fabex.joinery.flex

Functions

create_base_plate(height, width, depth)	Creates blank plates for a box.
make_flex_pocket(length, height, finger_thick, ...)	creates pockets using mortise function for kerf bending
make_variable_flex_pocket(height, finger_thick, ...)	creates pockets pocket using mortise function for kerf bending
create_flex_side(length, height, finger_thick[, ...])	crates a flex side for mortise on curve. Assumes the base fingers were created and exist

Module Contents

create_base_plate(height, width, depth)

Creates blank plates for a box.

Parameters:

• height (float) – height size for box

• width (float) – width size for box

• depth (float) – depth size for box

make_flex_pocket(length, height, finger_thick, finger_width, pocket_width)

creates pockets using mortise function for kerf bending

Parameters:

• length (float) – Length of pocket

• height (float) – height of pocket

• finger_thick (float) – thickness of finger

• finger_width (float) – width of finger

• pocket_width (float) – width of pocket

make_variable_flex_pocket(height, finger_thick, pocket_width, locations)

creates pockets pocket using mortise function for kerf bending

Parameters:

• height (float) – height of the side

• finger_thick (float) – thickness of the finger

• pocket_width (float) – width of pocket

• locations (tuple) – coordinates for pocket

create_flex_side(length, height, finger_thick, top_bottom=False)

crates a flex side for mortise on curve. Assumes the base fingers were created and exist

Parameters:

• length (float) – length of curve

• height (float) – height of side

• finger_thick (float) – finger thickness or thickness of material

• top_bottom (bool) – fingers on top and bottom if true, just on bottom if false