Week 3: Computer-controlled cutting

This work was done after final project presentation

I used Inkscape to make a tight tabbed box to protect my Gestalt Node and its cables. Making it really tight is crucial because the plan is to use an epoxy resin to glue the cables and make the whole thing robust.

I installed an extension for Inkscape called Box Maker from Paul Hutchinson. It is written in .inx (XML that defines the GUI), and python. It is therefore quite understandable.

It has many fancy options:

  • fully closed box, or opened.
  • includes inside separators.
  • holes for a rail fixture.
  • tuning the layout on the page

    But that is not the point that made me choose it. The important options are:
  • material thickness
  • tuning the kerf
  • joint clearance

    Here is the result:

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