Box Project

Reflection

• 1. Design

Outline your design process

For my box project, I started out by creating the webpage for it. After that, I went to the online box maker website and made a small 2 by 4-inch box.

After creating the box I downloaded the case plans and opened them up in Inkscape. In Inkscape, I typed my name on one side of the box and put the universal symbol for USB on the front. I saved the file and I was done designing it. One mistake that I made was not making one of the part colors light enough for the laser cutter to distinguish it from the rest of the parts. I feel like the reason I was able to finish this project so fast was because I am familiar with Inkscape and it was quite easy to complete all of the tasks needed for this project.

• 1. Fabrication

The only tool I used for this project besides my computer was the laser cutter. The laser cutter is really great for cutting parts and designs out of wood that would normally be hard to hand make. During the cutting of the box, I set the speed on the laser too high twice and that slowed me down a little. I learned how fast to set the laser for future projects. I feel like I did great on this project and I am happy about how it turned out.