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Thread: Any good I-Box tutorials out there?

  1. 01-01-2014, 9:54 PM #1
    Matt Meiser
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    Any good I-Box tutorials out there?

    Too yucky out to go out to the shop so I'm just dreaming about trying out my new I-Box. Besides the manual and video that came with, any good third-party tutorials on it? Google didn't turn much up.

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  3. 01-01-2014, 9:55 PM #2
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    Did you watch the DVD? Not good enough??
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  4. 01-02-2014, 8:18 AM #3
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    I agree with Mike. The included DVD is excellent and easy to understand.
    I had seen somebodys video elsewhere but was not at all impressed enough to bookmark it or try to remember. Once you get "hands on", I'm sure you'll be very happy with it.
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  5. 01-02-2014, 9:21 AM #4
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    +2. The jig only does one thing. I skipped the DVD and just used the paper instructions that come with it. It is like assembling RTA furniture or one of those metal garden sheds; if I think about it too much it becomes difficult. If I just plod through the directions without question, at the last step everything is fine. Is there a particular setting or operation that is not working for you? Right or left tilt?
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    I agree with all, the manual is about all you need, in fact I don't know what I did with the DVD, never watched it.

    At this point the only thing I could say is to make sure you loosen the lock on top before you start to adjust the jig and make sure you tighten it back after you adjust it.
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  7. 01-02-2014, 1:56 PM #6
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    Add me to the crowd. I was hesitant to try it out at first cause it "seemed" complex... But it really is very simple to use and the video is very good.. Putting it together is harder than using it..


    This was my first use of the jig. I was surprised at how accurate it was .. Subsequent use has been even better.


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  8. 01-02-2014, 2:00 PM #7
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    The video is good, I was just looking to kill some couch time with something more interesting than what's left on our DVR. Plan to get out there today and actually give it a try.

    Nice gun case! I'm supposed to get my grandfather's shot gun--I guess its not really usable anymore but definitely want it to stay in the family. I think I'll stick your picture in my file for when the time comes.

    This will likely be my first project with it, but in maple to match LOMLjr's furniture.
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  9. 01-02-2014, 2:21 PM #8
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    Matt, that's a funny coincidence about your grandfathers shotgun... This was actually my grandfathers rifle he got new in 1938.. The case is made out of the 100yr old rock maple flooring from his boyhood "house on the Prairie" in North Dakota.. He tore the house down in 1984 board by board and built a storage building with it on his farm.. After his death I found the entire floor of that old house stacked in the back of the building.. The Millers Falls plane and brace setting on the case in the picture was his as well...
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  10. 01-02-2014, 3:24 PM #9
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    Yet another thread that cost me money.

    The I-Box has been on my want list since it came out (just not at the top of the list until now) - so I ordered one today. And for argument sake I'll blame it on Matt for making me think about it and Allen for closing the sale with nifty pictures.

    All joking aside, Incra makes some of my favorite products, so I have a feeling that I'll have another winner! This should be just the ticket for an upcoming blanket chest project.
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  11. 01-02-2014, 4:30 PM #10
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    The I- Box is a great jig and I've made a few but always struggle on how to do the bottoms and tops. Which way do all of you prefer?
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  12. 01-02-2014, 4:48 PM #11
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    Hi Glenn and Matt,
    I know you both have the Sawstop PCS 3HP. I have the same saw. Does the I-Box work with Sawstop without triggering the brake?
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  13. 01-02-2014, 4:54 PM #12
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    I haven't gotten out there yet but no reason it shouldn't if it's set up right--no metal should be contacting the blade.

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  14. 01-02-2014, 5:34 PM #13
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    I knocked out 4 shop drawers over the holidays on the ibox. Worked perfectly the 1st time after I did do a test run and tightened the fit before committing to my real stock.

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  15. 01-02-2014, 7:45 PM #14
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    Success, sort of. I got some great joints. I couldn't get the pin size set automagically per the instructions. I've obviously overlooked some step and need to watch the video again. My pins were maybe 1/32 too small. I adjusted the silver knob to get a perfect fit but the instructions imply that gross of an adjustment shouldn't be needed.

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    I just used the manual it came with. Never saw the video. The instructions worked just fine.

    Did 8 drawer boxes last week.
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