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[@TheTerrainTutor]

So, what the hell are these thing called?

[@littlejimmy5020]

TheTerrainTutor watchyamacallits

[@braggminiaturesAnthonyBragg]

They are very posh for you mate , lol . I would personally called them formers but in my studio they are known as a couple of house bricks that do the job very nicely. :)

[@funnyvalentine2520]

It’s actually called walls ?

[@readhistory2023]

Everything I looked at said what you were building was a box jig. www.rockler.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/720x720/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/w/j/wj038-Box-Joint-Jig.jpg but I thought you might like this tool as well. www.zoro.com/bessey-angle-clamp-90-deg-corner-zinc-3-in-cap-ws-1/i/G4406753/

[@CJKilbride]

TheTerrainTutor it's called a jig, Mel.

[@paulwildman7824]

Mel, with 100% certainty the device you have made is called a Box Jig, they are commonly used in woodworking. I also had to make 4 of these for a school project (back when i was an idiot type teenager!) the tutor there said that there are many different types that serve very similar purposes but are technically called the same thing.

[@hamm6035]

That was sharp as hell. A great demonstration of making precision tools for the work. BRAVO

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Cheers

[@soonersteve3733]

A jig Mel. However I find using LEGOs more adaptable like the one I made when putting together a balsa wood roof with center beam and joists.

[@annadickson5700]

Wow! Never knew that about hot glue and super glue. I'm surprised my klutzy self hasn't found that out the hard way already. Safety tip noted. Thank ya!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Here to help mate

[@johnkelley9877]

Great tutorial! Thanks for the warning about adding hot glue to wet super glue. I will remember this.

[@ThatsMyBub]

Mel is such a swell guy. love the videos, always interesting stuff

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Cheers bud

[@OwlOnTheGo]

Hey Mel...thank you so much for this video!!! I've been looking for an easy way to make a jig for my Proxxon hot wire foam cutter to replace the lousy fence that comes with it. I'm NOT a wood-worker! As soon as I saw this video, I realized it would work perfectly for my purposes. Picked up the EPVC board the other day, started cutting last night, and should have it done in the next day or so! Hoping to post a video to help other folks make a jig specific for what I need out of this material...will give you the credit! Thanks again, mate!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Glad it helped you mate

[@57dent]

Mel, in woodworking they are called jigs. One point about your two little triangle pieces, they are not guaranteed to be 90 because one of the edges that form the triangle was made from the cut edge where you cut it in half. If that halving cut was not made at 90 then your triangle will not be at 90! If you did your black line like you did for the second one only one side of triangle would have the black line. Not critical as long as you rely on the Lego block for the 90.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Ah, actually, those corners were cut from machined corners, the unmachined corners were cut off for cosmetics and just thrown in my bits box mate. So, based on what you saw, yes, you're right but that's down to me not been clearer mate

[@nicholasmorineau3638]

Hey Mel, good vid' once again ! Just wanted to say thanks, I just realized thanks to you that the sign printing shop the next door of my workplace threw away tons of e-pvc scraps, that they nicely gave me for free ! Life saving for my wallet :D

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Win!

[@asgardgamesuk4599]

Absolutely love this and yeah they are jigs.

[@ladypotatas]

It's a jig; "a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tool operating on it."

[@mooncabbagere]

The only tool it's guiding is Mel ;) It's a square.

[@nova3k]

So I just wanted to let you know, that your videos are just a pleasure to watch. I say to people you are the Duncan Rhodes of terrain building. Keep up the great work

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Thanks mate!

[@joshjohnston7388]

As far as keeping track of what parts go where, i use a letter/number scheme (level/piece) and label them all on the bottom. Be sure to always flip them the same direction and orientation when you do!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

That would have been smarter lol

[@kortrentuk]

Thanks for the info about superglue and hot glue.

[@Chromaz]

Machinist angle plates! You get them in all different angles and usually made to go on milling machines to keep pieces at precise angles to the bed

[@billd.iniowa2263]

I'd call the straight one a fence Mel. These are NOT one two three blocks. I made a pair of those for machining. It a couple of solid steel blocks 1"x2"x3" and they are used to lift the workpiece off the table, keeping it absolutely parallel to the table so it can be machined without the cutter damaging the table. The ones I made have many holes drilled thru them so that you can bolt them together in a multitude of fashions. Like making a square corner for example. Nice little video, handy gadgets indeed.

[@puckett2k2009]

In carpentry we call those sort of handy little helpers jigs. Different jigs help "guide" saws and blades for specific things like straight edges, dovetail grooves, cut depths, etc. This may be regional language but I know they are labelled as such in hardware stores as well. Hope this helps.

[@mask1967]

Hi Mel, I believe this is called a fence, it is in woodworking anyway, so probably safe to call it this 😊

[@HomesteadDork]

Thanks for the warning about the hot glue and super glue.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

I wish someone had warned me about it mate

[@plasticbutcher]

Brilliant idea Mel, I scratch build a lot of structures for my trains and these will make keeping everything square a lot easier, thank you. Rick B aka Plastic butcher

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Hope it helps matey

[@TheLoremistress]

Also handy to make 270 degree jig. Straight jig is also called a fence.

[@walt_man]

Good safety tip!

[@oddballsok]

never mind the word, this is the all out important message: 7:12 don't hit WET superglue with HOT glue as it vaporizes up to your eyes (wear glasses and hold your breath).

[@jjab99]

It's called the "thing-a-ma-jig" LOL Or what ever you want to call it. Nice one Mel, Joe

[@billd.iniowa2263]

Is that anything like a whatchamacallit? Mel has tons of those. :-)

[@f.catfracassofracasso404]

A fixture guide its used to square up corners and connect other parts together and keep square...

[@shaunowen4047]

They seem roughly analogous to what concrete contractors call "forms" (formwork).

[@craigcattle5564]

Thinking sci-fi corridors!

[@aiferapple1246]

OMG!!!! An excuse to buy Lego at last!!!!! Cheers Mel. Great video and awesome idea for what I'd call a right angle jig or former. Maybe a 3 dimensional set square. Just one more dimension and you can check if time is straight LOL

[@erho2967]

You’re the best!

[@Johnnyboi1971]

A squaring off thingymajig.

[@Domobomb]

Thanks for vid. I signed up for your patreon.

[@Jedijim252]

Mel's jigs...of course :D good vid buddy...Jim

[@dougsundseth2303]

Your question has been answered (box jig), but I'll commend to your attention the following tools (which can be found in the usual way, though I won't give links, as they'd probably be to US sources: Speed Square (inexpensive, heavy enough to stay in place, and they stand on a table by themselves) Corner clamps/Box clamps Box clamping jig Precision steel 1-2-3 blocks (the good ones can be bolted together in many ways, but they're not especially cheap) It turns out that straight, plumb, and true has been a manufacturing goal for a while now, so there are lots of tools that are already available and a bit more durable than expanded PVC. 8-)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Cheers buddy!

[@StarshipsSteel]

The tall flat one (with no right angle) wouldn't take much to modify into a tall rip fence for the Proxxon hot wire cutter........... Interesting..... Thanks for the ideas!

[@OwlOnTheGo]

My exact thought when I saw this too! I'm hoping to make one this week, might get a video posted since no one seems to want to post a good video on how to home make your own rip fence for the Proxxon.

[@duckduckNINJA]

Why not continue with the Lego, Mel? You've proven its effectiveness, not to mention it's factory square on all sides. What was the drawback that led you to build new tools?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Limited supply of bricks mate

[@joshjohnston7388]

TheTerrainTutor lucky for me that the wife is expanding her set. 😁

[@redgreen09]

well think wil cal it a T mell square or 3d suqare gig or if get board add paint bun a coner to add bulit holes and have T bit of wall will see more

[@JPWestmas]

Yeah I think that super glue vapor issue happend to LukeAPS the other day. Dangerous.

[@stuartjackson7864]

That good sir would be a jig

[@euansmith3699]

I would suggest writing "hand cut edge" along the hand cut edges to avoid accidentally using them. Maybe that's just the kind of SNAFU I make ;) Ha! I should wait until later in the video before commenting :D That hot glue/super glue hint is very useful info.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Smart idea buddy!

[@joeb3017]

What would happen if you glued fine grit sandpaper to the surface of the watchemacallit? Would you be able to sand down irregular edges to get a nice straight edge?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Yeah, I'd used repositional mounting spray so you can easily swap the sand paper sheets bud

[@urbanpandaninja]

Jig, or Try Square in a way

[@falcoijzerhart5742]

In Dutch that is called a Stut

[@jimsminimodelsmccrea]

profile boards

[@jlpytlewski]

They are definitely called jigs

[@pauln2661]

Do you brush on hot paraffin wax to be sure glue, paint, and other stuff does not stick?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

No, pretty much everything can be cleaned off with a damp rag

[@garrobond0017]

Master jig templates.

[@AppleMak2010]

Mel, maybe I'm missing something, but why not JUST use the Lego. You can make it any height you want?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

My lego supplies are limited mate

[@scott17601]

I'd call them a "jig".

[@Scubasgamecorner]

Sorry if this was answered before ,But what is epvc called in the united states ...can't seem to find it anywhere?

[@duckduckNINJA]

The craft supply name appears to be "pvc foam board." Palight and celtec are two manufacturers/industry names that jumped out at me a lot when looking online.

[@joshjohnston7388]

Yeah. And when I want to buy glue I need "white glue," as pva usually refers to primer paints here.

[@benoitdemers1900]

These are jigs!

[@Xn7000]

Me: Mel said I had to. Also me: You have a giant bin of Legos! Me: But I have a severe shortage of general blocks. That's all fancy castle bits and such. Also me: That's fair, but aren't there like, three dissembled castles in there? Don't those come with general blocks? Me: But how am I supposed to find them among all those loose bricks? Also me: ... Me: Checkmate, king me! (Buys Legos)

[@ianr94]

JIGS

[@damage3418]

Jigs Forms Blocks Templates Squares

[@you-tubejunkie2926]

👍🏆

[@joayan64]

they look like retaining walls

[@matrix626]

isnt epvc just foam core? or is Amazon lying to me...

[@TheTerrainTutor]

No, it's a type of foam board but it's not foam core mounting board mate

[@MrDefaultti]

DAMN!! I have to buy Lego's. I will use grandchildren as an excuse ;-D

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Good excuse ;-)

[@mintymoore6054]

Formers

[@cawsking555]

movable hobby gauges

[@hunterpage4655]

Jigs

[@Nicklas_Danielsson]

Damn blind

[@joayan64]

they look like retaining walls