I’ve said this before, but I love the fact that, because I have a Glowforge, I can just quickly make something useful (and professional looking to boot).
I bought a new multimeter but came in that, impossible to open, and can’t be saved, clamshell plastic package. So now I have a nice new meter and probe wires but no good way to store it. Glowforge to the rescue! With Inkscape, Laser and a few woodworking tools I have a nice box to keep everything together.
I was on the fence about engraving anything on the cover but a quick google search of the brand brought up a nice image of their logo, so why not?
Oh, and there is one more new thing in my shop. Our company installed a new surgery light for a local veterinarian, and can you believe they just wanted to throw away the old fixture? Well I couldn’t let that happen.
The box is good too, of course. You use a generator to make it or just hardstyle by hand?
What is the method for the lid slot? Hard to tell, maybe just butt-joint glued on top? I’ve never really liked any of the methods I’ve tried, including a cut slot and layering.
I used the box generator in the Inkscape extensions to make the box, but that generator doesn’t make dividers, so I copied one of the sides, cut it down and modified the slots to match.
I like TabbedBoxMaker but I couldn’t get it to work with the latest version of Inscape.
I just cut a slot the thickness of the cover with my table saw for a simple sliding cover. If you have a table saw it the easiest solution. I do wish I planned the topmost tabs better for the cover. They are not the most elegant, but I figured it’s just tool storage. Also, I cut the top too short so instead of making a new one (I would have had to resaw more material out of the rough lumber). I just glued a short piece at the top of the slot. Again just tool storage.
Yes, I wouldn’t want to laser without them now that I have them. I have a Laguna Bandsaw and a SuperMax Drum Sander. I bought them both after I got the Glowforge. I had an old Craftsman Bandsaw but it wouldn’t resaw so I upgraded the bandsaw and then of course a drum sander followed pretty quickly (like right away). Now I make my own material nearly every time I build something.
Besides those two tools, I have a pretty complete woodshop that I’ve collected over the years (i.e. Table saw, Miter Saw, Drill press, Lathe, Belt sander, Jointer…)
The box turned out fantastic, and what a score on getting that light! Jealousy rears its ugly head!
Last year we bought my husband a Laguna Bandsaw. He does have a table saw, miter saw, drill press, jointer, belt sander, but no drum sander, although he has several other types besides the standard belt. I hadn’t thought about having him make me some woods. I do have some nice hardwood from a manufacturing plant in town that they gave me for free, most of which is in fairly large blocks, but also several “slats” that are 1/4". Hmmm…
That box is gorgeous - it looks like what you’d get if you were buying the special 20th anniversary version of the multimeter
Add me to the jealous of your light grouping too I haven’t set it up yet, but I have a ridiculously bright LED (like 200W) light that had been installed in my kitchen but we switched that out for some more normally bright lights. I can’t wait to get it up there!
when i moved into this house, my (not particularly nicely) finished cape cod attic had a double fluorescent tube light fixture (36" tubes) on one end, which is where my office is now. and i put two wonderful daylight tubes in it, which is wonderful for working. and between that, two skylights, a ring light, and a window, i can get it pretty bright in here.
but sometimes you just need a very direct task light for detail work. and that medical light is killer.
I haven’t set it up yet, but I have a ridiculously bright LED (like 200W) light that had been installed in my kitchen but we switched that out for some more normally bright lights. I can’t wait to get it up there!
