A box with a lid that slides in from the front between two pairs of rails, and a finger slot to pull it out. Ten parts from one sheet. The walls join with finger joints; the rails are glued inside the sides.
The editor
The Sliding Lid Box editor: settings on the left, the model updates as you change them.
All settings
- Material thickness - 3-6.5 mm
- Width - 40-600 mm
- Depth - 40-600 mm
- Height - 40-600 mm
- Finger density - 1-50
- Lid play - 0.1-1 mm
- Finger slot width - 0-80 mm
- Finger slot position - 0-100 %
- Lid pulled out - 0-100 %
Cutting and assembly
You get a ZIP with a DXF and an SVG. Engraving is black, inner cuts are blue, outlines red and part names green, so LightBurn imports them as separate layers in the right order. Sizes are net - set the kerf in your laser software, not here. Glue the box together first. Then glue the lower rails flush with the top of the front wall, and the upper rails flush with the top of the sides. Slide the lid back and forth before the glue sets.