cobalt kestrel
Hi everyone, I'm designing a salt cellar to make over winter break. The wood construction will be done solely by hand, but I have access to a haas 3 axis minimill, which will be making the mental linkages. Any comments / critiques of the design would be nice.
inner granite
Why linkage rather than just a hinge?
royal spire
The very complicated mechanism seems at odds with the simplicity of the actual object.
I’m also curious what the small pieces in the front and back are for.
inner granite
I’m also curious what the small pieces in the front and back are for.
That'd be the joinery I'd imagine single-box-joint type thing
royal spire
Ah, gotcha. Silly me I always assume dovetails. 😅
cobalt kestrel
The very complicated mechanism seems at odds with the simplicity of the actual o...
i tried to simplify the box as the linkage is visually very busy
royal spire
Is the linkage important?
cobalt kestrel
no i just want to do one lol
normal roost
I suggest a different linkage, that one seems to put the lid rather far away, and it may not be intuitive how to open/close it without applying force the wrong way and spilling salt all over the place
cobalt kestrel
I suggest a different linkage, that one seems to put the lid rather far away, an...
hmm good point