Oh I meant Noble Collection. Getting my companies confused.
Da Vinci Code Cryptex – Getting things right
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Gladney
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Beautiful job ! Regards,Gary
Thanks for posting your model on Thingiverse, I printed it out over a few days and it looks awesome. I still feel like a total printing noob, but the Prusa mini worked pretty well. I'm planning on doing a fair amount of finishing work on it and giving it to my girlfriend for a Christmas gift. Bonus points for designing it with a configurable code, our cat's name (Sasha) fits perfectly.
Can I ask where would I be able to get a copy of the papyrus note. That would complete my piece that I am making for my daughter
Sure. Here is the file. Just print it out on a parchment paper.
Thank you very much. It is most appreciated.
It's not perfect, but here's the one I finished for my girlfriend. I went with gold leaf, an off-white Krylon, and a black wash for some weathering and to try to fill the letters. If I had given myself more time, the gold leafing would have been more consistent, and the letters would be filled better, but I'm still happy with how it turned out. Thanks again Valor for posting the files!
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It's beautiful! Great job. ... Gold leaf ... you crazy *******
joberg
Legendary Member
Great build and some tricks of the trade are always nice to have in your "Tool box of knowledge"
1) When cutting small pieces/thickness with table saw (blade with multi-teeth) or band saw, I usually apply a good masking tape on the edges I'm about to cut. It'll protect these and avoid any splitting, fraying and will require minimum sanding (300 grit will do the trick).
Same with veneer depending on the baking of your sheet. Some veneer is already backed with a paper baking and those type of sheet will not require the "tape trick" mentioned above as it's easy to use a cutter instead of a saw.
2) White glue is pretty solid and while putting the 3-D form inside to glue the box together (great trick, btw), that form wasn't needed (as you discovered) when cutting in half.
3) The jig you created to cut the box in half is run of the mill kind of idea. I usually put a block of wood with one face covered with moleskin and clamped slightly. That way; your blade will remain flat while cutting.
I usually use that trick with small pieces/project. And again, tape is your friend while cutting that piece off
1) When cutting small pieces/thickness with table saw (blade with multi-teeth) or band saw, I usually apply a good masking tape on the edges I'm about to cut. It'll protect these and avoid any splitting, fraying and will require minimum sanding (300 grit will do the trick).
Same with veneer depending on the baking of your sheet. Some veneer is already backed with a paper baking and those type of sheet will not require the "tape trick" mentioned above as it's easy to use a cutter instead of a saw.
2) White glue is pretty solid and while putting the 3-D form inside to glue the box together (great trick, btw), that form wasn't needed (as you discovered) when cutting in half.
3) The jig you created to cut the box in half is run of the mill kind of idea. I usually put a block of wood with one face covered with moleskin and clamped slightly. That way; your blade will remain flat while cutting.
I usually use that trick with small pieces/project. And again, tape is your friend while cutting that piece off
sonicfreak04
Sr Member
is the noble collection box rose thing actually made of wood? or is it printed
Um .... it does appear to be wood. But not constructed in the same way. And all the designs appear to be printed graphics (not veneer)
The oval part with the flower is metal and the flower is just printed on one side. The oval is removeable. The other side does not have the text as shown in the movie, but you might take the oval part and have it laser engraved somewhere.
sonicfreak04
Sr Member
what I might do instead is buy the noble collection's version and make the Oval out of laser engraved brass and use wood veneer for the rose like how valor did to make his box.
You should still use the Nobel oval piece then. The back is plated with brass, but is MAGNETIC, so the plate comes on and off just by prying under it with your fingernail. If you made it of actual non-magnetic brass, it would no longer stick in place.
