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In this instructable you will learn the process for creating a real world mine craft cube.
Tools Needed:
Color Printer
Jointer/Plainer
Table Saw
Compound Sliding Miter Saw
Spray Adhesive
Scissors or Laser Cutter
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
I made it at TechShop. Check out TechShop here.
Please check out my other instructable (Coming Soon) for information about how to make the tools picture here.
Tools Needed:
Color Printer
Jointer/Plainer
Table Saw
Compound Sliding Miter Saw
Spray Adhesive
Scissors or Laser Cutter
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
I made it at TechShop. Check out TechShop here.
Please check out my other instructable (Coming Soon) for information about how to make the tools picture here.
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First, you need to create the texture that you are going to used to cover the blocks.
My blocks are 2.5" cubed. Therefore, each face needs to be 2.5" squared, and a cube has 6 faces. I used roughly a 1/4" bleed when designing my texture. I also included tabs so that all of the edges would be sealed.
Depending on how many blocks you are planning on making, buy wood that is bigger then your final size. I used 4"x4"x12 solid lumber. Any variety of wood will work, so buy whatever you prefer. I used douglas fir.
Build a texture that looks like the one in the picture. The example here is a grass block, you can see that the top of the texture is oriented to that all of the edges wrap. This will give you a nice clean edge on the top of your blocks.
My blocks are 2.5" cubed. Therefore, each face needs to be 2.5" squared, and a cube has 6 faces. I used roughly a 1/4" bleed when designing my texture. I also included tabs so that all of the edges would be sealed.
Depending on how many blocks you are planning on making, buy wood that is bigger then your final size. I used 4"x4"x12 solid lumber. Any variety of wood will work, so buy whatever you prefer. I used douglas fir.
Build a texture that looks like the one in the picture. The example here is a grass block, you can see that the top of the texture is oriented to that all of the edges wrap. This will give you a nice clean edge on the top of your blocks.
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One thing I have to point out: that would be "Voila!", not "Viola!". A "viola" is a musical instrument, "voila" is a french word meaning "there it is" (the expression you're probably trying to use).
...Sorry, but I get all OCD over spelling and grammar...
I actually did this on the generation 1 cube. (the generation 1 cubes were made of styrofoam instead of wood). The issue with white glue is that is got the paper all soggy. The modge podge also got it soggy. We had the best results with a product called Yes paste. It had the consistency of what would go in a glue stick but it was in a jar. The reason we changed to spray adhesive was time. It would take about 90 seconds to use any non spray adhesive. It would take about 10 seconds with the spray adhesive and you could spray multiple paper pattern at ounce. When you are making over 1000 cubes, anything that saves time is the best choice!