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Unibind 800 question

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I'm making some serpentine drawer front by laminating them in my vacuum press. I'd like to try some Unibond 800 to do this, so I'm looking for a source, as well as some info on the glue itself. this is, as I understand a 2 part adhesive. Do you get both parts when ordering? Second, I'm a little fuzzy about it's shelf life. Some of the info I found merely mentioned it gets opaque and thick when it's losing it's usefulness.Any idea on how long I can ex[ect it to keep (cool and dry, but not refrigerated)?Third, at least one reference mentioned using a foam roller to spread it, is that better than a glue roller?

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CNC box using Vectric Box Creator Gadget

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I realize this isn't exactly and impressive project, but I am mostly posting this to let CNC people who use Vectric know that there is a pretty handy gadget available for free download called Box Creator that pretty much designs the box and tool paths in one simple step.

This is a prototype of a playing card caddy that I built. Ithas some flaws (like the missing chunk of wood in the bottom center front) and is made out of poplar. Keep in mind it is just the prototype.


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If you use Vectric as your CAD/CAM tool then you have access to this gadget called Box Creator. All you do is fill in a few fields with your outside box dimensions, box joints or dovetails, lid style, pin width, material thickness, and the tool you are going to use to cut it out. One step and Bam! it generates the vectors and tool paths (including the dog bones for the square corners of the sockets) for the entire box.


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Because my box is not quite as simple as just a 5 or 6 sided box (I have the center divider and the cutouts in the front and back panels) I had to make some edits to the data that the gadget generated. I wrote a tutorial explaining how I did thatfor a CNC forum that I am a member of. It is a 12 page pdf document with lots of pictures. Is there some way to share it here or do I have to have people who are interested send me a pm with their email address?

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Purple Heart Project Orlando FL Feb 26, 2026

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Rob Cosman will be at the Woodcraft Store in Orlando FL on February 26 6-8PM
for a fundraiser for the Purple Heart Project.

Here is a link to the announcement short of youtube:
https://youtube.com/shorts/yO4AOL61scQ?s...nUdcLIDVSl

There is an admission fee (the fundraiser) of $50/head.

Registration by calling the Woodcraft store is requested.

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Making a Leaf Applique

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My friend is (slowly) building a Thorsen sideboard, which looks like this.



It's based on one in FWW a couple of years ago. On the doors, the designer added Ginko leaves in sort of a falling pattern. My friend's wife is Canadian and suggested he use maple leaves. So I agreed to see about making some maple leaves using my CNC.

I started with a 2.5D file in the clip art included with my VCarve Pro software. W/o changing anything other than scaling it to about 3" x 3", I created the toolpaths and made this prototype.



It takes 3 toolpaths and bits to create the part, a 0.25" endmill to remove the waste, a 0.125 ballnose endmill to mill the surface of the leaf, and a 0.125" endmill to cut around the perimeter of the leaf to a depth of 1/4". At modest speeds,milling time was about 35 minutes. To release the leaf from the board, I resawed it on my bandsaw set at 1/4". This is what it looked like afterwards.



I did no sanding of the leaf; this is straight off the CNC. To make it look like a maple leaf, I dyed it with some Honey Amber Transtint and then put on a couple of coats of Polycrylic.



Why not red? The cabinet is being made from mahogany, so red's probably not going to show very well. However, I could see doing a collage of colors on one or more of the leaves to replicate how actual leaves often look.

The leaves are flat on the back, so they can be glued directly to the cabinet wherever desired.

This was just a test. When it comes time to make the ones for the project, I'll adjust the size and shape of the leaves to create a realistic mix. Also, the surface detail can be changed by the bits used to mill them. A smaller diameter ballnose endmillwould give greater detail, while a larger diameter would give less. What we end up making will depend on what look the builder wants.

This is another example where the CNC makes it possible to pretty easily do what would be very difficult to do by hand.

John

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