Toy Forklift Crate
Instruction
My son constantly imagines himself working on a construction site and operating diggers. He enjoys pretending and constructing his own creations with Lego, complementing his other toys. This project involves building a simple crate that can be used with a toy forklift. Of course, since we are laser engraving we will customize it!
There are many box generators online, but I have had a lot of success with boxes.py. This free site gives a lot of control over the design of your box and also have many templates to start with. Once you have everything set up, you simply download an SVG of the box design and then import that into XCS.
With the box SVG imported into XCS, I have found it easiest to go ahead and select all of the elements on the canvas. You can now set them to the appropriate cut settings for your laser. I am using a D1 with a 5W laser, so my settings are 100% power and 4mm/s for speed.
Be sure to set this appropriately for your laser.
Since we have the power to do so, we will customize our box with a name and some designs. I am just adding in Logan's name and a gear on one of the sides. You can do all sorts of customizations to make the box unique.
For each design set the engrave or score settings appropriately. I am using engrave . Again my laser's settings may not work for your set up, so you may need to adjust these.
Next, let's load up the laser with our design and cut it out. Be sure to follow all the safety guidelines for your laser and wear any necessary personal protective equipment when the laser is in operation.
With all the parts cut out, we can now assemble the box. I chose to simply glue it together with wood glue. Since it is such a small box, clamps are not necessary. You could optionally use rubber bands to help hold it together if needed.