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  • Layered Paper 8×10 inch Gluing Fixture

    An embiggened version of the 8×8 inch fixture, built with MDF for improved durability & flatness:

    Layered Paper 8×10in Gluing Fixture - block
    Layered Paper 8×10in Gluing Fixture – block

    That’s an 8×8 quilt pattern as a quick fit check. Should I cut more of those, I’d install rivnuts in the obvious locations:

    Layered Paper 8×10in Gluing Fixture - front overview
    Layered Paper 8×10in Gluing Fixture – front overview

    The white layer is 1 mm thick chipboard with the rivnut heads flush at its surface:

    Layered Paper 8×10in Gluing Fixture - front detail
    Layered Paper 8×10in Gluing Fixture – front detail

    The perspective makes the fit look much worse than it is.

    The back side has squishy foam feet keeping the M3 screws off the table:

    Layered Paper 8×10in Gluing Fixture - back detail
    Layered Paper 8×10in Gluing Fixture – back detail

    The large rectangle on the LightBurn tool layer helped align the 8×12 inch MDF stock. The smaller squares show where the 8×8 inch square will fit and confirmed the hole locations:

    Gluing Fixture - 200x200-250mm - LightBurn layout
    Gluing Fixture – 200×200-250mm – LightBurn layout

    The LightBurn SVG layout is a GitHub Gist, which also includes the template layout for cutting Letter pages to fit the fixture.