<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Thanks for the advice. I'll measure the height of ten forks and see if I've allowed too much clearance. I'll transfer any extra space to the lower misc. storage area.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Good idea on lowering the cutaway. I'll prototype something by hand to ensure I get a good grip on the 'last clean spoon'.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Last night I came across a thingaverse object (<a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:36085">http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:36085</a>) for aligning the utensils....might have to incorporate something similar.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">I'll read your tool-chains page, I hadn't noticed it before. I've got to say that SketchUp takes some dedication to feel comfortable with, but as far as CAD goes, it's probably more approachable than other tools.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">thank you for the feedback,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)">Olaf</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 October 2014 07:30, Darcy Whyte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Looks nice. It might be a little deep for usability and space usage... Another thing that comes to mind is the cutaways for allowing you to grab stuff out could go deeper. Perhaps all the way down so it's a lot easier to grab stuff. I think in my ikea trays the cuttaways are all the way down.<div><br></div><div>Yes, fligiht of ideas should work. This article needs a rework (as I'm getting a lot of questions) but it outlines the process I'm using which is working great. <a href="http://inventorartist.com/tool-chains/" target="_blank">http://inventorartist.com/tool-chains/</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><br></div><div><div>--</div><div>Darcy Whyte</div><div><br></div><div>Software Since '88 <a href="http://siteware.com" target="_blank">siteware.com</a> | Contact: <a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a> | <a href="tel:613-563-3634" value="+16135633634" target="_blank">613-563-3634</a> by appointment</div><div><br></div><div>Canada N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4"</div></div><div>Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank">rubber-power.com</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:58 PM, Olaf Baumann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olaf.baumann@pobox.com" target="_blank">olaf.baumann@pobox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace">I've finally made the time to complete my custom two-level cutlery drawer. I've used SketchUp to design it and now I'm looking for any feedback before I start cutting.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace">There are two files in the following Google Drive link. One assembled and one exploded.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace"><a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B77pQ72IiNVhQmZjZ1Z0b3Etalk&usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B77pQ72IiNVhQmZjZ1Z0b3Etalk&usp=sharing</a></font><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#3333ff" face="courier new, monospace">I'm not sure how to get this design into a format suitable for the laser cutter. I've found a SketchUp plugin from Flights of Ideas (<a href="https://code.google.com/p/sketchup-svg-outline-plugin/" target="_blank">https://code.google.com/p/sketchup-svg-outline-plugin/</a>)</font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace"> that promises to convert SketchUp faces into SVG. Any other suggestions?</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace">cheers,</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace">Olaf</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:'courier new',monospace"><br></span></div></div>
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