You could try treaded lids. The fit could be (and should be) a bit
loose, but will still snug up when all the way on. Or go with a "snap
lid" as described in the article in the recent "Woodturning Design"
magazine.

Other than that...I know of no quick & easy way other that cut & try,
etc. Sometimes ya get lucky and nail it in the first two or three
tries..oter times it seems to take forever.

Maybe someone here will enlighten us both. Though...I remember a Clay
Foster demo and he was fitting a lid and someone asked him pretty much
the same question. He answer..."nope...no easy way".

rr



Arch wrote:
It is taking me as long to fit a box top on or in its base as to make
the rest of the box. Even taking my time and being patient (I don't have
much of either) some of my box tops fall out of the base when held
upside down and I have to pretend that's for easy one hand removal. I
guess I could morph the bases into small cups, but I hate to throw the
tops (or anything else) away.

There has to be a better way than cut & try, cut & try, cut & try, cut
& overshoot! We can put a man on the moon, etc.

I know and have used several ways for making an accurate "pop fit', but
all the methods that I know of end up with the sameole 'cutting &
trying' and a miserable success rate.

I don't want to go to the moon, I just want a quick & easy way to fit
box tops. What method do you accomplished Boxers find best to fit box
tops so they don't fall out?


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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