Parametric Birdhouse

Instructions

A full 4'x'8'x1/2" sheet of plywood will yield 8 of these birdhouses. Begin by breaking down your sheet into 24"x24" sections. The SVG file is scaled to approx. 23 1/2" x 23 1/2" Lay two rows of Shaper tape along each side of your work surface. Place the first row of tape approx. 1/2" in from the edge, and the second row of tape 2-2 1/2" in from the first row. As you are cutting, adding new tape may be necessary. *** Be sure to have your entire work surface secured using double sided tape, or the painters tape and CA glue method. As you are cutting, your pieces are going to shift if not held down properly resulting in inaccurate cuts and problems with the machine reading the tape *** Using an 1/8" upcut bit, take 2 passes for each shape (1/8" or 6mm at a time) using the OUTSIDE setting with a .01 offset for the first pass. Turn the offset back to 0 for the final pass and set depth of cut to 1/2" or 12mm. Be sure to measure your thickness of material and make your final pass at that depth, or just slightly deeper. I have included a hanging hole in one of the pieces. After final assembly, drill a through hole using the hole provided to give whatever hanging hardware more meat to secure to. Included in the SVG file is a small perch (U shaped piece in upper left hand corner). This piece isn't necessary, as a single hole could be drilled on the front face and a dowel added to achieve the same effect (pictured). The final dimensions of your birdhouse will be approximately 9" or 230mm in depth x 12" or 300mm in height. Give all your pieces a thorough sanding after cutting. Be sure to use a proper exterior finish and/or paint. Applying finish is recommended before assembly. To assemble, I use CA glue along the outside edge of each pieces opening with 3/4" 23g braid nails. Enjoy your Parametric Birdhouse and hopefully a little tweet tweet finds a home.