An update on the display case

@JudyEv (381760)
Rockingham, Australia
April 18, 2020 12:25am CST
We’re making progress with the coin case. You can see it here but it’s not finished yet. I’ve opened the sliding lid a bit. The inside isn’t finished yet. The outside edges will be rounded off and the whole thing sanded and varnished eventually. The machine it is sitting on is a router, another thing that makes life easy if you’re working with wood. The router gouged out the groove for the lid and will be used to round off the edges of the box. Watch this space for the next instalment.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Apr 20
A work of art in progress!
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
18 Apr 20
WIP indeed
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
@JohnRoberts @jobelbojel This is the prototype. We're working on a better way to do the lid as it needs a 'brake' to stop the lid going straight through. We think we've sorted it now.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
18 Apr 20
It appears to be done with great precision
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
Vince is very particular and measures everything over and over.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv yes..that is clearly visible in yhese pictures
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
19 Apr 20
It looks like it's getting there.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv Did you mention the picnic shelter idea to him?
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
Well, actually he has started another one. He has decided he wants six coins, not five.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Apr 20
Did Vince come up with the design for the display case himself, or is he following plans he found online somewhere?
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv Nice! Built from scratch. I like that. Can't wait to see the finished product!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
No, he's just made it up. Lined up the coins as he wanted them, needs x cm either end, y cm on the sides and came up with a figure.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Apr 20
It's coming along well.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv You're welcome. Will the rest of them be larger?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Apr 20
@just4him I guess it will depend how many coins he wants in a particular box. He changed his mind from five coins to six which is why he started on a new one.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
Thanks. He has now started a second one a bit bigger.
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muhammad iqbal
@happylife1 (13403)
• Karachi, Pakistan
18 Apr 20
Planing before instation....
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
It took a while to work out how to do it nicely.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
18 Apr 20
Oh that is lovely Judy. I love pine and varnish.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
I think it will look very nice when it is finished.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
18 Apr 20
Wooden boxes are really nice. I always loved to work with the wood. May be it is in my genes, the father of my father was a carpenter.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv I do not like working with motors, but everything creating with wood, painting, colours or crafting, I like.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
I love the smell of the wood. I like making things with steel tubing or whatever but I can't enthused about working with motors.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Apr 20
It is starting to look like something now.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv I read that one.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
He has now decided he wants it to hold six coins so we've started all over again now.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
18 Apr 20
now I have used a router before, but I was terrible at it
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv the router I used was a handheld thing
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
This one is really hard to adjust. He was tearing his hair out a time or two.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222287)
• United States
18 Apr 20
It's looking good!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
Thanks. We're pleased with it.
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20254)
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18 Apr 20
I have got a similar box I think, with smilar width but half that length. Got it as a gift from someone who returned from China... My box is very narrow however re: from bottom to ceiling. (The material is of plywood I think, not solid like yours.)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
I love little wooden boxes. Hopefully this will look nice when it is finished. Do you keep anything special in yours?
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20254)
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18 Apr 20
@JudyEv can't remember where it is now (the box), but I think I put a few odd earrings there.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Apr 20
Moving along very good.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
Yes, but now he has decided he wants one that holds six, rather than five coins.
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Scott Andersen
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
18 Apr 20
that just looks amazing!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
Do you think so? Thanks very much. But he's now ditched it for something a bit bigger.
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Scott Andersen
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv i am always looking for a better way to display my coins.
Bojel
@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
18 Apr 20
Will look forward on the finished product.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
I'll be sure to put it up when it's complete.
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Sharon
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
18 Apr 20
It's coming along really great. I can't wait to see the finished product.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
It is still getting tweaked a bit.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14782)
• Ireland
18 Apr 20
@judyev That seems to be coming along nicely. I look forward to seeing the finished product.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
It's a bit rough yet and we've had a better idea about the lid. Mark 2 coming up.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
18 Apr 20
That is already looking good.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
Thanks. We might make a few adjustments on the next one.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
18 Apr 20
The finished product will be so good
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
Thanks. It's looking promising.
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