For some reason flat pack box templates are interesting to me. How people can unwrap a three dimensional object into two dimensions or vice versa impresses me.
This was my first attempt and seeing how it would unravel to create such a template using GlowForge. I found a picture of a box package online, traced it out in Inkscape with cut and score lines. I used cardstock and spray-glued some decorative paper to it before cutting. You could print out pattern first negating use for decorative paper.
Overall I’m satisfied with an 7 of 10. -1 for Inkscape tracing skills (just good enough), -1 for visible scorch marks (mmmhhmmm burnt paper smell), -1 for paper delaminating from cardstock.
On my Glowforge Pro I use 500/10 for cut/scoring and 500 /Full Power for cutting. I also score first, then cut in order of operations.
I tape the cardstock/paper to the crumb tray using blue painters tape and hope for the best.
Obviously this isn’t the first, lot’s of good resources in this post: Cardstock Box patterns
Nice share! Great for gifts. The first time I tried this it didn’t work. I used PG Thick Cherry Ply. Not sure what happened. Maybe post this is Problems and Support.
