Pattern issues

[Wichman]

About the spice rack.

    The newer style spice containers, the round glass ones, do not fit in the spice rack by about 1/4". My fix is that I'm enlarging the pattern by 20% so that all the dimension will be larger and allow the containers to fit. 20% increases the slots to 5/16" so wood that I already have will work.

     Is this why so few people are not making "functional" items now? Ever changing "standard" sizes, who'd a thunk it.

     The other item I know changed sizes is the tissue box, On a recent trip to the store I noted 3 different depths of tissue boxes, yet all the patterns that I see only have one size.

 

[Denny Knappen]

I tried the tissue box and had the same problem.

[Sycamore67]

I think this is an issue with any pattern.  You just enlarge to fit your needs. I just expect it.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I agree it never was one size fits all. I use to make tissue boxes in the 90's and they were all different sizes. How many different candle jars out there. 

[danny]

Yepper....Had same Size Issues long ago when I cut a couple for my Wife and Friend.

Learned that the Type of Brand they use was a different size than the box was designed for.  So like you said....  Measure that type of project first.  Love this Village....  Danny :+}

 

[OCtoolguy]

On 3/1/2024 at 8:09 AM, Denny Knappen said:

I tried the tissue box and had the same problem.

I made the first to fit a particular brand. Once I found that having a cover, the  no longer mattered. She was buying a "pretty" brand. Lol. Anyway I went out and measured every brand I could find and then altered my pattern to fit the largest box. I'm now saving a ton on tissue. 

Edited March 10 by OCtoolguy