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Using a heat sink to help set the hot glue is really clever. And your statement about priorities is so important. A great teacher once told me that engineering is the art of managing compromises.
And roughly speaking economics is said to be the subject dealing with the optimization of choice among alternatives. So what is optimal for a tray/drawers worth of part storage containers: waiting fifty-three hours for the printing of a set of two dollar new material plastic boxes or working one hour to cut fold and paste a similar set of nearly free recycled cardboard boxes - entirely up to your judgement of course (economics also considers as highly valued the user's preference).
It's all about understanding your products "requirements" and it environment it will be used in and how. Along its development, there are tradeoffs. We used to say, turning the dials, like the wizard of oz did! 🤔😅🤣👍
I'm skeptical that it is pressed for long enough for the heat to flow through corrugated cardboard and into the heatsink. Corrugated cardboard is a pretty good insulator.
Jer... I could watch you fold cardboard for an entire hour. The way you think of every little detail is why you have such a loyal fan base. I bet you could make a video on how you figure out a better way to sweep the floor of your shop and we would still watch and learn something, like how do you get every last bit of dust from the corners without using a vacuum hehe 😂
By the way, in sewing, you often have this same situation where one piece of fabric has to be very slightly longer than the other piece. This is known as 'turn of cloth'. For example, for the collar of a coat, the upper collar piece is a little longer so it can fold over the under collar.
A strange thing to be watching someone making small cardboard boxes on youtube. But they're cheap and useful, which resonates with me, as I am cheap and... well just cheap I guess.
Much better than watching a guy hang his coat on a wall hook! :D (I did that in the past and some people even watched - not live though). Making cardboard boxes has more social benefits, especially if they are recycled!
Your ability to do tedious tasks without going crazy is astounding. I wish I had half of your patience. I’m really glad you’re back to posting on a regular basis again. I still go back and rewatch your older videos.
If you stack a bunch of layers of cardboard together you can cut them out all at once using a bandsaw and/or table saw. Just another way of doing it that I've found to work well. However, it can dull the blade a bit so use an old one.
It's so awesome to see new content on this channel! The belt grinder inspired tens of thousands of people around the world and I'm sure they are all eagerly watching. Thanks Jer!
I appreciate and enjoy how you being resourceful and making the design more accessible to broader range of makers. Thanks for putting your thoughts into improving and simplifying the design.
Your video comes at a great time for me to organise my drawers. I’m always amazed at how much thought and attention to detail you put into your projects. Thanks for the video Jer!
I've watched a lot of cardboard crafting videos and I'm actually impressed by the level of thought that you put into what at first seemed like such a simple box. Seriously bravo.
So glad to see you being able to post regular content again. :). I tremendously enjoy your videos. Even the every day (some would say mundane) stuff you create is pretty cool.
I made a couple of test already but all those little tips (like the spacer for the long flaps) are great, thank you for the inspiration and your detailed explanations.
Really enjoyed watching you build those boxes. It's amazing how strong they are, and best of all, how perfectly they fit. My OCD was thoroughly satisfied.
super cool, reduce, reuse, recycle. as much as i love to watch videos on 3d printed modular systems, there is something very satisfying about this. especially when you think about all the time, labour, and resources it takes to run cardboard boxes through the recycling system
This is a great idea. I had made a box jig years ago for something at work that needed a very specific shipping container, but hadn't thought about doing similar for storage/organization...Which I can desperately use. Thank you!
There are several makers that are using 3d printed boxes that fit together for this kind of thing. As neat as those are, it takes hours to print a single box. I started making little boxes out of 1/4 inch plywood scraps, but even that is a bit annoying and time consuming. This is clearly the best solution, especially when i receive a box or two every week - so i always have an absurd amount of extra cardboard. EDIT: I should have watched to the end - you mention the same kind of 3d printed boxes...
I had the same thought with 3d printing, cardboard looks so much easier and quicker, but then i watched the video, theres a lot of box science going on... Maybe combine the 2 and print sheets you can fold into boxes?
@@mikejones-vd3fg I like that idea. However, when i slice a print-flat foldable box i found online (40mm cube - 1.5ish inches), it's still going to take an hour with a .8mm nozzle. For me, that seems excessive - i'm going to try the cardboard version first and see how fiddly it is before i try printing something foldable.
I love boxes and making boxes, I also never could get excited about the time and effort of 3D printing them even thought I do need them to organize, so this is perfect.
I can see the amount of work and thought that went into the cutting forms and shaping molds. This is actually really impressive work. I tinker with corrugated cardboard often and it's not the easiest material to work with and retain it's strength.
I worked with a packaging engineer on a couple of projects and I gotta tell you everything you've Done makes me pretty sure you've got a future in the industry. Your video is your resume.
Nice touch on comparing the cardboard version to the 3D printed one, really proves how much more we can get from less expense and more resourcefulness. Great video!
You're my favorite nerd and I'm not even into wood working myself. I'm so glad you and your videos are back and I sincerely hope you are and have been doing fine!
Jer, I’ve watched you work with steel, wood and now cardboard. You bring the same precision and consistency to the end product regardless of what you’re working with. I would never have imagined using cardboard in such a practical, functional way. Thanks again,
I love your attention to detail! I also love cardboard as a material to work with. It's cheap, forgiving, and can be easily and accurately cut and formed. I once built a 2 meter diameter geodesic dome for my kids from cardboard hexagons and pentagons. It was fast and easy to build, and astonishingly strong.
Awesome idea, Jer. I saved a few old metal parts cabinets from an estate clear-out recently, but the drawer dividers were missing. Your little boxes are the perfect answer to replace them. Many thanks!
I have made and modified more cardboard boxes than I can count in my time. The Olfa knife with the metal tip along with a straight edge is great for scoring cardboard. The wood form block for consistency of the boxes is certainly the way to go and well worth the effort. Great job with this one.
Love the idea of using your drill press as a light weight press - great idea. I'd love to see you tour your workshop and show a few other things you can do with each piece of machinery - that's be awesome.🤩
Oh this was so cool!! I love making things with paper and cardboard but never think about those important details like having sides ever so slightly different heights. Game changer. Thank you so much for making the video, and offering the free pdf. Consider me a fan!
What a refreshing video! Your thoughtfulness and craft are very inspiring. I appreciate how well edited your video is and how well you explained not only the process but your own thought process throughout. Honestly this is the best thing I’ve seen on RU-vid in a long time. Thank you for this and sharing.
Cardboard is how I started building things. I still have a good amount of little boxes like yours, but my design was not as elegant. I always enjoy how thourough you are on everything you make. I believe I'm older than you but I aspire to be as good of a designer/engineer as you are. Thanks for sharing and take care!!
