How To Make Custom Laser Cut Boxes
In this video we show you how to add custom features to an existing Cuttle
template. You can add your own features to the Finger Joint Boxes Template
withouth loosing the ability to change the existing parameters, this is super
useful to make just the kind of box you need directly in the app.
Find this and other templates at https://cuttle.xyz/templates
Cuttle is a web-based design tool for laser cutting. https://cuttle.xyz
The video covers:
How to find Cuttle's templates
How to Remix an existing template
Modifying the box components to add labels, a tab, and a screw hole
The Cuttle techniques covered:
Using the pen tool
Boolean union
Changing Text properties
Contents
[00:00] - Intro
[00:50] - Getting to the Template
[01:06] - Making a copy
[01:30] - Changing the box dimensions
[02:38] - Adding a Text Label
[03:41] - Extending the back to make a tab
[04:34] - Joining the tab to the back
[05:17] - Exporting your project
[06:03] - Adjustments when changing parameters
[07:12] - Making the box
Supplies used
Boxes are made out of Glowforge's Light Maple Plywood
Used a plastic scraper blade to remove the protective sheet https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...