Ok, So, I used my own blood and made a slide like Dex does. Drop of fresh blood,2 slides, SQUISH...and a slide. Put it down and walked away. 4 hours later...a pink slide with blood squished all the way to the edges...
Maybe I'm hallucinating, but it didn't look like the show at all.
Long story short, I would like to see other attempt's at this besides a lot of talk about how wrong I am about what I made.
I would love to get measurements to see how close I was to the real deal.
And specifically,...
*** How or does, the original box fit 2 slides together in one slot? All the boxes I've seen are slotted for 1 to fit.***
I will say that this thread is very thorough with it's research. I have done all the trial and error with making these boxes and all of you have keyed on all the issues. But, not on the "how" of actual production. There are things about this piece that make it difficult to produce.
i.e. The thickness of the slides themselves...if you use "2", the box has to be a certain size proportionately bigger than a standard "1" slide slotted box.
I say this because...
My box slots are cut by hand. I made a template in PS. 50 - 3/32" black lines....3/32" apart
This makes, in the end, with 2 end rails and 2 slot rails added, an ultimate length of around 11 1/2 inches in length.
So, I am very interested in the finer details...like this one.
I am going to make a PS layout for all the rails within this piece for my own design. It would be nice to complete it with correct measurements.