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[Laser cut and engrave] Coffee Pod Holder — Project made with xTool D1 Pro machine for Laser cut and engrave.

Coffee Pod Holder

Instruction

CoffeePodHolder

.xcs

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Application scenario

Laser

Machine & module

xTool D1 Pro

20W

Material used

5mm Birch Plywood

118

1647

Information

      How do you store your coffee Pods?  In the box they came in?  Don't want to spend $20 USD or more on a rack to hold them?  Here is your solution!  This coffee pod holder will display a dozen coffee pods at the ready to choose and make a cup of coffee using your Kurig pod coffee maker.

Instruction

Step1: Create Main board

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Open a new project in XCS (XTool Creative Space) by clicking on the folder icon on the top menu and clicking on NEW from the dropdown.
Select Insert → Rectangle from the left side menu
Draw a rectangle on the page and set the size of the box to 7"w x 12.5"h using the Size(in) boxes on the top menu. You will probably need to unlock the constrain proportions by clicking on the lock icon between the height and width boxes.
In the Object setting dialog box on the right hand side set the Processing type to Cut with the following settings: 100/6/2 (Power(%)/Speed(mm/s)/Pass)
These will be main board.

Step2: Add pod holes

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Select Insert → Circle from the left side menu.
Using the height and width boxes at the top set the size of the circle to 2" x 2".
Select the circle and click ctl-c and then ctl-v (cmd-c & cmd-v on a Mac) to copy the circle. With it still selected, using the height and width boxes on the top menu and set the size you the new circle to 1.75" x 1.75". You will now have 2 circles.
Select both circles by clicking on them while holding down the shift key and select Align → horizontal align center and then Align → distribute vertically from the top menu.
With both circles selected, click Group from the top menu.
With your newly created circle group selected (by clicking on it), Click the Array → grid array on the top menu and set X columns to 3 and Y rows to 4 and both the X spacing and Y spacing to .25 in and click the OK button.
Select the entire grid of circles by dragging around them with your mouse and click Group from the top menu.
Select both the board and the grid of circles (by clicking on both objects while holding down the shift key) and click Align → horizontal align center from the top menu.
Position the circle grid 1.75“ from the top and 2.213” from the bottom.
Select the Circle grid and click Group → ungroup from the top menu.
Select each of the outer circles (the 2" circles) by clicking on them while holding down the shift key and click Delete on your keyboard to get rid of the outer circle.
Click on each of the circles and click Group from the top menu to create the grid again.
With your circle grid selected, in the Object setting dialog box on the right hand side set the Processing type to Cut with the following settings: 100/6/2 (Power(%)/Speed(mm/s)/Pass).
You now have a board with a grid of 1.75" circles evenly spaced from left to right (horizontally).

Step3: Add base slot

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Select Insert → Rectangle from the left side menu
Draw a rectangle on the page and set the size of the box to 5"w x 0.2"h using the Size(in) boxes on the top menu. You will probably need to unlock the constrain proportions by clicking on the lock icon between the height and width boxes.
In the Object setting dialog box on the right hand side set the Processing type to Cut with the following settings: 100/6/2 (Power(%)/Speed(mm/s)/Pass).
Click on the rectangle you just created and your main board (by holding down your shift key and clicking on each) and click Align → horizontal align center from the top menu.
Position the slot 1.6" from the bottom of the main board.
These will be the slot you put the base through.

Step4: Create base

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Select Insert → Rectangle from the left side menu.
Draw a rectangle on the page and set the size of the box to 4.821"w x 3.885"h using the Size(in) boxes on the top menu. You will probably need to unlock the constrain proportions by clicking on the lock icon between the height and width boxes.
Draw a second rectangle on the page and set the size to 6.75"w x 0.25"h using the Size(in) boxes on the top menu. You will probably need to unlock the constrain proportions by clicking on the lock icon between the height and width boxes.
With the thinner rectangle selected set the Corner radius (in) to 0.1.
Move the thin rectangle and place on top of the larger rectangle overlapping by a tiny bit. Select both rectangles by holding down the shift key and click Align → horizontal align center from the top menu.
With both rectangles still selected click Combine → unite from the top menu.
with your base stand selected, in the Object setting dialog box on the right hand side set the Processing type to Cut with the following settings: 100/6/2 (Power(%)/Speed(mm/s)/Pass).
This will be the base that you put through the slot you created on the main board.

Step5: Add Embellishments

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Click Image from the left nav menu and locate where you saved the CoffeeTitle.svg file you saved from this tutorial.
Drag your mouse around the entire image and click Group from the top nav menu.
Decrease the size of CoffeeTitle.svg to 5.043"w x 1.984"h.
Click Outline from the top nav menu and set the offset to 0.25". Click the OK button.
Select the outline you just created but NOT the image and move it so that the top of it overlaps the top of your main board. Select both the outline and the main board and click Combine → unite from the top menu.
Now position the image inside so that about .25" from the top following the contours.
Select the image and in the Object setting dialog box on the right hand side set the Processing type to Engrave with the following settings: 40/100/1(Power(%)/Speed(mm/s)/Pass).
Click Image from the left nav menu and locate where you saved the LoveIsCoffee.svg file you saved from this tutorial.
Decrease the size of the image to 2.354"w x 2.843"h
Click on both the stand you created in step 4 and the LoveIsCoffee image and click Align → horizontal align center and then Align → distribute vertically from the top menu.

Step6: Cut, decorate and assemble

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Load your file onto the xTool machine. Double check the settings and make sure to frame it so that the crosshairs line up with the top left of your wood. Click Process and then Start in your software and then press the start button on your machine.
With both the base and the stand created feel free to stain or paint to your liking. I have left mine natural but I may go back and use a simple light stain and sealer (all in one) and let dry. You could also paint it to match your kitchen decore.
Slip the stand through the slot at the bottom of the base so the longer side is behind the decorate board and is held in place with a ¼" tab in the front. Make sure your Love is Brewing engraved image is facing up.
Fill with pods.

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