Ultimate Guide to Laser Cut Boxes

This video was our contribution to Laser Craft Fest in 2023, but we felt it had enough useful information about making boxes to share it more widely. The video is a comprehensive guide about making laser-cut boxes, where we aim to demystify some terminology and provide many useful tips. Making boxes is super useful and fun, and it can be done by both beginners and seasoned pros.

In the video we cover:
The best materials to use
What are finger joints
What is kerf
How to use calipers to measure your material thickness
How to assemble the boxes with and without glue

Open Box with Finger Joints Template https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Open-Box-w...
Find more templates at https://cuttle.xyz/templates

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Materials and Supplies (contains affiliate links)
1/8" Maple Veneer Plywood https://craftcloset.com/collections/w...
Lime Masking Tape https://craftcloset.com/products/lime...
General Purpose Glue https://amzn.to/3WO8bl3
Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint Set, 6 x 22ml https://amzn.to/46gBMrA
Montana Acrylic Paint Marker https://amzn.to/3Ncmxrd
Craft Smart Acrylic Paint https://amzn.to/3Xo47Z7
Porcelain Paint Palette https://amzn.to/3Ptq8Ur
Plastic Scraper https://amzn.to/41OrH2Z
Small Spring Clamps https://amzn.to/3NBuWWV

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Contents
[00:00] - Intro
[02:09] - Materials
[02:53] - Finding the Template
[03:48] - Modifying the Template options
[04:24] - Width, Depth and Height
[06:11] - Material Thickness and Finger Joints
[07:35] - Measuring Material Thickness
[08:25] - What is "Kerf Compensation"
[11:37] - Tab Width
[12:25] - Downloading the file
[12:49] - Setting up the cut on the Glowforge
[14:18] - Press fit assembly (no glue)
[14:53] - Assembly with glue
[15:48] - Outro and other box templates to explore

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