmO5d2_hkHJSP1mA6rQ-RAY74CjdOshUQKkb5z8wwFRdjw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a binary sequence puzzle box built from 3mm birch plywood, it uses a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_code">Gray code</a> pattern to ultimately align all the dials into a rainbow pattern before the lid can be removed. It's actually a redesign of a puzzle inside <a href="https://www.donteatpuzzles.com/loki/">Loki's box of Tricks</a> because I thought it would make a cool stand alone puzzle box. The files are available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DontEatPuzzleFiles/">for sale in my Etsy store</a>. (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DontEatPuzzleFiles/">svg here</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidf8p-2XHb-vS4lqVRVA4tnhl3_nnbPr7-ZEK_6Rnyn8buFFWwKPid-oDdGGWdsF-RlkZAJBsC3OdPE3L0LVU4zuXjmkGeDZZkpUtar_8IIwk3zlsSA1p97y3o0OqVvwCn1FzM4Qv51p7kgvUvm2E4te6Pp9nCXb9ry_G7C6AH5XnwrsaZkGp4_4wstg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidf8p-2XHb-vS4lqVRVA4tnhl3_nnbPr7-ZEK_6Rnyn8buFFWwKPid-oDdGGWdsF-RlkZAJBsC3OdPE3L0LVU4zuXjmkGeDZZkpUtar_8IIwk3zlsSA1p97y3o0OqVvwCn1FzM4Qv51p7kgvUvm2E4te6Pp9nCXb9ry_G7C6AH5XnwrsaZkGp4_4wstg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The puzzle consists of five interlocking disks that can only rotate when the disks either side of it are in the correct position to allow it. The large wheel in the middle and the disks on the underside of the lid further restrict the rotation of the disks. The large wheel must be pointed to the disk that is being rotated and the large wheel is in turn restricted from pointing to the smaller disks depending on alignment.<br />Once all the disks are aligned into the full rainbow the large wheel is completely free to rotate and can be turned to the edge of the box and allows the lid to be removed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW4W7js4Vb_Z2hf6vdVDpon_Rh1LaWZBVUAFD456CUb3Q9rkZdRxFMaV2V2Tj8VmHBYHFcPtWChTlPgpG_foYmMJcEaFJOe_BK46QXnbrDzuIw8Pz1yDbA3eJIc88moZbNnw9WdsaW3SyP1roXSX46ehptIHHhDfo0_vYwH1mCh5zeOXgHoHHj8XAkBA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW4W7js4Vb_Z2hf6vdVDpon_Rh1LaWZBVUAFD456CUb3Q9rkZdRxFMaV2V2Tj8VmHBYHFcPtWChTlPgpG_foYmMJcEaFJOe_BK46QXnbrDzuIw8Pz1yDbA3eJIc88moZbNnw9WdsaW3SyP1roXSX46ehptIHHhDfo0_vYwH1mCh5zeOXgHoHHj8XAkBA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There is a very basic box under the lid, this box could be adjusted to any depth to accommodate any prize to be stored in the puzzle.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK06tnLBYj24cfTN9EPrgwkpRUCat0tUNKWaEEIhnAcEsP00Tee2XjATh8jWd2fSnI6hyyd2FA6ET8Umr3F83POBuGGmaY753pbYkLy0s7tDtLLbO1g9qFozFxbdsJOhMuDGGSFoFmXAp2Viv3sfFeIujEEFUaahS81d4QZJ5sJgklTBeOH_v18OdsMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK06tnLBYj24cfTN9EPrgwkpRUCat0tUNKWaEEIhnAcEsP00Tee2XjATh8jWd2fSnI6hyyd2FA6ET8Umr3F83POBuGGmaY753pbYkLy0s7tDtLLbO1g9qFozFxbdsJOhMuDGGSFoFmXAp2Viv3sfFeIujEEFUaahS81d4QZJ5sJgklTBeOH_v18OdsMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihievfnSFucfLRzlnGrU3bkDQqhcam8Sv3FrqVYrBcz2bR3t4MxWiYYchG0hC-rMXQulyJT02seOEqLzWCwtyuu7vW_EbJc4_F-_MXmlsnT3QQvgLJYgfSSX8tK0Ji-QCAW5Pq6Cpe9e0SyAepoOc2JmmrlQ72qL8usuUgNw7kt7MQ1UOqR5IX9H-5LQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihievfnSFucfLRzlnGrU3bkDQqhcam8Sv3FrqVYrBcz2bR3t4MxWiYYchG0hC-rMXQulyJT02seOEqLzWCwtyuu7vW_EbJc4_F-_MXmlsnT3QQvgLJYgfSSX8tK0Ji-QCAW5Pq6Cpe9e0SyAepoOc2JmmrlQ72qL8usuUgNw7kt7MQ1UOqR5IX9H-5LQ" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-89072677823307964132023-05-09T14:07:00.003+01:002023-05-09T14:08:30.997+01:00Pinball Clock<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMiapenvhc2FJs56s1rV9JN85wCoMrQM3mMVuMTvSjeHaOzsOCDKCgOoBWq6Nr0UfsIE2LIhbnBVgGbns5gwI14SHraZDFCah0YFgvU1vR-vetq_eSnDVbdbPNonyg53_E6rH1BgGBqE9SshZQ2C3w5JryxYpikW4U8KiCD6wpQZJTpCKhCXZZBG-4Fg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMiapenvhc2FJs56s1rV9JN85wCoMrQM3mMVuMTvSjeHaOzsOCDKCgOoBWq6Nr0UfsIE2LIhbnBVgGbns5gwI14SHraZDFCah0YFgvU1vR-vetq_eSnDVbdbPNonyg53_E6rH1BgGBqE9SshZQ2C3w5JryxYpikW4U8KiCD6wpQZJTpCKhCXZZBG-4Fg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The time is 12:10 and 31 seconds</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwMRlk9BjfuSHwAQIlDX6CxXIwYN_7_dW9twHR2_RLGr1uhA88jjfFTa1eWPh7lDGEPl9-joTCq3uD2AdRRvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now that we finally moved house we have space for all the extra things. The new house has a large extension which allowed us to turn the old dining room into a bit of a games room. We're now the proud owners of a <a href="https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/stargate">Stargate pinball machine</a> which we love but it's very possible to loose track of time while we're playing. I decided that we needed a clock in the room and it would be cool if it was in keeping with the pinball theme. I dug out an old dot matrix display and a wemos D1 wifi controller so that it can retrieve the time from the internet without the need to set it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5xEnZYn28fZZ9Hc4ib_79SgBJy9BbZLsiHQ3wbxHgOcKdaO9TMs3e1EHAWs-F4qinqefzvRsH3jyZIDql7FQPe_Osk82Rq9Aje-LNHCdyRXVVZ-EYelP6GMvqYTPOVpvDMa-06OSv3gDuW2CaWcU3hpYOkCzBgvCpDJYl32RKFr5to1uB6TXSFTiJVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5xEnZYn28fZZ9Hc4ib_79SgBJy9BbZLsiHQ3wbxHgOcKdaO9TMs3e1EHAWs-F4qinqefzvRsH3jyZIDql7FQPe_Osk82Rq9Aje-LNHCdyRXVVZ-EYelP6GMvqYTPOVpvDMa-06OSv3gDuW2CaWcU3hpYOkCzBgvCpDJYl32RKFr5to1uB6TXSFTiJVA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The screen is an 8x32 red <a href="https://uk.banggood.com/MAX7219-Dot-Matrix-Module-4-in-1-LED-Display-Module-p-1072083.html">LED dot matrix</a>, controlled by the MAX7219 chip. The display uses SPI to connect to a <a href="https://uk.banggood.com/Geekcreit-D1-mini-V2_2_0-WIFI-Internet-Development-Board-Based-ESP8266-4MB-FLASH-ESP-12S-Chip-p-1143874.html">Wemos D1 microcontroller</a>, this means there's only three data lines that need to be wired between the two devices. Power and Ground are also connected to the Wemos board which allows the whole thing to be powered from the USB connection, this is useful for programming and during normal operation the clock is connected to a USB wall socket.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitIdTP_Uelze-XXGlMuNphBwjfTUBucMZzioFy8UG4kR-xwlnZQfRNVv6DSqsFz7euODfV5mknIV_eHKLCIhElYF3c3iB7JJRwPr4ejf1WrtkoPMsgMweTQIqWMwU9vlMfp5uXcU_kfHcNvtXE9enHCbgq3jEER2Cm3nXf3dgsEVpEsVSiVAsaq-q7-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitIdTP_Uelze-XXGlMuNphBwjfTUBucMZzioFy8UG4kR-xwlnZQfRNVv6DSqsFz7euODfV5mknIV_eHKLCIhElYF3c3iB7JJRwPr4ejf1WrtkoPMsgMweTQIqWMwU9vlMfp5uXcU_kfHcNvtXE9enHCbgq3jEER2Cm3nXf3dgsEVpEsVSiVAsaq-q7-g" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The enclosure is made from laser cut poplar plywood coloured black once assembled. The design is a very simple minimal box that increases the screen size by 3mm on each side. I wanted it to be as unobtrusive as possible while sat on the top of the pinball machine. There's a simple hole in the back large enough to pass the USB connection through it. I possibly should have mounted it closer to the hole but it's much easier to disconnect it from the wall instead. The box is glued together which doesn't allow access but it's such a simple design that it shouldn't need to be accessed in the future. (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18iiXWVNYQ8S2sYot8kZj2nTq84SwdV9v/view?usp=share_link">svg here</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ5YRZzeA8dZzW7Gw0jRNWjDJs7eRGm8HPHQccyOiOpKVLMij7Og6toAtUJO2AKkmgh6CnztnZiUmj3-J1szQkcXJplngt9FBljE9E3LY4gNldy9iDuOJE9SVUUUA5kCogvWoauDvjf3a1tVRJYqbJ_mtlEbNxrcPOWoBBcZx6SkW8bhTioukhr9pbWg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ5YRZzeA8dZzW7Gw0jRNWjDJs7eRGm8HPHQccyOiOpKVLMij7Og6toAtUJO2AKkmgh6CnztnZiUmj3-J1szQkcXJplngt9FBljE9E3LY4gNldy9iDuOJE9SVUUUA5kCogvWoauDvjf3a1tVRJYqbJ_mtlEbNxrcPOWoBBcZx6SkW8bhTioukhr9pbWg=w200-h150" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM4qWGyZzob1AXbBcgEz7R5ocFaZej7dqX_-IVZEN4Le0mYPgAysOJE3ABl8uuauDpy9ev2hLvZSsDg4wtbBU7MTUcmXJf85p-_1uAh0PwQEhVbNt68u87H0nyBg0fgUBVG3UsL7RfEORkke2vYutZNbJQOxqaky2OUzpnKDoj8GGslUy16D3wV_s1Zg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM4qWGyZzob1AXbBcgEz7R5ocFaZej7dqX_-IVZEN4Le0mYPgAysOJE3ABl8uuauDpy9ev2hLvZSsDg4wtbBU7MTUcmXJf85p-_1uAh0PwQEhVbNt68u87H0nyBg0fgUBVG3UsL7RfEORkke2vYutZNbJQOxqaky2OUzpnKDoj8GGslUy16D3wV_s1Zg=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was keen to replicate the style of the score increasing during a game of pinball, the pinball score only increases in multiples of ten so I added a zero onto the end of the second counter. On our pinball machine, most targets increase the score in thousands with big shots giving millions so it make sense to use those as the hours minutes respectively. This means the left most characters represent the actual time hh,mm. To keep the formatting correct there has to be an additional zero inserted between the minutes and seconds. The hh.mm0.ss0 format initially looks a bit confusing but if you concentrate on the first four characters it's really easy to read. Due to the screen size I had to opt for 3x5 pixel characters to get all the information onto the 32 pixel width</div><br /></div><br />The device was programmed Arduino environment using several existing libraries. (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i2pKs5X4w4PwYCv8t8bqf9QeMuLNrgF8/view?usp=sharing">source code here</a>)<p></p><p>The <a href="https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/tree/master/libraries/ESP8266WiFi">ESP8266WiFi library</a> allows the device to connect to an existing wifi network.</p><p></p><p>I used the <a href="https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/tree/master/cores/esp8266">core time library for the ESP8266</a> because it provides a method for connecting to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol">Network Time Protocol</a>. This allows the device to retrieve the correct time from the internet but more specifically if allows you to compensate for British summer time, this means it should move back and forward as required over the summer.</p><p>The <a href="https://github.com/olikraus/u8g2">U8glib library</a> is a graphics library for monochrome displays, it provides all the useful functions for writing fonts and graphic items to the display.</p><p>Finally I use the <a href="https://fastled.io/">FastLED library</a> because it has an incredibly easy to use macro function that is called at specific time intervals. No messing around with blocking delays or the millis() function.</p><p>Once initialised the main loop of the program simply checks on the time and updates the display at one second intervals. The majority of the code for this program is about setting up the Wifi and NTP server and confirming that they are connected before progressing to the main loop.</p><p><br /><br /></p><br /> <p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-62458807589471831452023-05-07T23:41:00.002+01:002023-05-07T23:41:23.682+01:00All Aboard<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7kzGYebW411Ysvj0g95Tv9_wTXNHyIv-C1H-MPWScZf6TYYyVR4uq9CdvGVy7WmwrLsIYy2Qw66kOVGMUhUwkOlGIwGhmvw97dvXOyh1ny81bmKnOKwolnzAYvg3dWuDca-PZwJIuFtLdQ1EICI3d6N5_2fWauE3NOThFQ_2ftTap_UzCmCMLD-SzCg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7kzGYebW411Ysvj0g95Tv9_wTXNHyIv-C1H-MPWScZf6TYYyVR4uq9CdvGVy7WmwrLsIYy2Qw66kOVGMUhUwkOlGIwGhmvw97dvXOyh1ny81bmKnOKwolnzAYvg3dWuDca-PZwJIuFtLdQ1EICI3d6N5_2fWauE3NOThFQ_2ftTap_UzCmCMLD-SzCg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I spent a bit more time sorting out the new workshop today. I finally got round to removing junk from the eaves on the other side of the garage and I installed boards on that side while I was up there. It's another large space to store things and the last of the easy spaces to board. I intend to bridge the gaps between the two sides but that seems to require a lot more complex shapes as I cut the boards to go around the joists so I'll have to think about that one.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN8imQpX1mhbh4oOuUe1Kwy3xo_qewzhH1lqw8zq_efQ3lDKWJxal-bdu5IvGEJwuop2Gdh8hFFkwvt-RV0yANeVUsPYT91-UGxQ0L6D2KootS9BvIYSOVoSpLnqtkkU_4dZSyFjj4F157CNSGsbgdvXt6CspN1XgoV_hwi3eVWSo4ySyf4EX2I4Jg4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN8imQpX1mhbh4oOuUe1Kwy3xo_qewzhH1lqw8zq_efQ3lDKWJxal-bdu5IvGEJwuop2Gdh8hFFkwvt-RV0yANeVUsPYT91-UGxQ0L6D2KootS9BvIYSOVoSpLnqtkkU_4dZSyFjj4F157CNSGsbgdvXt6CspN1XgoV_hwi3eVWSo4ySyf4EX2I4Jg4g" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One unexpected bonus from having a roof full of junk belonging to the previous occupants is that I found two rolls of expensive underlay. This will come in very handy when we put carpet in the final bed room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The laser has been up and running and I've actually managed to spend time making a few projects this week. I intend to write them up shortly but as a bank holiday tomorrow the kids will need occupying first :D</div><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-40166151337190170622023-05-02T22:46:00.000+01:002023-05-02T22:46:32.463+01:00Workshop Progression<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOgpIG4lEyIfy_LvBdT5JXRc0nKPeBVKE9IJFQ2CAMdPdBZLb8Q7k1X1wgRwIe4RizdDSoBNWaz0FnnbdJSFNfwl1i7KRwHCZWzn2kbqpxf9pFsX2_bQQM5fUKh102JlzNTqrRBRT4dwBxs-2_SPIhH9jiiyYHIT3PCtynnhXyhBOAH1CGGAX0R81bmA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOgpIG4lEyIfy_LvBdT5JXRc0nKPeBVKE9IJFQ2CAMdPdBZLb8Q7k1X1wgRwIe4RizdDSoBNWaz0FnnbdJSFNfwl1i7KRwHCZWzn2kbqpxf9pFsX2_bQQM5fUKh102JlzNTqrRBRT4dwBxs-2_SPIhH9jiiyYHIT3PCtynnhXyhBOAH1CGGAX0R81bmA" width="320" /></a></div><br />Tomorrow, for the first time since we moved into the new house four and a half weeks ago, both children are going to be in school at the same time and I actually have to do some work in my new workshop. I thought I had prepared enough stock to last a few months but it turns out all of that sold pretty quickly and now I need to spend some time making new boxes.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoPYzsW2dxsPJ0UcUftJv0gFDZv5ZfM_r_sb3pFAY7BSxVPGVJCQz8LlArZ0HUg-uAzxN6DC13qCvr3pda4HFEFVQwyKgQ8sY5hnzbJMnc5iXib-GRdV_f6bWZ7pp9FHGMtq4OGNXrczNQ5PMFxEEeu7Gdd9omcDEZXd_E_Nvb8Uyaz5mfjbUf89WWg/s3264/20230502_112639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoPYzsW2dxsPJ0UcUftJv0gFDZv5ZfM_r_sb3pFAY7BSxVPGVJCQz8LlArZ0HUg-uAzxN6DC13qCvr3pda4HFEFVQwyKgQ8sY5hnzbJMnc5iXib-GRdV_f6bWZ7pp9FHGMtq4OGNXrczNQ5PMFxEEeu7Gdd9omcDEZXd_E_Nvb8Uyaz5mfjbUf89WWg/s320/20230502_112639.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br />I actually cut a lot of parts for <a href="https://www.donteatpuzzles.com/tablets">Antikythera Tablets</a> before we left the old house so it's mostly just an assembly job but I needed a space to work on (I'm no longer allowed to take parts into the house for assembly :D ). I cleared down one of the benches and had a good tidy of everything else. It's still the same junk just better organised. In particular I now have a packing bench for all of my stock items and packaging.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUVTY92l7cOSP92zvFDP3vY7rnzAzVl-rwUaG2_q1r_p0sjUIg3BQskDDJQjSP-4kox1t7VJJIg3dy3Pv26XhiHYip8fcmF_8wef1d0lsb9cOc3cpK93Qyz4turtKK7fbHswBBB1dfQUq_88gPYcg-tJ6V_2KZ4fxOv9tDdnDhbSlWqGYi8Mj5f8pcg/s3264/20230502_130526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUVTY92l7cOSP92zvFDP3vY7rnzAzVl-rwUaG2_q1r_p0sjUIg3BQskDDJQjSP-4kox1t7VJJIg3dy3Pv26XhiHYip8fcmF_8wef1d0lsb9cOc3cpK93Qyz4turtKK7fbHswBBB1dfQUq_88gPYcg-tJ6V_2KZ4fxOv9tDdnDhbSlWqGYi8Mj5f8pcg/s320/20230502_130526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDMnDijWq_XQI1rtGBwn52-t5NspRHXOJ8SASc_AUOrnF3_wrdbi0F5QyZPpZTJeVa7YjDJUf9-anP6VDa0XCYa5sZmmGeg2IFGYhkPPgpW8qbOf_XKu5RnpFBNgXIr252RLXjpFrAmFg49g71Byp6EUM-58JhTLFNRcjHvfYB1U66-itnerpRzW3Ig/s3264/20230502_130533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDMnDijWq_XQI1rtGBwn52-t5NspRHXOJ8SASc_AUOrnF3_wrdbi0F5QyZPpZTJeVa7YjDJUf9-anP6VDa0XCYa5sZmmGeg2IFGYhkPPgpW8qbOf_XKu5RnpFBNgXIr252RLXjpFrAmFg49g71Byp6EUM-58JhTLFNRcjHvfYB1U66-itnerpRzW3Ig/s320/20230502_130533.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNlFwQtANyI_o2X3xDrKlj6eziPAlt_ha8Kcy3HlOj1ESI92qYtMjt9boOBKA8AVvKXiPp07Vj6z7kTBxCyhRZ6UXUI2YY8Vgq5gcKFo0FeIFU0fioui1iDygPIw9UY5q-B-zlIyLqbwy1fGMKl8BQKBSh9oKWYrBbvq370W5Dmzg7SiuT6-IneK8rw/s3264/20230502_130543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNlFwQtANyI_o2X3xDrKlj6eziPAlt_ha8Kcy3HlOj1ESI92qYtMjt9boOBKA8AVvKXiPp07Vj6z7kTBxCyhRZ6UXUI2YY8Vgq5gcKFo0FeIFU0fioui1iDygPIw9UY5q-B-zlIyLqbwy1fGMKl8BQKBSh9oKWYrBbvq370W5Dmzg7SiuT6-IneK8rw/s320/20230502_130543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-16926604053533504312023-05-01T23:20:00.004+01:002023-05-01T23:20:26.931+01:00River Coaster Update<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWFWvg55O8YmoqM1z1RysdRznGSl0_1NVzH8soJ1asO429D_50PY_W8obEK0ZRK7c-xVH9qfiboJ9M_N2aTNC-TfDlU0AnIKa6nom5B17wcK-wjnUvZMjG9AaE1t2Sb0kVM-a_2UX4o0uCsVCJ7wfACYNiGtsRS2_BvWWaic1u5Og0M6B7QFIBCWtwA/s3264/20230429_205034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWFWvg55O8YmoqM1z1RysdRznGSl0_1NVzH8soJ1asO429D_50PY_W8obEK0ZRK7c-xVH9qfiboJ9M_N2aTNC-TfDlU0AnIKa6nom5B17wcK-wjnUvZMjG9AaE1t2Sb0kVM-a_2UX4o0uCsVCJ7wfACYNiGtsRS2_BvWWaic1u5Og0M6B7QFIBCWtwA/s320/20230429_205034.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sat with the river coasters on our coffee table for a few days and decided that they weren't quite right and that I could do better with them. I went back to the artwork and adjusted them to produce this new and improved design.</div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHk5zzEdQAUCUejAgkGZBrQVzkW7nU3KQc_AzdKSzPCqSrKe6pQ37l9otD6VQJRpaqYLVw-UJ6rWGmEwSUCY9NjlMjY1yepKSnh1QcGqO8soJKfdgvtQMeUJIWGh1wGix4OdIzy8b4wcVg77IGUhVbYGW8m3g7dyaCDcgLP5126ZHdSqyBtkYjEx4Uyw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHk5zzEdQAUCUejAgkGZBrQVzkW7nU3KQc_AzdKSzPCqSrKe6pQ37l9otD6VQJRpaqYLVw-UJ6rWGmEwSUCY9NjlMjY1yepKSnh1QcGqO8soJKfdgvtQMeUJIWGh1wGix4OdIzy8b4wcVg77IGUhVbYGW8m3g7dyaCDcgLP5126ZHdSqyBtkYjEx4Uyw" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The lower layer of the river now has it's own curves that differ from the upper layer, it's a more interesting shape for the whole coaster. The upper and lower layers but start and stop in the same positions so the tiles can still be laid in any order. The lower layer tiles also share common edges to make the cutting fast and simple.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnL5SjBv-x--jbcvHf2E64E0ExQKwfD3x8t9nLqJzM7XvGQ_W3gs_rYPsH9Kkrg7LDST21AcyA1zU--RWp8n7JSqRcPmzYKL4giN9RipSTI1V3xKXHteg-RDp1lxCaCuzdFsgXwyjhVeuieeDxBwqDpueUVnKOopGlc7vDGYtmn3xnKaj1B5PyZPWK1w/s3264/20230429_205048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnL5SjBv-x--jbcvHf2E64E0ExQKwfD3x8t9nLqJzM7XvGQ_W3gs_rYPsH9Kkrg7LDST21AcyA1zU--RWp8n7JSqRcPmzYKL4giN9RipSTI1V3xKXHteg-RDp1lxCaCuzdFsgXwyjhVeuieeDxBwqDpueUVnKOopGlc7vDGYtmn3xnKaj1B5PyZPWK1w/s320/20230429_205048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXJGKnHm177Z96kXc47pKOnUZazfEkbi-AAxgXflzOYan_I-nyuQbRgOHD5qpCIsDOGeabfH6jE-CWVR3wMxaWxNZtXt0Z6l_RR7W3FPt-RIsXJn6KO5qddgMuINUZYBcSvEgc3uDjiocjwMVWhJTRYpC1pFjwHWavp3zRVzXvxCx-_1BZhN1GZdX1A/s3264/20230429_175034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXJGKnHm177Z96kXc47pKOnUZazfEkbi-AAxgXflzOYan_I-nyuQbRgOHD5qpCIsDOGeabfH6jE-CWVR3wMxaWxNZtXt0Z6l_RR7W3FPt-RIsXJn6KO5qddgMuINUZYBcSvEgc3uDjiocjwMVWhJTRYpC1pFjwHWavp3zRVzXvxCx-_1BZhN1GZdX1A/s320/20230429_175034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The lower layer now runs all the way to the edges which makes it look much more like a continuing river this achieved by cutting the two halves of coaster and spanning across the gap with a spar underneath the coaster. I'm using the stronger <a href="https://kitronik.co.uk/products/3223-3mm-br-grade-birch-laser-plywood-600mm-x-400mm-sheet">5 Ply BR grade birch plywood</a> which is plenty strong enough for this 3x3mm spar. The spar locates into the lower layer of the coaster which is hidden under the top layer. Just for completeness I painted the spars black which makes it even harder to see them through the river.<br /><div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFWJW-CPFIucEbfD85TwkEwGe1mG5XRa_yC9we9w7vBRJ9zq-xjh3iQuriM_HiK2x1g1D15EJO9lRzn_6Ai0siJjTj6X3AgOwNHuAQgDN1mmKC6_wtGjMNet7xgrSljv6tK8bY3nrZBnC-vqeCIbLjTxGhMED2_Rc4_5k__ujghwzU9yrdyRink58bHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFWJW-CPFIucEbfD85TwkEwGe1mG5XRa_yC9we9w7vBRJ9zq-xjh3iQuriM_HiK2x1g1D15EJO9lRzn_6Ai0siJjTj6X3AgOwNHuAQgDN1mmKC6_wtGjMNet7xgrSljv6tK8bY3nrZBnC-vqeCIbLjTxGhMED2_Rc4_5k__ujghwzU9yrdyRink58bHg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'm pleased with the revamp and have included them in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DontEatPuzzleFiles">my files for sale</a> over <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1473374837/river-coaster-plans-coffee-beer-mat?ref=listings_manager_grid">on Etsy, get the files here</a></p></div>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-6237709111923779422023-04-25T23:04:00.003+01:002023-04-25T23:04:19.725+01:00River Coasters<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7060nM-F1kqxDOFjEr3BhfRHBRxuCzEMS4jN8mbttDFOFI_Ehs4b4vtumSlNHBuGgEibr_n_XJ5pMjaCPqrd3zb_-OptVhJP_uA8Fzp4BjcQ5fD_JFEZk-f4p0hTqMdWXSieaqKyXHLkniiFM4UjcnPZej11V9q0WmlQSXwX08nD-_uwrKq2cZhWJfg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7060nM-F1kqxDOFjEr3BhfRHBRxuCzEMS4jN8mbttDFOFI_Ehs4b4vtumSlNHBuGgEibr_n_XJ5pMjaCPqrd3zb_-OptVhJP_uA8Fzp4BjcQ5fD_JFEZk-f4p0hTqMdWXSieaqKyXHLkniiFM4UjcnPZej11V9q0WmlQSXwX08nD-_uwrKq2cZhWJfg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Even though I was moderately pleased with my <a href="https://msraynsford.blogspot.com/2023/04/simple-coasters.html">simple coasters last week</a>, I knew I could do something better to go with our new coffee table. Taking a design hint from the table itself, I replicated the river style in a much smaller format. I've used blue flourescent perspex <a href="https://msraynsford.blogspot.com/2014/07/landscape.html">several times before</a> to give the same water effect. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiarNq4sqrYP9lpwonXyuh-pBU4PbOly-NAOvyhbT5_jJW8JQQ4BVD3oaAKPLbWA8TcUVMNh0DxjOTtSuJslZebfZ9SOvVEZrArquqHOShVWpSRLVKrouZG5OlWZiJR4XKSB2a6yj2urP9F50-nT3WR4kyD-KLFEbW5E1u4NjqRGMmJFCkHiMfETf6YCw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiarNq4sqrYP9lpwonXyuh-pBU4PbOly-NAOvyhbT5_jJW8JQQ4BVD3oaAKPLbWA8TcUVMNh0DxjOTtSuJslZebfZ9SOvVEZrArquqHOShVWpSRLVKrouZG5OlWZiJR4XKSB2a6yj2urP9F50-nT3WR4kyD-KLFEbW5E1u4NjqRGMmJFCkHiMfETf6YCw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">I took a second cue from my <a href="https://msraynsford.blogspot.com/2013/12/carcassonne-river-expansion.html">Carcasonne River Expansion</a>, each tile aligns with all the other tiles in any combination. the river edges all meet at the same point and the same direction so which ever order they go in they'll form a nice looking river.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKx5SQfylkePVi5ctigKmP61ywmKps2EBRT4hcXhPHZkp29XZ1bWhJ0jGzH6N2_njnIWMlTFngukTUm-SJ-O30crIZjKGecYKhZTjTC_zA3rA5ePX-7tt8UluVSRLg_i74bkwimpq5ftfpo0WXKFQUiT2rXlV97xbeZdUJbNfpX_8FauyWqoQQAJF1Xw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKx5SQfylkePVi5ctigKmP61ywmKps2EBRT4hcXhPHZkp29XZ1bWhJ0jGzH6N2_njnIWMlTFngukTUm-SJ-O30crIZjKGecYKhZTjTC_zA3rA5ePX-7tt8UluVSRLg_i74bkwimpq5ftfpo0WXKFQUiT2rXlV97xbeZdUJbNfpX_8FauyWqoQQAJF1Xw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxNReVVMQuk5x-9A-UpjNqwltKKQmOY0A-sZA82GJF73091tB1Rrj3euBdBuABLXwbr6Qoe0RMiPoNCGPpHioI556vs9WkwTYWWIoiYulatEo-eTGtKRFrvuUQ_DvqRtOTFtrDKb-5JfAeInaNaNxuR_gPOBn5rItG4T7RAe5Ve5CtuULm0Kss6O13OQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxNReVVMQuk5x-9A-UpjNqwltKKQmOY0A-sZA82GJF73091tB1Rrj3euBdBuABLXwbr6Qoe0RMiPoNCGPpHioI556vs9WkwTYWWIoiYulatEo-eTGtKRFrvuUQ_DvqRtOTFtrDKb-5JfAeInaNaNxuR_gPOBn5rItG4T7RAe5Ve5CtuULm0Kss6O13OQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A neat little trick for saving material involves lining up two banks of a river as a single cut. The rivers themselves were staggered so that each line was used twice, that allowed me to cut all the perspex in a single blank and the top layer of material compressed into something smaller than a whole coaster.<br />The bottom layer still had to be full size and I had to include some material between the two banks to keep the halves separated. The effect works but I keep thinking about how to do that better.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl899SCFSOe2yilLXAL4v-6q4VHuUTnUT-w5skk3eoeI-3ft-s22cWYE2FradwRFMHMVroDYWmLRS9vqju4CE2zBm0Y0jP-QRErsA2zCCMjv7J9rS37Y-Gxim4ab_aGc1z2Ae2qP_Ho7ITpPnSAkY4NISrXvMBRc98n_7nW1tv06oHeNR9PcMCtLwzYA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl899SCFSOe2yilLXAL4v-6q4VHuUTnUT-w5skk3eoeI-3ft-s22cWYE2FradwRFMHMVroDYWmLRS9vqju4CE2zBm0Y0jP-QRErsA2zCCMjv7J9rS37Y-Gxim4ab_aGc1z2Ae2qP_Ho7ITpPnSAkY4NISrXvMBRc98n_7nW1tv06oHeNR9PcMCtLwzYA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm very happy with the set of four coasters I created, I think they're going to live on our coffee table for quite a while. (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R5mY33_Ekex04Cfy_VcIWzlbTaYvB6GL/view?usp=share_link">svg here</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRdUrDutzCrhb3o6VryCyRsVm6O8Bt5INDAfFhhpz4iHcNEVn-6rSejqCYvAbvbnpikH60RIKaM4jYbSbMnxEbPgOGKwQgvNZI6TpdDymBLi0PAHFe2MtvtLC8lTpnvdN3il-BGdQwUfUJes1mCtr7VtSBwbw1sPv7-cZAnmdXK82jxSuXtK4bz_dZCg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRdUrDutzCrhb3o6VryCyRsVm6O8Bt5INDAfFhhpz4iHcNEVn-6rSejqCYvAbvbnpikH60RIKaM4jYbSbMnxEbPgOGKwQgvNZI6TpdDymBLi0PAHFe2MtvtLC8lTpnvdN3il-BGdQwUfUJes1mCtr7VtSBwbw1sPv7-cZAnmdXK82jxSuXtK4bz_dZCg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-74084448219731824552023-04-22T20:50:00.002+01:002023-04-22T20:50:44.220+01:00Shed Complete<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvIv04bMrPef5NS-87BmHarpOsHPvuh4fcESQW9jDUpGiilm5eLZ3DaiKU5040M_bssL8VmS7FTuqYjX_XHmWkRVnHlgd2wh_Lk5Fw9TRW1vD_DRt9HeQWgwQWVzzYiV5MsE6mapPylo1ARelqGv3I86DpYe2LP7wEJLkFkbnW9unsYs1XEnda6ZUdjQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvIv04bMrPef5NS-87BmHarpOsHPvuh4fcESQW9jDUpGiilm5eLZ3DaiKU5040M_bssL8VmS7FTuqYjX_XHmWkRVnHlgd2wh_Lk5Fw9TRW1vD_DRt9HeQWgwQWVzzYiV5MsE6mapPylo1ARelqGv3I86DpYe2LP7wEJLkFkbnW9unsYs1XEnda6ZUdjQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The replacement shed is now complete and ready to be populated full of stuff from the workshop. It took much longer than expected this week to prepare the slab, put the shed together, paint the whole thing and then repair the gate/fence to close the gaps back up again. The most significant improvement is a guttering on the wall of the garage. Rain now drips off the shed roof and down the garage drain instead of making the garage itself damp.<br /><br />It will probably need so further adjustments when I get the laser cutter up and running again. It's my intention to vent into the gap behind the shed so that the neighbours can't hear it when it's running.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCmZrnp1xlW5ajtlKtl15wtO4PL8z5I67nCKXMf4crim2gF7d1kNyithXuaJezHc0QhyPKVGmino62lDQ87O3aqjFzdOK1vKX_zMuIsARmhVbnV3XJnhUwTuySilBr54A6LPc-Y2ZtTJk2E9bvs6rACB3WrA31Z2YJ3a48VS3IdVjp-TgRhXkMJqyjcg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCmZrnp1xlW5ajtlKtl15wtO4PL8z5I67nCKXMf4crim2gF7d1kNyithXuaJezHc0QhyPKVGmino62lDQ87O3aqjFzdOK1vKX_zMuIsARmhVbnV3XJnhUwTuySilBr54A6LPc-Y2ZtTJk2E9bvs6rACB3WrA31Z2YJ3a48VS3IdVjp-TgRhXkMJqyjcg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUT7O31s42BhnkrfN6EMVr_wKC-7DKmUBoIoQH4IKSfLSGPSp8YOMBk5MENjVJ1S5s6B-QNHugKmF1Q8mDqe9ji7crtzXT6nynPB3oI8egvkdC6L1JUYFPQ5TgFQeBCUYJmsZZvqGtoitalzXlytNaLnObovIpQp6_P8CSvZS9euL8cmPXm3hooSyy0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUT7O31s42BhnkrfN6EMVr_wKC-7DKmUBoIoQH4IKSfLSGPSp8YOMBk5MENjVJ1S5s6B-QNHugKmF1Q8mDqe9ji7crtzXT6nynPB3oI8egvkdC6L1JUYFPQ5TgFQeBCUYJmsZZvqGtoitalzXlytNaLnObovIpQp6_P8CSvZS9euL8cmPXm3hooSyy0g" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZcAnXNRfXpGZxT5vbclj3skcn5DFOeXPGBiKF4dYV0sYTSCeTrKC2fRV834ATohu_Bg9L5SouZAIWpG5Q1SIW1KqPZdOTsfSpcJLEGaAlZFeJgSftNiRiwdyOFUaepsnCtuhucIe_JHI_ko00xrSWDnbigPROhLv7It2ihJGbhcYOB0g9ThxZwIsMDA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZcAnXNRfXpGZxT5vbclj3skcn5DFOeXPGBiKF4dYV0sYTSCeTrKC2fRV834ATohu_Bg9L5SouZAIWpG5Q1SIW1KqPZdOTsfSpcJLEGaAlZFeJgSftNiRiwdyOFUaepsnCtuhucIe_JHI_ko00xrSWDnbigPROhLv7It2ihJGbhcYOB0g9ThxZwIsMDA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p></div>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-80924665679650230642023-04-18T13:36:00.003+01:002023-04-18T13:36:55.004+01:00Simple Coasters<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ5lPhfUG9639y1xaPG8W5f1pLParpSym-Ii8qvrwgN-4-ZDZfW2yrjqz_JEjphW3jKJ4JdHt8BkrAYCCrv3FccIETKIPeaWmF1rvLSA81lnCck8WpYY5mzJLIMeWTagbPpXXr6gQ2vH0UnelL6CCRpB3gHgdu0VdHsJQ_WMaLToFEtdy01ORVkb4IIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ5lPhfUG9639y1xaPG8W5f1pLParpSym-Ii8qvrwgN-4-ZDZfW2yrjqz_JEjphW3jKJ4JdHt8BkrAYCCrv3FccIETKIPeaWmF1rvLSA81lnCck8WpYY5mzJLIMeWTagbPpXXr6gQ2vH0UnelL6CCRpB3gHgdu0VdHsJQ_WMaLToFEtdy01ORVkb4IIQ" width="320" /></a></div><br />We bought a new coffee table to go in our new house and it's so lovely that I no longer want to put drinks directly onto the table. The table we left behind was a 15 year old Ikea Lack, with a big bend in the middle so easy not to care about it. Thankfully I have a workshop full of scrap wood and a laser cutter and a simple project like this was a good reason to resurrect the cutter. A little bit of drawing later to come up with some interesting line artwork and I cut these coasters to serve as a temporary solution on the new table. (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OXscBoalBtrKXUYQUnEJmfbB-EMQaziC/view">svg here</a>)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBhTWPE6XZNu5ZIRWtwENrLFOVjtnG4FAj6gyijICPyY6y2T3YdAEuEDwwTWGGmRcXc6NbbQXFZ59tpsMzFxPYUory-qNc7HnzTDKoSNxjAW336EvCovDDAFmYkONKDOj03T69jYFZmoo1QkXbEuV0TtCQ3h7831Cl1lGtcpNX866hIqF15unkN9Z3zQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBhTWPE6XZNu5ZIRWtwENrLFOVjtnG4FAj6gyijICPyY6y2T3YdAEuEDwwTWGGmRcXc6NbbQXFZ59tpsMzFxPYUory-qNc7HnzTDKoSNxjAW336EvCovDDAFmYkONKDOj03T69jYFZmoo1QkXbEuV0TtCQ3h7831Cl1lGtcpNX866hIqF15unkN9Z3zQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-28540325627052920592023-04-12T09:52:00.000+01:002023-04-12T09:52:30.526+01:00Past the watershed<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6RegwCvcexV3Tq6yl-qts6GsOJBqICdX4nBZ9qz2GSaUTYKdxSca0P-EdQe6oAwjQh8Zw9KRL6NEOOKxwi8jZOT1UJgXJSsTU2MyoFUy0-WD-Kanya3333siRahM-tkGWsKSq25tHlYt2oxGxqNYlguVqCL1q2tRYwfZGXAtP1Ynx9zjTDHv6jgcwzQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6RegwCvcexV3Tq6yl-qts6GsOJBqICdX4nBZ9qz2GSaUTYKdxSca0P-EdQe6oAwjQh8Zw9KRL6NEOOKxwi8jZOT1UJgXJSsTU2MyoFUy0-WD-Kanya3333siRahM-tkGWsKSq25tHlYt2oxGxqNYlguVqCL1q2tRYwfZGXAtP1Ynx9zjTDHv6jgcwzQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we first moved in last week there was an aging shed just outside the garage which was well placed to hold all of the garden equipment and to free up room in the new workshop. The roof was a bit knackered and it was a bit rotten inside but it would have been ok for a few weeks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRK_Z4IzsJv6_khJUJxjI5FjV1Sn5S5LglhLX_krenDaJk1CpAJxmgat6pYRXi_Y0w_FiSlMUkcPJwBKk_p0LgURggW3AO072SMZCmfBHL3TzbI7Bh7LzXBilVhgSE72VuXvyZhAKtrvtTOSovPPJgOnKiksGSRARZ3G0tWIBzldNY29XNcBEVjnXb1A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRK_Z4IzsJv6_khJUJxjI5FjV1Sn5S5LglhLX_krenDaJk1CpAJxmgat6pYRXi_Y0w_FiSlMUkcPJwBKk_p0LgURggW3AO072SMZCmfBHL3TzbI7Bh7LzXBilVhgSE72VuXvyZhAKtrvtTOSovPPJgOnKiksGSRARZ3G0tWIBzldNY29XNcBEVjnXb1A" width="320" /></a> </div><br />It rained all of the moving day and in some way that was actually a good thing. The water was running off the back of the shed and onto the wall of the garage. On the moving day it was so bad that the inside of the garage was actually wet (wish I had taken a photo). The shed must have been like this for years and the rain run off has soaked through the brick work making this whole wall damp. We took the shed down two days after we moved it, all the inherited junk from inside the shed is also now wedged inside the garage. There's three different types of flooring, a million ceramic tiles and twenty large cans of trade paint, some of the colours clearly from the last time round.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_SLyqCa_nu6gdMUPoTLEDv-WGgqQLhSAHZJz3p_XRLMug6TWK_eRFBOMixf7KYxI6XNfbeV9q_oh-3gMDLbEgNBNlUlgFCeyMdStUMkZzHSheHNFUZD4LsBaNmpjXu1PfLW6_NLRNUH3ucouKLWZkAfd0MXgvcv9fTZSQ4E87xnsuNyhh0D553CKCoA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_SLyqCa_nu6gdMUPoTLEDv-WGgqQLhSAHZJz3p_XRLMug6TWK_eRFBOMixf7KYxI6XNfbeV9q_oh-3gMDLbEgNBNlUlgFCeyMdStUMkZzHSheHNFUZD4LsBaNmpjXu1PfLW6_NLRNUH3ucouKLWZkAfd0MXgvcv9fTZSQ4E87xnsuNyhh0D553CKCoA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A week later, exposed to the air and the sunshine and the outside wall still looks like this. The inside is at least dry again and with no worries about it getting as damp as previously. With all the rain at least we know that the roof of the garage is solid and it's not getting wet anywhere else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /> <p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-18403694263778486472023-04-05T21:10:00.001+01:002023-04-05T21:10:21.882+01:00Board Afternoon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmZ9gACZOnc-fOA2pq81bTl3dMzUPJd7jizZK2NykKGca-F0dZmRhLRAxKY22KPAaGejcLfk_fbBPSdYOb23-IVAxW_51dTRA7ACvq-Hs7Wet62VRFB9mrB90MWsc2x5ad7Zs_01W8O_ncvRR7Bl1MDOJ5Qye6fQUIYVFaDDoNoxFlqr_7hw6PBxI8qg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmZ9gACZOnc-fOA2pq81bTl3dMzUPJd7jizZK2NykKGca-F0dZmRhLRAxKY22KPAaGejcLfk_fbBPSdYOb23-IVAxW_51dTRA7ACvq-Hs7Wet62VRFB9mrB90MWsc2x5ad7Zs_01W8O_ncvRR7Bl1MDOJ5Qye6fQUIYVFaDDoNoxFlqr_7hw6PBxI8qg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrnAEZkOo9dxoQcQ9NrdXoeUGIgk8r6-iK-nDQY0FRntI5xALqX5Q2V5_HFJ85JJR9txx2Ly4DLXs2Slcf4X0G1LrW2ipp4qyERNeX40BUenSa5KL0HaD0A-l8j8XHDkmGVLM2wlGPsWSg2LQW1lCf_sUyMBh-xImBeNO0rOvuZTpVI5Jui5GIFbm_sQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My new workshop is not only a double garage but it also has eaves which will allow me to store a lot more stuff up and out of the way, meaning I can concentrate on bigger projects that remain entirely inside the garage. This afternoon I spent some time clearing out the first section of the eaves and putting some loft boarding up there. It was a little bit dark and cramped to work in but I clambered around the rafters as required and it looks much better now. I've already started to put some of my own items up there. I think it'll be worth me installing some lighting at some point because most of the time I only need one or two things from these boxes so I could sort them out instead of bringing the whole thing down again. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyI8U2NC3qHl_LB-FdgSzWit-ajruhrV71y-tw1RiMNkhErtBS7CmereQBVZSFaB6MXysGdGLHg-cA92ebkvl7bRqMxJgihY5J7-DFyWL4gMdTAIGjc9y8vGaZb-UTczYovaJtICC-v95Ax8a1DiOF8p7QxhjNpwyby7TyPBLHHSALFOQn5PQ2QNnkSA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyI8U2NC3qHl_LB-FdgSzWit-ajruhrV71y-tw1RiMNkhErtBS7CmereQBVZSFaB6MXysGdGLHg-cA92ebkvl7bRqMxJgihY5J7-DFyWL4gMdTAIGjc9y8vGaZb-UTczYovaJtICC-v95Ax8a1DiOF8p7QxhjNpwyby7TyPBLHHSALFOQn5PQ2QNnkSA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The other side of the garage had rolls of carpets and a bed frame left by the previous owner so I think I'm probably going to wait for a nicer day before tackling that. I also don't want to accidentally drop something onto my laser and materials so I might have to shuffle things round first.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrnAEZkOo9dxoQcQ9NrdXoeUGIgk8r6-iK-nDQY0FRntI5xALqX5Q2V5_HFJ85JJR9txx2Ly4DLXs2Slcf4X0G1LrW2ipp4qyERNeX40BUenSa5KL0HaD0A-l8j8XHDkmGVLM2wlGPsWSg2LQW1lCf_sUyMBh-xImBeNO0rOvuZTpVI5Jui5GIFbm_sQ" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitQTUqvnL3eP6LITBSwX6iiMhSWCVCymqWhhIECAXR2cHObNnl89yFwZ5ZgIoX9f7VNf9HMn9x8OUmXNp3BwKgNZGP0EEO_ImUJBIp-9fgPeG1eHNciQf5iuifhcF-YM8OiGeAQ_lsfWfuqjpt9gMuWqXbvWW_UtyI4KIPFvwjKPURT-KL1oxmDH5lWw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitQTUqvnL3eP6LITBSwX6iiMhSWCVCymqWhhIECAXR2cHObNnl89yFwZ5ZgIoX9f7VNf9HMn9x8OUmXNp3BwKgNZGP0EEO_ImUJBIp-9fgPeG1eHNciQf5iuifhcF-YM8OiGeAQ_lsfWfuqjpt9gMuWqXbvWW_UtyI4KIPFvwjKPURT-KL1oxmDH5lWw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-63657938884713001092023-04-04T23:14:00.003+01:002023-04-04T23:14:36.038+01:00New house, New Workshop<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5KlQBICkySDzYxAXwe6dW9fFWvHq-YIE64EEsLnAOvcTn_fVcXNR8fTCjgLjZuvFzXTDS9IfK_EbXPpc0IFhBvfh4SBaudiIuiVSsxVmT203tBD6r96xVZlrrwVZiSasxWEzPq8F45_1fmZY_OrYWK6TDxAcCPwvqjiY7K5bvu3GzZ7dOtS8BYPuYKw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5KlQBICkySDzYxAXwe6dW9fFWvHq-YIE64EEsLnAOvcTn_fVcXNR8fTCjgLjZuvFzXTDS9IfK_EbXPpc0IFhBvfh4SBaudiIuiVSsxVmT203tBD6r96xVZlrrwVZiSasxWEzPq8F45_1fmZY_OrYWK6TDxAcCPwvqjiY7K5bvu3GzZ7dOtS8BYPuYKw" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Over the weekend we moved house from Countesthorpe to Kettering, there's loads to do around the new property but we got most of the boxes unpacked and at least vaguely in the right rooms so that allowed me to spend some time on the new workshop. I've upgraded from a single garage to a double garage and this time it's detached from the house which is going to force me to separate the work and living space. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5KlQBICkySDzYxAXwe6dW9fFWvHq-YIE64EEsLnAOvcTn_fVcXNR8fTCjgLjZuvFzXTDS9IfK_EbXPpc0IFhBvfh4SBaudiIuiVSsxVmT203tBD6r96xVZlrrwVZiSasxWEzPq8F45_1fmZY_OrYWK6TDxAcCPwvqjiY7K5bvu3GzZ7dOtS8BYPuYKw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8AYDcWW_9ZbJV8zDJPDx6FKjoG-oVXqsZMLdS-tXd-LO40NSW6QfA5_9JzICRHKa3bMMfArz8bIaCDmK-vA85dptDDhBxVPGVWiPXmQsF02KGE7q-ZI2s_ZprFwNrYYaTS9kF_NY7cxycXq4r74pIZk3ysc3LRlNzx1CzceRtyGjjtMglM7tD7Pm_vw" width="320" /></a></span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">We unloaded everything on Friday in the rain so it was a bit of a mess trying to get everything into the workshop. The new place is already super full of stuff but I think that's because I had two rows of shelves in the previous single garage and now it's all spread over the floor.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhikrYwWcNd6YCBTrxR1BiVFb_sSfpqDAZq2DWeZ0UZ5zAp0-CKimw49Mifj9awOIJX_9xyLI1p4-EIzNgh4d84cgo2wfiNByYIqHlMherlIpRMnBjv-n7cPHZEXFeYVlrp4OiZyIv1gMf3kdl2w9xpLR_bR1nltA1QqmhgIeMHt2Mo7E9FKVCk8JZ8Sg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhikrYwWcNd6YCBTrxR1BiVFb_sSfpqDAZq2DWeZ0UZ5zAp0-CKimw49Mifj9awOIJX_9xyLI1p4-EIzNgh4d84cgo2wfiNByYIqHlMherlIpRMnBjv-n7cPHZEXFeYVlrp4OiZyIv1gMf3kdl2w9xpLR_bR1nltA1QqmhgIeMHt2Mo7E9FKVCk8JZ8Sg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The first step today was to actually clear some space to move around in. The observant among you may notice that I just took all the junk from the middle and put it in the corner. This is mostly true but at least it's all better packed and I have more space to move around in. I could now move around there on a wet day which helps.</p><p><br />The more observant may wonder where the massive laser cutter is? I had to wheel that in and out of the garage to create any space in the first place. I'm sure it'll make an appearance as soon as I decide where I actually want it to go in workshop.</p><br /><br /> <p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-76140549192407297272023-03-30T18:21:00.000+01:002023-03-30T18:21:02.179+01:00Time to Move<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLQ2ILrcpczgS9jrXiqYelzoYLijqiOYEE9jBWUd9tLaKOcG6zH5hns1EJzCAeWUT0Yfow0sscGTJhJGXtu_MVHvMJkuGN-mReSm5iIqb5p2Cpq-hwBFLyBKNiRcR0hrpIlUzZZSddnTqYUvtyw83jWpOfafcUgGJ8sjWq1yJzfyZsZJFzTqShZVkP_w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLQ2ILrcpczgS9jrXiqYelzoYLijqiOYEE9jBWUd9tLaKOcG6zH5hns1EJzCAeWUT0Yfow0sscGTJhJGXtu_MVHvMJkuGN-mReSm5iIqb5p2Cpq-hwBFLyBKNiRcR0hrpIlUzZZSddnTqYUvtyw83jWpOfafcUgGJ8sjWq1yJzfyZsZJFzTqShZVkP_w=w300-h225" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDKFmtG9s-sHKnVjM5OcxZIFqPKpyb1HIAFae0vGqKYifvzEgV3Nzl5slSLYkc80FvFwxWj9V3aMCSG0zawyHvSyDi6dyFO0LZp0dN_eYk_Cxrv8S7SQ2i5X3TPsInZtnSW3-3BntgeqU3auSTMbRljwQGqJSDBTgwLR2yZ2lemSVYD1kV6KtdIynd8g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDKFmtG9s-sHKnVjM5OcxZIFqPKpyb1HIAFae0vGqKYifvzEgV3Nzl5slSLYkc80FvFwxWj9V3aMCSG0zawyHvSyDi6dyFO0LZp0dN_eYk_Cxrv8S7SQ2i5X3TPsInZtnSW3-3BntgeqU3auSTMbRljwQGqJSDBTgwLR2yZ2lemSVYD1kV6KtdIynd8g=w300-h225" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>My main goal for the day was to transpose all of the contents of my garage workshop into the Luton van I have hired for the purpose of moving house. The big day is tomorrow but given that it's taken me all day to load this thing myself I'm pleased that I decided to do it on my own and focus on just moving the house tomorrow. The day has been long and tiring but mostly successful, the only thing I couldn't manage to get into the van was the second laser cutter. This may cause some minor issues for me but I'm hoping the real removals people can find some space for it. We move from Countesthorpe to Kettering tomorrow and I've allocated myself just one evening to unpack it all into the new workshop, fun times.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8MBAcVtazAxmDI_80yOkExxjQta4iQMZpP9NVURLyhjH98RuxGixJSUbaSPUgX5AAy2DNaP0K5rf4vSpp5sc_5fonG2s7Wuu1BFr_zNHsoDxHA79fopoyULV4C6Oip4Tx4euNFxPO8hfRcIEd-sMSJRcCFcuWcXuc1Jqo3mCC-zxwOL0QbQUWnmKQ9A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8MBAcVtazAxmDI_80yOkExxjQta4iQMZpP9NVURLyhjH98RuxGixJSUbaSPUgX5AAy2DNaP0K5rf4vSpp5sc_5fonG2s7Wuu1BFr_zNHsoDxHA79fopoyULV4C6Oip4Tx4euNFxPO8hfRcIEd-sMSJRcCFcuWcXuc1Jqo3mCC-zxwOL0QbQUWnmKQ9A=w300-h225" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK7km33rFWm5u9NTE3iw2Y5SZHW4jan6bD4WaInUfQiC1tJAidvlv7F54aajQTiETR4wDRIJID4OiO8gsH9yLUoSeiOymeP35IezsI_mf0wMJoTLF3otzY7IrOtTzWT8rPakzXJ1ya9RT1NnqQUInMw8KYL1tWFeoAvpR9qjTXfSyAaICO6suFc8fnUQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK7km33rFWm5u9NTE3iw2Y5SZHW4jan6bD4WaInUfQiC1tJAidvlv7F54aajQTiETR4wDRIJID4OiO8gsH9yLUoSeiOymeP35IezsI_mf0wMJoTLF3otzY7IrOtTzWT8rPakzXJ1ya9RT1NnqQUInMw8KYL1tWFeoAvpR9qjTXfSyAaICO6suFc8fnUQ=w300-h225" width="300" /></a></div></div><br /><br /> <p></p></div>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-7832636514959988232023-03-29T11:51:00.004+01:002023-03-29T11:51:32.657+01:00Aperiodic Monotiles - Turtles<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUbMTxy0JyzqEn7tP4W6BZjOKYpvTQUbMJpS--YpZwIaD9T-WypE3e1Qzbiub7I3UEiQkGeXq7sDkg-DX1h22Iowip0lMlPr7If1kM7IjiOYrCY-JWa6MVuYk55d0vjAug2Evqn6hQKc8udyPjIpDLjuW6HY1Y7FKYvJi4XUIrUlc6c_3ctGxU-bZz2g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUbMTxy0JyzqEn7tP4W6BZjOKYpvTQUbMJpS--YpZwIaD9T-WypE3e1Qzbiub7I3UEiQkGeXq7sDkg-DX1h22Iowip0lMlPr7If1kM7IjiOYrCY-JWa6MVuYk55d0vjAug2Evqn6hQKc8udyPjIpDLjuW6HY1Y7FKYvJi4XUIrUlc6c_3ctGxU-bZz2g" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the cool things about the recent discovery of an aperiodic monotile, is that it's not just one tile. In fact it's a whole range of tiles, subtly different to each other. The two main shapes that have been taken from this are the 'Hat' as cut yesterday and the 'Turtle which I've cut today. I guess these two shapes have been adopted because they're easily made up from standard kites. Again I cut these in sheets with the grain in the same direction and used the gaps between the shapes to make kites (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xrtc7QX9BJ28Ol5ofhS2L5RyNYPz_C_4/view?usp=share_link">svg here</a>)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyxRCSUkpIjZUc84o0KLG4q5n1ORyTVcdbT4NpL_6b9GOTym4UXZ8lLqMU48bhr6kJmuYhFQojWe1zjm77bkUxik16N4KCGQ9xT3y74Rdb8gHglpuD9fYLx7J6T075lLiIWTE8NGfHU-dSuyveqXcPBta_pEl2HKMMbNz2k1RbMHB3fcEMSIbHOLE_pw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyxRCSUkpIjZUc84o0KLG4q5n1ORyTVcdbT4NpL_6b9GOTym4UXZ8lLqMU48bhr6kJmuYhFQojWe1zjm77bkUxik16N4KCGQ9xT3y74Rdb8gHglpuD9fYLx7J6T075lLiIWTE8NGfHU-dSuyveqXcPBta_pEl2HKMMbNz2k1RbMHB3fcEMSIbHOLE_pw" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ3Xch7mK6iIFFOhl8lA5en63eDgzbHa-8Q5EGf4VyKkivC1G4ApIHnGm_ir5OCIKuQQ2o-YAFWAKVwc2x-nN_YcaYJw9xhEv0_eLRcChvyQDw2DFijCzoy0DPAnz8nRbKBWEfsZM4C-fBhGM-DmHUAXG9m95_xZzCj_TTr-C07MOnx4kM7gony6lkUg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ3Xch7mK6iIFFOhl8lA5en63eDgzbHa-8Q5EGf4VyKkivC1G4ApIHnGm_ir5OCIKuQQ2o-YAFWAKVwc2x-nN_YcaYJw9xhEv0_eLRcChvyQDw2DFijCzoy0DPAnz8nRbKBWEfsZM4C-fBhGM-DmHUAXG9m95_xZzCj_TTr-C07MOnx4kM7gony6lkUg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifOtTcxmu1Wkl9Bw7K0Rv69w7NzSi17W6_fHylIwZqyN3TI67qMI_vypoaPhRG0dCLvtGFqVvx1zxqU1lfGvltLX5mMy_ZJdGRtBIjxj2aVO9-MZF195Wj-KkKOHw3vwB9LLpCADbhXSXHoSD_2bEosO9WiFzkfvcrbzOeDgjQKvbYhuI7wL3LmxEYGg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifOtTcxmu1Wkl9Bw7K0Rv69w7NzSi17W6_fHylIwZqyN3TI67qMI_vypoaPhRG0dCLvtGFqVvx1zxqU1lfGvltLX5mMy_ZJdGRtBIjxj2aVO9-MZF195Wj-KkKOHw3vwB9LLpCADbhXSXHoSD_2bEosO9WiFzkfvcrbzOeDgjQKvbYhuI7wL3LmxEYGg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-53176681383043097392023-03-28T16:49:00.004+01:002023-03-29T11:51:50.657+01:00Aperiodic Monotiles - Hat<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWKk8QIdh2Rd49xd7qjbeG4_tDiuHe0q0ZT6gsMrDZ1BVuGHZhGuyvM-llwClvaqxoBc3sjWbm0IlZuRKrnr-UB4AqKpnbZ92no1qisNuVnHxIWM54QybVYkmGT_Q5s8H0GTAsmdohDK9hPAiNCEFoFkvMwZz179maVe_pgJgMaoxP8xuk0rJr_arhGA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWKk8QIdh2Rd49xd7qjbeG4_tDiuHe0q0ZT6gsMrDZ1BVuGHZhGuyvM-llwClvaqxoBc3sjWbm0IlZuRKrnr-UB4AqKpnbZ92no1qisNuVnHxIWM54QybVYkmGT_Q5s8H0GTAsmdohDK9hPAiNCEFoFkvMwZz179maVe_pgJgMaoxP8xuk0rJr_arhGA" width="320" /></a></div><br />The discovery of a solution to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_problem">Einstein Problem</a> has caused a bit of a stir in the mathematical world this week. It's a shape that tiles the plane, but never repeats and while I don't entirely understand the implications or the mathematical proof of such a thing, I know a good looking tessellation when I see one so I set about making up a few.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJEVQz-w_U7BdY7vce_i2gZ49gVoWG-NTEFrNJDKh-FXbA9f_ULVia4niwqI_SuJUXhebV54-e6WHwDdAF4iXlpCC9yydorL05TNv34CWYFmt4xZysUJK4o1q_EPY0easHvt2HvZ4IOz_823UiDqeg-V1L76U-HHKu4zsCJwW2yY9EUDOtOGjlHcXQ3w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJEVQz-w_U7BdY7vce_i2gZ49gVoWG-NTEFrNJDKh-FXbA9f_ULVia4niwqI_SuJUXhebV54-e6WHwDdAF4iXlpCC9yydorL05TNv34CWYFmt4xZysUJK4o1q_EPY0easHvt2HvZ4IOz_823UiDqeg-V1L76U-HHKu4zsCJwW2yY9EUDOtOGjlHcXQ3w" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The first tile is known as the 'Hat' (although I think it looks much more like a T-shirt). The tile is made up from a number of different kite shapes so I also cut a few of those out as well.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS5JuKq8eMuj3rz1jWC972yw3irPGV01OGfKHybHE7fL4sD2AA70CrnXb12Za9AEUqZVux76nj7TfZgWiRsm-Ltj2eu_Z6HKqz7uo5l2XFguje8EXCEocGyFs3rOdqfrV3YdfEFSSbcy8-yc5cm2Oy1Nh60rpqj1sRDnCWrvL7Tc_TV10SRtz8Mq7_uw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS5JuKq8eMuj3rz1jWC972yw3irPGV01OGfKHybHE7fL4sD2AA70CrnXb12Za9AEUqZVux76nj7TfZgWiRsm-Ltj2eu_Z6HKqz7uo5l2XFguje8EXCEocGyFs3rOdqfrV3YdfEFSSbcy8-yc5cm2Oy1Nh60rpqj1sRDnCWrvL7Tc_TV10SRtz8Mq7_uw" width="320" /></a></div><p>The full shapes are roughly 80mm across and 60mm wide and I cut them in three different flavours of wood veneered MDF, pine, beech and cherry (left overs from <a href="https://www.donteatpuzzles.com/loki">the Loki box</a>)</p>I redrew my own sheet for cutting to ensure that all of the wood grains on all of the pieces align in the same direction and this is what gave me kites to fill in the gaps (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xrtc7QX9BJ28Ol5ofhS2L5RyNYPz_C_4/view?usp=share_link">svg here</a>)<p></p><p><br /><br /></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-24881051496280374702022-12-05T18:10:00.007+00:002022-12-05T18:10:58.016+00:00Free Trees<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGwv5UXYQIr7X69XQk6hgUfh1VRV1yZSeVGYC-siFTdCwyKr4wNcMZ-478xYq8MQbo4sYNr9CRFf2dqg78vhL1chLRWA-ywe_Qmjea035sNscoxINht4rAH9RKRZSwmZ149TIOsRgVTN-MQ_nHX6ib0Ew-49n4tNDSkW0LQ3_WRvO3V_BQz_IJf1aybg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGwv5UXYQIr7X69XQk6hgUfh1VRV1yZSeVGYC-siFTdCwyKr4wNcMZ-478xYq8MQbo4sYNr9CRFf2dqg78vhL1chLRWA-ywe_Qmjea035sNscoxINht4rAH9RKRZSwmZ149TIOsRgVTN-MQ_nHX6ib0Ew-49n4tNDSkW0LQ3_WRvO3V_BQz_IJf1aybg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>It's the festive season so I made this cute little Christmas tree for another project I was working on. It turned out so nicely I gave it a little revamp and thought I'd offer it up here as well. Hope everyone is well and enjoying the festivities. </p><p>It's made from 3mm Poplar ply and assembles with press fit joints. The rings just rest on the branches at an angle of your choosing. (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16q0g4RZIXQisjCuyLHA0H1hfH5wLHET-/view?usp=share_link">svg here</a>)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2U5auUorVvRTTT3aT_4P4NEXZbBiSu_DrO9upakfGWSQ_hNXJLNZyLsmJmFGeNjB3qCcOU1uLsQoxkt9nyitwKlFchSVKM-d0gHWxhNba19Srzo7m7AHAGSkJUcvvjnQk5bxnB9RChJtOVNj2IxCzTYoOodhTfeWIHy7Uk9GRbVeCQf15_yOtvcurhg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2U5auUorVvRTTT3aT_4P4NEXZbBiSu_DrO9upakfGWSQ_hNXJLNZyLsmJmFGeNjB3qCcOU1uLsQoxkt9nyitwKlFchSVKM-d0gHWxhNba19Srzo7m7AHAGSkJUcvvjnQk5bxnB9RChJtOVNj2IxCzTYoOodhTfeWIHy7Uk9GRbVeCQf15_yOtvcurhg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-90723608174043002092022-11-23T15:07:00.000+00:002022-11-23T15:07:06.546+00:00Code Wheel Tray<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioiw8ROE3wfQp1Gk7xLL14AG-gbftjl7heWn4b3C2K9fkoKMle92MtOK6KoLPF7qPZ_SGoefeVVSxUp24ZrpCsBEq8U7A2PHvUC_FKMG_2L_U38mJTiFFCkZZuQ_0cC2M47LVa9IFINoxd92lYMgKuZyFZlOFgJtSVg01ubmh586GuqJrbfmdMp_hsoQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioiw8ROE3wfQp1Gk7xLL14AG-gbftjl7heWn4b3C2K9fkoKMle92MtOK6KoLPF7qPZ_SGoefeVVSxUp24ZrpCsBEq8U7A2PHvUC_FKMG_2L_U38mJTiFFCkZZuQ_0cC2M47LVa9IFINoxd92lYMgKuZyFZlOFgJtSVg01ubmh586GuqJrbfmdMp_hsoQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <a href="https://www.donteatpuzzles.com/dislocation">Dislocation Puzzle</a> has a ten digit lock in the bottom of the game, solving the codes of the game gives you the answer to open this lock and it's a fairly standard sort of mechanism (I may release it in some form at some point). Each of the code wheels inside the lock is unique, each lock opens at a different angle so that the wood grain doesn't give away the solution (I'm mean like that). So this means I end up with ten very similar looking wheels produced in quantity during the assembly process. To help me stay organised I designed this little tray to keep all the wheels separated.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkduxnZquv7BGhWzbVaSiU5ZBPJsNo2ZY-gioo8x3Ec-h-DsvhIgDrDvudto96i_uaokbgGSh_DELf2h3OqAJCiUE2Cznk6Jv5AciXrq0fTYy_ZB8IchXuN7ViMpv3x32o82ZXBzfBWl8qlTsF2VAq8xzkSjQN52i82ie-Q7iV25OShnxIVorONfr0Qw/s5184/IMG_0469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkduxnZquv7BGhWzbVaSiU5ZBPJsNo2ZY-gioo8x3Ec-h-DsvhIgDrDvudto96i_uaokbgGSh_DELf2h3OqAJCiUE2Cznk6Jv5AciXrq0fTYy_ZB8IchXuN7ViMpv3x32o82ZXBzfBWl8qlTsF2VAq8xzkSjQN52i82ie-Q7iV25OShnxIVorONfr0Qw/s320/IMG_0469.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />I've made similar trays before and they're usually quite a basic design, the trays I made for my <a href="https://msraynsford.blogspot.com/2015/07/project-7-lego-lack-coffee-table.html">Lego lack coffee table</a> are still one of the most requested items on my blog. Over time though the bottom of the trays have warped and come away from the adjoining sections. This is largely due to the sheer volume of Lego but I guess age and children leaning on them have a part to play. Because of that I tried to design this simple tray a little bit differently. The vertical spars all slot together to form the spine of the tray and the base of each tray clips into the sides spars, rather than being glued to the bottom of them. This in theory should make the bases much sturdier and unlikely to break over time. Sadly it was all a bit of a faff to put together and I ended up splodging a lot of glue over everything but the theory is sound. I intend to take another shot at these trays as soon as I get some free time, experimenting with longer tabs into the side walls and different placements of them. It's still nice to get some inspiration from little projects like this though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-UXDYscGYE6XlR7psoqgW3jQBUVo2NkZTkZjmmyyFkI7TsJu_PWEzc_pLESzitsHqBnflf_wug5FVnMGeKgWzp0vrNOqvIgCgasJhYuehVOeCfli7BMAWc9ZS0X3el82RTfIWaT5sxm-PbVn8nXcob0DhCslDIgnS4aZ_duz2GF50KGArtOa1t4iIdA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-UXDYscGYE6XlR7psoqgW3jQBUVo2NkZTkZjmmyyFkI7TsJu_PWEzc_pLESzitsHqBnflf_wug5FVnMGeKgWzp0vrNOqvIgCgasJhYuehVOeCfli7BMAWc9ZS0X3el82RTfIWaT5sxm-PbVn8nXcob0DhCslDIgnS4aZ_duz2GF50KGArtOa1t4iIdA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-84416830658292432702022-11-15T09:12:00.000+00:002022-11-15T09:12:00.876+00:00Dislocation Campaign Nearly complete<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4EG0SBVXbGExa9v-uxPKp6ecu6vq3M3fI6znOYZdGjcGLH_DD_schOn63esvZDzNV62FBud_QwXpDHLHALj2ruVFA8sNuvZi3NkzvXYIw15iEuokm9l48Vi096Zm61ci2j4cPozYaSus5SMlK7I5qEc24z4qNfT9tDNohFQ9xp8uSTZrpHLgH7xzZMw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4EG0SBVXbGExa9v-uxPKp6ecu6vq3M3fI6znOYZdGjcGLH_DD_schOn63esvZDzNV62FBud_QwXpDHLHALj2ruVFA8sNuvZi3NkzvXYIw15iEuokm9l48Vi096Zm61ci2j4cPozYaSus5SMlK7I5qEc24z4qNfT9tDNohFQ9xp8uSTZrpHLgH7xzZMw" width="320" /></a></div><br />There's just about twelve hours left on my latest puzzle campaign and it's been another amazing success. Three hundred and thirty backers have currently supported me to get this puzzle produced and I've spent the majority of the last two weeks pushing the laser hard to cut puzzles and pushing myself to assemble them. I promised to ship one hundred puzzles on the day that Kickstarter pays and a further one hundred before Christmas but I've actually managed to build two hundred puzzles already. I reckon I've got a further two weeks before KS actually pays out so with any luck I'll be able to get another hundred built and possibly all of them can ship at the same time. Either way I'll have finished production by the end of November (baring laser problems) and the whole campaign can be wrapped and shipped before Christmas which is a big win for me.<br /><br />There's still time to get in on it too, until 6pm this evening when the campaign officially ends.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/msraynsford/dislocation-a-mechanical-puzzle-game?ref=3jwgz9">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/msraynsford/dislocation-a-mechanical-puzzle-game?ref=3jwgz9</a><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-42965950698766388382022-10-25T16:50:00.002+01:002022-10-25T16:50:24.579+01:00Dislocation: Mechanical Puzzle Game<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMmTHeX9yq4uUUM6Lfkx3zH7Jpn2CwRUj9cyysEdJfcLpcWtwOU--2xeST5huZAAnRoeBiX66RF-_YTXwi2ehgqVfCcFHClz-x_fvcWpaek3V6jJlU-06Fk7qQuPgUMjspUoATL2mgWmWiJp8l0f4_IgkjumGU3mpjNVThdxNgOOoaznzF1kRrEaUTg/s5184/IMG_0464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMmTHeX9yq4uUUM6Lfkx3zH7Jpn2CwRUj9cyysEdJfcLpcWtwOU--2xeST5huZAAnRoeBiX66RF-_YTXwi2ehgqVfCcFHClz-x_fvcWpaek3V6jJlU-06Fk7qQuPgUMjspUoATL2mgWmWiJp8l0f4_IgkjumGU3mpjNVThdxNgOOoaznzF1kRrEaUTg/s320/IMG_0464.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div>I've been trying to enjoy my time off after finishing the fulfilment for <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/msraynsford/lokis-box-of-tricks?ref=user_menu" target="_blank">the Loki project</a>, but time off means thinking about the next project and the new puzzles that need to be designed. While we're still in the process of moving house I can't launch into fulfilment for another big game but I have created this smaller, cheaper puzzle that fits perfectly through your letter boxes.</div><div><br /></div><div>The game is currently taking around 4-5 hours to complete so even though it's small in size it's not small in gameplay. It's also been designed as a prelude to the next big game 'Don't shoot the messenger' so while it's not essential to play this first it does add to that story.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you're interested, the pre launch page is already up and I'm hoping to go live some time over the weekend. I've also managed to squeeze a few puzzles into the prelaunch page so go check it out.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/msraynsford/dislocation-a-mechanical-puzzle-game">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/msraynsford/dislocation-a-mechanical-puzzle-game</a></div><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-36414684518561406112022-10-21T10:04:00.001+01:002022-10-21T10:04:09.757+01:00Yet Another Bartop Arcade Cabinet<p> </p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHzEcRrUU4JBXhhMyQZg0OsGurSH7K6J00QGIHAS7d4DmTXBJGbWy0J_90CRVfwZMjufmuCM7mDTFYEoIg6Puu4IDoH2AMD-hij_EF4TP0bC4m2FrmvG_LgWaQy0-CH6ngNWMrQAPqvMVApE8jBwXBLlroX3mgR_ne9M1_RgplxMvTm9ETf62_85ZdSg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHzEcRrUU4JBXhhMyQZg0OsGurSH7K6J00QGIHAS7d4DmTXBJGbWy0J_90CRVfwZMjufmuCM7mDTFYEoIg6Puu4IDoH2AMD-hij_EF4TP0bC4m2FrmvG_LgWaQy0-CH6ngNWMrQAPqvMVApE8jBwXBLlroX3mgR_ne9M1_RgplxMvTm9ETf62_85ZdSg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I rescued this arcade cabinet from a Leicester Hackspace member who no longer wanted it. All of the console components had been kept and the unit was basically a screen in a box with some additional LED strips. I only needed it for a single weekend event so I was fortunate that another hackspace member also desired the cabinet after me and he had all of the electronics components to go back inside it. My job was to simply wire it all up and make something to house it all in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUp6WG7xiJaieqzqMIvnlVl1IIfkutse_lwWTZzesmF8SmILDqmqFTzuUX46YOG3ye_IkA4XwOHB7lVmOQuW9F9s0qm6A-uTbWkfue9LYLbJlJ5GCaBFEp1amyRugMJdgp3EFa9sTTeB77tve3TViYEpkwNi6AeuidOk1oih2LZyxRL8FKrjtrr19YcA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUp6WG7xiJaieqzqMIvnlVl1IIfkutse_lwWTZzesmF8SmILDqmqFTzuUX46YOG3ye_IkA4XwOHB7lVmOQuW9F9s0qm6A-uTbWkfue9LYLbJlJ5GCaBFEp1amyRugMJdgp3EFa9sTTeB77tve3TViYEpkwNi6AeuidOk1oih2LZyxRL8FKrjtrr19YcA" width="320" /></a></div><br />I decided to make a stand alone unit to fit inside the hole where the old joysticks used to be. This 2 player, 6 button arrangement works relatively well, holds two usb input pcbs and a raspberry pi. This means it can be removed and connected to any other TV using the HDMI.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihucoQEWHhf87aTO1610jqtFYDsPt_LyTa_bEzl_tWL7S-2MWp4dKImx26nUZcC38xxKJOB6cEStNfY2ahmjoswY6dpCTf78Kb4cRF_0lBen3nUhCE41WFeAox85_iJxMtk0kBGyteBJeOLXdai7jIqN1QN-gQNe_GUl06JDigUcuMEAyilCbic6uGAQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihucoQEWHhf87aTO1610jqtFYDsPt_LyTa_bEzl_tWL7S-2MWp4dKImx26nUZcC38xxKJOB6cEStNfY2ahmjoswY6dpCTf78Kb4cRF_0lBen3nUhCE41WFeAox85_iJxMtk0kBGyteBJeOLXdai7jIqN1QN-gQNe_GUl06JDigUcuMEAyilCbic6uGAQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I chose fluorescent green Perspex for the detailed artwork. The single lines really catch the light and show up well. I kept the engraving to a minimum on the circle details so that it didn't take forever to cut and the whole thing came out quite nicely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYzmx8LDObHYfjqlIG23EqooDIgESMx9ImB1tErahmJZK26LfqMQXin9irr3Q9OLNkcicuwS3JyRLMpe4zbrp8Yr4mNhEdzPa_yECNy2spfiJOYUv8bJ1fXPEcpSg11-tjjyDaiLSzGZdOLmlztfDdLSDW1vL9qqpNjpTED4GtkhRFzLOMbW8glAqFqA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYzmx8LDObHYfjqlIG23EqooDIgESMx9ImB1tErahmJZK26LfqMQXin9irr3Q9OLNkcicuwS3JyRLMpe4zbrp8Yr4mNhEdzPa_yECNy2spfiJOYUv8bJ1fXPEcpSg11-tjjyDaiLSzGZdOLmlztfDdLSDW1vL9qqpNjpTED4GtkhRFzLOMbW8glAqFqA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp7N8rxKXfrekurv89PO_WsnEbMfogCIcXstvzLs1vVWRMToGJR7u4Nb4RVYczZDq0IvUJlpFJM6fh5qhKAmfxtC44FONcjjcy5-dhj4Bwy-hq9wUlyCllBtYrVlAUbfbvEBjDU73n8olGCSlq9ltem59Q3JxK8WSOM-RtxNJDjZ9--EjiN1mbrjDW-A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp7N8rxKXfrekurv89PO_WsnEbMfogCIcXstvzLs1vVWRMToGJR7u4Nb4RVYczZDq0IvUJlpFJM6fh5qhKAmfxtC44FONcjjcy5-dhj4Bwy-hq9wUlyCllBtYrVlAUbfbvEBjDU73n8olGCSlq9ltem59Q3JxK8WSOM-RtxNJDjZ9--EjiN1mbrjDW-A" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-33415803293035172882022-10-06T12:04:00.022+01:002022-10-06T12:04:00.206+01:00Hinged Pumpkin Boxes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mH3YaK6lGvIISR_NtImcPbrGpz06z9bWKpdX8SjgHQhNvPCYl0Ey4OsvtNary9bGMdultBflmlNRJV5ItyBwwJnkPQiYopEahx_uLaMhtKWWuQtGopupfi-67u4HnH13XJzOFzAVdXg33X0YQ4VANZDaoDLO3SRzY_BGi8bbAoy54go5u5TSn4U6Dg/s3264/20221003_105641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mH3YaK6lGvIISR_NtImcPbrGpz06z9bWKpdX8SjgHQhNvPCYl0Ey4OsvtNary9bGMdultBflmlNRJV5ItyBwwJnkPQiYopEahx_uLaMhtKWWuQtGopupfi-67u4HnH13XJzOFzAVdXg33X0YQ4VANZDaoDLO3SRzY_BGi8bbAoy54go5u5TSn4U6Dg/s320/20221003_105641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I now have a complete set of 4 different pumpkin designs that I'm happy enough to release. I tweaked all the narrow parts to make sure that everything cuts cleanly and all the narrow parts are strong enough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The design is cut from 3mm poplar ply, painted orange. The files for these pumpkin boxes are available for purchase from my Etsy store.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1303583572/four-halloween-pumpkin-box-plans-gift?ref=listings_manager_grid">https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1303583572/four-halloween-pumpkin-box-plans-gift?ref=listings_manager_grid</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />I'm releasing the basic box shape for you to add your own pumpkin faces too, if you make and design one then please leave me a comment I'd love to see them. (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mgu0HiFFwGEEs5n0W60Pe5H6QTk54Ubd/view?usp=sharing">svg here</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LEnwIq9VzbOMpXD3V1bGR_tRkSf_WLRs5cbEqGMO9D1TWLuWCoRAeON_FQtGjrz34Bz6GTIYeMBKm0k0gS2NmNPZTmIoe7Z2dzhOkbKXnYigBFn4KWfMN_KLOyDVVxp8jY8EfIDpUXWefEQMJ8QomG_mvNiEAgcLOrUYIHlS6Io0fG2H_wUEjljHYg/s3264/20221003_105901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LEnwIq9VzbOMpXD3V1bGR_tRkSf_WLRs5cbEqGMO9D1TWLuWCoRAeON_FQtGjrz34Bz6GTIYeMBKm0k0gS2NmNPZTmIoe7Z2dzhOkbKXnYigBFn4KWfMN_KLOyDVVxp8jY8EfIDpUXWefEQMJ8QomG_mvNiEAgcLOrUYIHlS6Io0fG2H_wUEjljHYg/s320/20221003_105901.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-30004000747938824952022-10-05T11:58:00.024+01:002022-10-05T11:58:00.211+01:00Hinged Pumpkin Box 3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy2n--JuyV1miam0y9gBG5RQRsz2YWN3c7QJvrbZvc-VMRrizHqnvLdM7XCJaB_GnT07hH9Axmjo2uWayFOEpWmU2j7tLT2FJWnV5EdbeuSN1HBabCbXwnkS-4Xj882HyvStIeHY0ER7MWH1gN8ZDNXKj8-581e1IrYKkCUiQRK-r6Z-34mZMqEnKfnw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy2n--JuyV1miam0y9gBG5RQRsz2YWN3c7QJvrbZvc-VMRrizHqnvLdM7XCJaB_GnT07hH9Axmjo2uWayFOEpWmU2j7tLT2FJWnV5EdbeuSN1HBabCbXwnkS-4Xj882HyvStIeHY0ER7MWH1gN8ZDNXKj8-581e1IrYKkCUiQRK-r6Z-34mZMqEnKfnw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted these boxes to be coloured rather than plain wood so I reached for the acrylic paints and mixed up a nice shade of orange paint for them. The colour came out nice with some good coverage and uniform all over so I scrapped some off again before it had set. The results speak for themselves and I'm really happy with the textured style for the panels. I made sure to align the streaks vertically on the sides of the box during cutting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2OYMxcJfQkSCPCmlsdfx1QpuHm6V-Xo2wcFwUWM_X_yaN0LoFfy0TVuycb5rIoiwTV93rYw57RBbPfIcQVj1K_IUHRBwt3WncIfEiaBFyMtuH6id5-0cWL0sOeYoRBHTPWEpmmrbEnoJg_Wx47WKSOYbCKL_Sq60ULOcYJYY2JuakO5G9ujs83m7fBQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2OYMxcJfQkSCPCmlsdfx1QpuHm6V-Xo2wcFwUWM_X_yaN0LoFfy0TVuycb5rIoiwTV93rYw57RBbPfIcQVj1K_IUHRBwt3WncIfEiaBFyMtuH6id5-0cWL0sOeYoRBHTPWEpmmrbEnoJg_Wx47WKSOYbCKL_Sq60ULOcYJYY2JuakO5G9ujs83m7fBQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-23411679857230620502022-10-04T11:52:00.018+01:002022-10-04T11:52:00.202+01:00Hinged Pumpkin Box 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitKVcnhCn-bWCGTiMmbuVtONHTmhpQtlrm-irWh4mXU6l-7m3Aad63EkcMiQ_QZdfJFXos22kxjcdl6iQs33Y0uGl8CLQizrZGT_MNZCydco9H60FHWq0VLPR_0RI-zrlcr9wni01w4-11QS2DcuxC_u_bk4uMR8X7FXYirKXv0wLp3bK7jaCA5zlPXA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitKVcnhCn-bWCGTiMmbuVtONHTmhpQtlrm-irWh4mXU6l-7m3Aad63EkcMiQ_QZdfJFXos22kxjcdl6iQs33Y0uGl8CLQizrZGT_MNZCydco9H60FHWq0VLPR_0RI-zrlcr9wni01w4-11QS2DcuxC_u_bk4uMR8X7FXYirKXv0wLp3bK7jaCA5zlPXA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The back wall of these little boxes has pegs so that the lid can pivot on the side walls of the box. This 'flip top head' opening makes it easy to put objects inside the box. The front wall of the box separates along the smile. It's a relatively simple process to change the face on the front of the box so that you can have lots of unique designs (Like a typical pumpkin).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ8KdmotCspmNCRx0yg4GP_xgv_4hjk3K2UJMXjtQJuVPuiBdSaJ67OO-F_hMgDmiNHHyBPlmzWKK6RKuU5cOXXI389cID1K_VpvneXpXdi4LWhg8Z770Jo3ZEuBoUdjykrkVaCn4aeAk_h6RFesMD_yg1p-a_yCpEEQTiPqP08DvY7zxjna_ZL6B5BA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ8KdmotCspmNCRx0yg4GP_xgv_4hjk3K2UJMXjtQJuVPuiBdSaJ67OO-F_hMgDmiNHHyBPlmzWKK6RKuU5cOXXI389cID1K_VpvneXpXdi4LWhg8Z770Jo3ZEuBoUdjykrkVaCn4aeAk_h6RFesMD_yg1p-a_yCpEEQTiPqP08DvY7zxjna_ZL6B5BA" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTpgmpgVyi2MF3O8qHWQG7fnc7ew_izRn8yDdYZsQzS6jxwYjnGjJEtm4mQUDzUczmkZeTBb6k33Qqz_YqqAzDla61TcJ3QnFnTUrD_sH6hYeztwUOl9284UTskBrtg7m9MjvRzNqHSuKeTcIDN1fJ6xkdGOVw19aMFKED-6aHbRdjRMeftVlvbMkODw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTpgmpgVyi2MF3O8qHWQG7fnc7ew_izRn8yDdYZsQzS6jxwYjnGjJEtm4mQUDzUczmkZeTBb6k33Qqz_YqqAzDla61TcJ3QnFnTUrD_sH6hYeztwUOl9284UTskBrtg7m9MjvRzNqHSuKeTcIDN1fJ6xkdGOVw19aMFKED-6aHbRdjRMeftVlvbMkODw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-28399745428943801522022-10-03T11:52:00.002+01:002022-10-03T11:52:20.445+01:00Hinged Pumpkin Box <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvvgUB9kiLBTHtHFbo7Rg2btkdZ0r0eJ_4oj1EFJpn3xuB0vNw3iDKalW6DBlpJHA98-Z5JS4gliSKu5umFcgQgAo-_f1b5OHoq909u-ZYXppKZxDO2Euy5c5-vO0TZfS9REOzxJwXlMkmbIJ6cj1Cbl658YaFdHgLB48PnX_3--mSxlrwwNoeYQ9xgg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvvgUB9kiLBTHtHFbo7Rg2btkdZ0r0eJ_4oj1EFJpn3xuB0vNw3iDKalW6DBlpJHA98-Z5JS4gliSKu5umFcgQgAo-_f1b5OHoq909u-ZYXppKZxDO2Euy5c5-vO0TZfS9REOzxJwXlMkmbIJ6cj1Cbl658YaFdHgLB48PnX_3--mSxlrwwNoeYQ9xgg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made some more cute little Halloween boxes based on a pumpkin smile. It's just big enough to hold an LED tea light so it flickers in the dark. The whole box presses together and hinges across the back for a nice wide smile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwUwJB8qGU6N5wA3kKxZVN-vT0jSly_8vmMu_amPs-DrO41lZ6JviLvNV5QmglncbWmMuAtPm-F65i-vszuCX0qCHfkJGZqM4TKfKovQYrqe-xz3ao7ufu7r6p4DlfyKeuI_6RY50OsWN73wzuFUc0wbALgucnG11V9R3qDqdUVQktZ-9tfQoKBwKZzw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwUwJB8qGU6N5wA3kKxZVN-vT0jSly_8vmMu_amPs-DrO41lZ6JviLvNV5QmglncbWmMuAtPm-F65i-vszuCX0qCHfkJGZqM4TKfKovQYrqe-xz3ao7ufu7r6p4DlfyKeuI_6RY50OsWN73wzuFUc0wbALgucnG11V9R3qDqdUVQktZ-9tfQoKBwKZzw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-42940974271339793732022-09-19T17:02:00.025+01:002022-09-19T17:02:00.187+01:00Pumpkin Halloween Box<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRtDBuQ5JeJBw_45hFw8xLm9vdLbmveE0g57GZhYLeJ7vGuBrhqi3WcaolS0yMLIWZJqZ4JLCUsXIT5hqA5tW99rV8cLtdtT4I4wRmnUO5ldYJ1M0sh_Kg0-u4gyDBv5-qQ52WMigeGq1NmieGd_BVi_0fJ5vl_KeB-qPeODSp1uCdZKc2XU7cugQhw/s3264/20220917_105936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRtDBuQ5JeJBw_45hFw8xLm9vdLbmveE0g57GZhYLeJ7vGuBrhqi3WcaolS0yMLIWZJqZ4JLCUsXIT5hqA5tW99rV8cLtdtT4I4wRmnUO5ldYJ1M0sh_Kg0-u4gyDBv5-qQ52WMigeGq1NmieGd_BVi_0fJ5vl_KeB-qPeODSp1uCdZKc2XU7cugQhw/s320/20220917_105936.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The final box in the collection is a pumpkin shaped box. The plywood was painted orange and deliberately streaky for this final design to add to the pumpkin texture. I felt that trying to get the edge of the box to curve all of the way around the stalk was a big task so I simply drew the stalk on the lid only and curved the box around the basic pumpkin shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've tweaked all three designs to the point where they all work well and are ready to be cut on other machines. The designs are available for purchase through <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DontEatPuzzleFiles?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1307591527">my Etsy store</a> for a nominal fee (which seems to be a good way to cope with the additional support some people need). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're interested and want to support me to make more designs like this, then please take a look.<br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1307591527/3-halloween-box-plans-gift-box-files">https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1307591527/3-halloween-box-plans-gift-box-files</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H30e9_vYzX7UUuwEC10faWgXm0d_7BD2D2uD3NJmKA_6dTmlYW_6gfkuw9GFAnz4M82HPoAl3v4BZoJcvWSSIXyP45AZ9HnB-RRdqQCr2kQ2rBZIcDg9lchE4kIWiCrbm040RYtVMS1N7qiuwkSvuV6_DOVOxAcB-ajzt7gsFdLoFUj5iYH9Xjdw1A/s3264/20220917_110110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H30e9_vYzX7UUuwEC10faWgXm0d_7BD2D2uD3NJmKA_6dTmlYW_6gfkuw9GFAnz4M82HPoAl3v4BZoJcvWSSIXyP45AZ9HnB-RRdqQCr2kQ2rBZIcDg9lchE4kIWiCrbm040RYtVMS1N7qiuwkSvuV6_DOVOxAcB-ajzt7gsFdLoFUj5iYH9Xjdw1A/s320/20220917_110110.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602321085967385917.post-57160067985417609232022-09-18T16:44:00.001+01:002022-09-18T16:44:00.176+01:00Ghost Halloween Box<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDjpQQzQ-5iQmBCnVRvaGOEy5gciE4bIZ3VBQCiRKgqrJKQWMv633SWbRzczgBOGDw5qaq4KloaM5tmeJdMbqMX5X35_zGah39FVSwTUFKgwqv58WhPkN7GtfwYgzepkKhp9zyKO5MnRxqkVZUYtcOgNRzMe54-MozZzfc72Dn97zBnIRinvjY8AsEg/s3264/20220917_110148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDjpQQzQ-5iQmBCnVRvaGOEy5gciE4bIZ3VBQCiRKgqrJKQWMv633SWbRzczgBOGDw5qaq4KloaM5tmeJdMbqMX5X35_zGah39FVSwTUFKgwqv58WhPkN7GtfwYgzepkKhp9zyKO5MnRxqkVZUYtcOgNRzMe54-MozZzfc72Dn97zBnIRinvjY8AsEg/s320/20220917_110148.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the second of my new Halloween boxes I chose this cute little ghost shape. Again painted white and again a little bit too tight on the lower corners, but it still came out well and can be fixed on the next cut.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm using the same method to make these boxes that I wrote about on instructables, way back in 2016.<br /><a href="https://www.instructables.com/Laser-Cut-Heart-Shaped-Box/">https://www.instructables.com/Laser-Cut-Heart-Shaped-Box/</a>. The process describes how you can make pretty much any shape using a mixture of separate flex sections and minimum bend radius curves. The outer skin is held in place while the glue dries using a former that is also cut at the same time as the rest of the box sides. Because the layers all nest inside each other these formers are a rather efficient usage of materials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've got a third box design still to make and then I can tidy up the files for release.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuLrh7aBGCx6T-5WM9iSTYIzCL1ARMj4AzZsBjiIka0u3TkoxfbHlWRD_i8YduWq8emmpYzAAiSWIDDs3WPAA8kDQVOnkhlonC5hhpe4OSfjIgclOccEiQD3GgxRz_W1KqWzsbTnsja_5pYY9W2oN7Si_9o73zPCQeE434Pcs5p2KAXk2yps1niuQ9Q/s3264/20220916_214739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuLrh7aBGCx6T-5WM9iSTYIzCL1ARMj4AzZsBjiIka0u3TkoxfbHlWRD_i8YduWq8emmpYzAAiSWIDDs3WPAA8kDQVOnkhlonC5hhpe4OSfjIgclOccEiQD3GgxRz_W1KqWzsbTnsja_5pYY9W2oN7Si_9o73zPCQeE434Pcs5p2KAXk2yps1niuQ9Q/s320/20220916_214739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>MSRaynsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411484765916975222noreply@blogger.com