Hello dear readers!
Your attention is given a homemade sandbox from the YouTube channel "Matthias Wandel".
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The master wanted to build a sandbox in which children could play in the courtyard. He decided that the dimensions of the future sandbox would be 60x90 cm, since all four sides of the product can be cut from one board 3 m long.
Necessary tools and materials:
- table saw;
- square;
- ruler;
- a pencil;
- roulette;
- band-saw;
- belt sander;
- belt sander;
- 88 mm screws;
- drilling machine;
- screwdriver;
- a roofing sheet of iron;
- wooden mallet;
- scissors for metal;
- pliers;
- clamps;
- roofing screws;
- a board 3 m long, 50 x 150 cm;
- cedar plank with a length of 5 m 25 x 150 cm 2pcs;
- universal knife;
- sand 45 kg;
- polyethylene film;
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The desired size of the boards in length, the master saws on a table saw. He does not have a miter saw, since for the effective operation of this saw you will need to allocate a whole table in the workshop, and there is not much space in it.
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The corners are connected by a groove-tongue method, which the master makes using a sleigh for a table saw, a durable wooden square and a clamp.
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The master cuts the back of the groove with a band saw.
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The spike is, of course, easier to cut on a table saw.
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The master decided that the ends of the spikes will protrude a little, as this is easier to do than to make exactly flush. Therefore, he grinded all the edges with a belt sander ...
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... with the exception of the internal corners that he ground on a belt sander.
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Then the master checks the correct fit of the box. Initially, he planned to make the sidewalls of the box 14 cm deep, but then decided to add another row of boards to increase the depth to 23 cm.
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He decided to use self-tapping screws to connect the side parts to each other, since glue is a bad idea for wood. After all, the sandbox will be located on the street and periodically get wet. The longest screws he found were 88 mm.
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So he drilled holes in the short sides of the sandbox so that his head could be drowned.
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Also, the master drilled holes on the bottom long boards of the sandbox, so that the self-tapping screw could freely pass through the board and thereby provide a more efficient connection of parts.
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Then the master carved a 4 cm deep cutout on one of the long upper boards to make it easier for children to reach the bottom of the sandbox when they play.
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To avoid splitting the wood in the spikes when they are twisted, the master also provided through holes.
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Then the master collects the frame together for self-tapping screws. The connecting edges of the boxes are fastened with two self-tapping screws on top and one self-tapping screw from the end.
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Then the master twisted both frames together. (bottom to top).
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Next, the master screws cedar boards 25 mm thick to the bottom of the box. He also mowed the edges a little in advance.
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These two boards form legs to slightly raise the box.
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The legs are screwed inside, so he turned the box over again, carefully placed the legs under it and measured where they should be. Then I screwed them.
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Initially, the master did not plan to make a cover for the sandbox, but the neighbors warned him that homeless cats would poop in the sandbox)).
He began making the lid by making a 25 cm thick cedar frame.
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In the stash was a fairly large piece of metal left over from the roofing sheet.
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Using a knife, the master cut through the fold line of the sheet. At the same time left a margin for the upheaval.
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Then he bent it through the cut line and broke off the excess.
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Then he bent it down along the edges of the frame with a mallet.
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But on the short edges the sheet did not look very pretty. Therefore, the master decided to cut a little hump and close the hole by screwing metal onto each other. Then, with the help of a mallet, he also bent the excess metal to the end.
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In order for the children not to be circumcised on sharp edges, the master corrected them with a wooden mallet. On top of a metal sheet, he fixed using roofing screws.
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Then this sandbox was installed in its place and filled with sand, with a total weight of 45 kg.
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Also previously, a plastic film was put on the bottom of the sandbox. This will not allow sand to pass through the cracks between the boards, and will also help keep the bottom of the box dry.
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Children were very enthusiastic about playing in this sandbox. And since it is placed on the ground and has a decent height, it is easiest to play in it, standing next to it, and not to sit in it. The master hopes that this solution will reduce the amount of sand entering the house.
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The whole structure is designed in such a way that there are not so many places where moisture could be trapped in the wood, so the master has the hope that the sandbox will last a long time and nothing will rot.