Herb THE berT
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Tealight holder

Instruction
tealighholder.xcs
tealighholder
.xcs
Application scenario
Laser (180min)
Machine & module
xTool D1 Pro
20W
Compatibles · 9
Material used
3mm Basswood Plywood
535
2787
Information
      i made the design in illustrator
that was too complex for me with XCS and there i can handle the path tool even better
I am proud of the tealight holder
a lot of work but mostly joyful work
i made the lines as a guideline for the sticking

attention the holder is very deep and unsuitable for real tealights 
i made it so deep because i have tealights with a rechargeable battery that are this high
    
Instruction
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Step1: creating the sides
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in illustrator i created the shape with the path tool
it was important to me that the bottom is straight and everything is stable
furthermore i only made the highest side at first

then i made 2 notches on the sides for the round plates
the height was 3mm including the kerf i calculated

then i copied the page 19 times so that i had a total of 20 pieces

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Step2: cutting the lenght
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here i just drew a long line from the top left at the highest point of the first side to the far right on the last side as high as i wanted the smallest piece to be

i fixed the line so that it can no longer slip
then i pulled each piece down with the anchor points
sometimes i had to touch it up here because it was edgy
this process also took the longest but was also the most fun :)

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Step3: creating the circles
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first make a circle and then draw a line down the center of the circle 
mark the line and select the rotate tool
Ctrl-click and left-click in the middle of the circle
with the rotate window open, set the angle and click copy
then repeat the whole thing 19 times with ctrl d

copy the circle and make it bigger 
put a smaller circle in the center to cut out

i made the lines as a guideline for the sticking

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Step4: assembling
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Put everything together
the lines serve as guidelines 

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xTool Supplies Used in This Template
xTool D1 Pro
xTool D1 Pro
3mm Basswood Plywood
3mm Basswood Plywood