Design suggestions needed

[myxpykalix]

I have this (thing) not sure what it was but i think i can make it into a guncase fairly easily and i want some of you cabinet makers and others to tell me if i'm on the right track here. I have the drawers, just not in the pic. The pictures i think are self explanatory. My question is i think i want to make the sides and back from mdf but am not sure of the best way to secure the thin edges of the sides to the wooden "wings" of the bottom case.

My thought is that i would rout a groove in, the bottom piece with the gun slots in it, that the top would sit in and glue it there. Does that make sense?
Also has anyone done any James Booth type carvings in mdf and did they turn out good?
Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

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[cabnet636]

i have carved james booth's carvings in all kinds of substrates and they all look great!! insurance companies want guns and ammo under lok and key, consider 1/4 inch glass doors!!

jim

[bill1]

You don't need to worry about the models you get from James Booth at http://www.vectorart3d.com/ there work is excellent. I also have used there models in a lot of applications and I am very well pleased and your customers will be also.
Bill.

[myxpykalix]

I have bought some of his files and have carved them in different woods but have not cut them in mdf and that was what i was curious about.

Because i've never done this before I need to cut the slanted slots for the gunstock to rest in and not sure, using PW, how is best way to program cutting the gradiated slots?

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[bcammack]

I'd put the piece in a jig that gave the whole piece that angle and then mill the pockets as if they were flat-bottomed.

[myxpykalix]

so just decide my depth (red arrow) then zero my Z at the material above the deepest end of the cut right?

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[davidp]

Jack

The slots can be done by laying the work piece flat on the table in a couple of ways.

One as a 3D toolpath in ArtCam, simple to achieve but will take a while to machine.

Second way is to work out the math and manually produce a file, the machine time will be quicker but with programing and calculation, probably about the same as ArtCam.

If you email me a PDF or DXF of the shape and the dimensions I will tool path it for you (using ArtCam) and send you a file you can load into SB and cut. It may take me a a few days to get back to you as we are fairly busy for the rest of the week.

Regards,