Jules
July 22, 2018, 3:32pm
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You can make kerf adjustments to your file to enable a tighter fit. (If you increased the power, you are burning away more material giving you a bigger kerf, and yes, you will get a looser fit.)
Or you can use @dan ’s ingenious solution here:
I love design but I don’t much care for assembly. Why should you have to deal with glue when your Glowforge can make the fasteners for you?
I did some experimenting with serrated edges on tabs, and the results have been terrific. Proofgrade plywood is very consistent in thickness, so when using it, you can reliably depend on a design with serrated tabs to go together with a few taps from a rubber mallet.
I’ve printed a single serrated design from Proofgrade maple, cherry, walnut, and I think…
(I’ve just started using those and they are a whiz!)
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