In my computer integration class we were tasked with finding a box on boxes.py that we wished to build. Each person could only claim and create one box. I found myself in a dilemma when the desired boxes were already taken, prompting me to choose a different box that looked a little complicated. I opted to create a storage box with an opening mechanism, perfect for holding small items like small photos' or jewelry. Inspired by my love for various anime, I decided to personalize it with images from my favorite shows.

Supplies

11.8 x 11.8 piece of wood, Laser cutter machine, computer, human, Hammer. fs laser. box.io

Step 1: Boxes

First I had to go on Boxes.py to find a box. I choose to do a Flex Box2. The settings were x(inner width in mm) and y(inner depth in mm) and h(inner height in mm) all original being 100 mm, The radius(radius of the corners in mm) was 15 and the latch size(size of latch) was 8. The default setting stayed the same as I didn't have to make any adjustments. however if you wanted to make adjustments to it, the settings are thickness(thickness of the material in mm). Format(this is just the file type). Tabs (width of tabs holding the parts in place (in mm). Qr_code where you can (add a QR Code with link or command line to the generated output). Debug where you can (print surrounding boxes for some structures). Labels where you (label the parts). Reference which prints reference rectangle with given length (in mm)(zero to disable) originally it is at 100. Inner_corners (style for inner corners), originally at loop, which determines the top part of the box where it opens. When I pulled the structure in Fs Laser The original design of the box would not fit in a 11.8 X 11.8 piece of wood therefore a bit of adjustment was required, and I had to rearrange the components using "ungrouping" in fs laser and change some of the dimensions. The dimensions needed tweaking as the box exceeded the allotted space even after rearranging some the parts of the boxes to fit in within the 11.8 X 11.8 carboard . I had to reducing the x(width) and y(depth) dimensions, originally set at 100 mm , to 90mm, then i had to change the height to 95, this made the pieces fit in the 11.8 x 11.8 cardboard piece. When changing the dimensions you cant just change the X and not change the y and h because it would cause you box to look different and also not come out right. if you change the X and Y and H its like minimizing the whole structure to a small degree evenly.

Step 2: Images

With the structural aspects resolved, I turned my attention to selecting images that complemented the box's shape. For wider sections, I chose correspondingly wider images, ensuring a harmonious aesthetic. The images included anime characters like luffy, gon and itadori. the reason i choose these images was because it was something i thought looked good, you could choose any image you desire as long as it can fit within the peices.

Step 3: Final Step

The final step involved fine-tuning the settings on the laser cutter, mainly adjusting the power to prevent wood burning. I first has to change the settings of the cutting of the FlexBox2 pieces. The settings in the Vector Engraving Parameters was speed %(the Maximum Velocity that the gantry will travel along vectors paths ) which was 100%, power(how much power the laser beam outputs) which was 100%, current which was 100% and passes(number of passes) which was 1. I had to decrease the power from 100 to 65 for the boxes so that the laser wouldn't burn the wood. I then had to change the settings of the laser cutting of the images called raster properties : image . The settings were resolution (resolution of the image) at 250 x 250 dpi. Material (the material of the pieces like wood). Power% which is (the power used when cutting the designed images in the box) at 100%. Speed which is (maximum velocity of the laser while cutting the lines of the images). Blur (blur radius) which was at default of 7. Edge (edge enhancement threshold) which is originally at 0. Intensity correction which is originally at 0. Then the settings for tracing parameters. The threshold (threshold of pixels to include in the trace) is originally at 51. The smoothing (smoothing applied to the raster before the tracing) which is originally at 2. Ignore Area (suppress speckles of up to this many pixels) which is originally at 2. Corner threshold (how smooth the corners are of the images) originally at 75. Optimization tolerance (consecutive curve segments to be joined at the cost of accuracy ) originally at 20 and the area type is originally set at all. All of these images took 27min to complete in total which was under 30minutes. Upon completing these adjustments, assembly became a straightforward task, in which my teacher did it for me. the way he did it was using a hammer to gentle smack the pieces into place, If you messed up the dimensions you might have to use glue.