


Only the first two will fully seat in the slot rings, the other will move out a little, but still hold well.

Then assemble the next two, your choice, 90 degrees to the first two, then the last four on the diagonals. If you are using a different size tool, you will want to adjust the fillet there or just file it after. They should line up real well so that the top seam is barely visible. One V-carve for the stars, one 3D for the other ornaments.Īssemble the part with the star and its mate first. I had 4 toolpaths, one profile one for the slots, one profile for the cut outs, both with a 1/8" endmill. I didn't include toolpaths, more than enough here for you to make your own based on material and tooling. The third layer is decorations, you can use mine, make your own, or just paint some on. If its a lot different you'll have to adjust the slot widths. If yours is close to that, just adjust the offset in your profile toolpath to compensate.

I used 1/4" plywood from HD or Lowes, so the. I do that so I can adjust the size of all slots to get them to fit based on material used. The second is for the slots, which are also grouped. One is for the main parts, 10 of them to cut out. In the spirit of Christmas, here find my vectors for this design. This can be cut out very quickly, finished it is about 10.25" high. I shaped the top one, I think, to make it blend in and less noticeable. one at the bottom and one about 3/4 the height. The eight sides are held together with two slot rings. I chose a Christmas tree and in order to make it fuller looking, I went with an eight sided tree all slotted together. I was inspired to make some of Beki's reindeer project, I made 6 so far, and I wanted to try a slot together design myself. Merry Christmas! Thanks to everyone for your thoughtful comments and answers to all types of questions here on the forum.
