Introduction: Indestructible Pic Album

Making a quality DIY custom photo album is a amusing and easy way to make a extraordinary keepsake for storing complete of your most memorable photos. I decided to make my photo album out of 1/8" aluminum so that it could withstand the test of time. This album particularly was an interlocking gift for my girlfriend Jenn. IT is filled with slews of purposeful (and utterly ridiculous) pictures from throughout our family relationship. I wanted to get to it unstylish of metal so that it would not only last a lifetime, but also represent the enormous heftiness of our love.

Step 1: Materials

Step 2: Mark and Drill

Align one side of the piano hinge duration-wise with one edge of the U-bracket and clamp information technology in situ.

Make 5 markings centered along the duration of the pianissimo assai hinge exploitation a punch.

Drill these markings with a #46 drilling bit.

Step 3: Tap

Thread each of the holes that you equitable trained in the U-bracket with a M2.5 strike.

Mistreat 4: Repeat

Repeat this process on the other side of the U-bracket using the former piano hinge.

Step 5: Recitation and Counterbore

Measure precisely 0.4" in from one of the long edges of the aluminium U-shape and so 2.35" in from each of the fleeting edges and constitute a mark at some overlap using a punch.

These are the only two holes that it is imperative to get exactly right, as they need to line up with the holes punched in the photo sheets. Given this, you may want to double check the coalition of the markings victimisation the actual sheet as a guide.

Once you are surely of the hole placement, drill each of the holes using a #7 drill second.

Countersink bit each hole to a depth of about 1/8" using a 1/2" finish mill at a low exercise accelerate.

If you don't ingest an end mill, or are not keen on slenderly misusing unitary for this purpose, you can choose to vamoose this part. It is not entirely necessary.

Step 6: Mark and Drill Again

Align the undrilled edge of to each one piano flexible joint with one of the 12" edges of the aluminum sheets, and clinch them conjointly.

Again, make five markings centered along the hinge and drill through both the hinge and the sheet with a #46 moment.

Repeat the process for the s flexible joint and aluminium sheet.

Step 7: Tap Again

Thread all of the new holes in both sheets using a M2.5 pin.

Footstep 8: Polish (optional)

For a much fattened look, round off upfield whol of the components to a overnice shine.

To learn about polishing aluminium, check out out the Finishing Lesson in the Metalworking Class.

Step 9: Assembled

Victimization M2.5 bolts, attach the forte-piano hinges to the U-bracket and the aluminum sheets victimization all of the holes that were drilled and rib.

Step 10: Insert Pages

Collect all of the pic record album pages and insert a binding post direct each of them.

Pass the binding posts through the appropriate holes in the U-channel. In one case through, meander on the otherwise half of the book binding post.

Step 11: Replete the Album

Fill the album with printouts of silly pictures you took using Instagram filters.

Or... I guess you could put in whatever you want.

Dance step 12: Nominate to Jenn

Finally, you should create a bunch of lenticular postcards and propose to Jenn, but not my Jenn. She already said yes to ME. Select a different Jenn.

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