Layered Altoids Tin Artwork

skeplin · February 7, 2018, 9:27pm

As a card carrying pack-rat, I find it hard to throw away useful items like Altoids tins. Today’s Glowforge experiment was with multi-layered hardboard artwork.

jordanloshinsky · February 7, 2018, 9:29pm

Awesome! Does it spin?

skeplin · February 7, 2018, 9:30pm

Alas, the gears are only decorative. Perhaps version five will have working gears!

karzdan · February 7, 2018, 9:59pm

Very interesting idea for a frame. I like it. Do you have the SVG of the Altoid tin outline?

cynd11 · February 7, 2018, 10:11pm

This is plain awesome. I want one!

skeplin · February 7, 2018, 10:33pm

Here’s what I used. It’s not perfect but will fit snugly inside of the tin.

Hmm. How do you upload SVGs?

skeplin · February 7, 2018, 10:34pm

Thanks – I have more ideas so stay tuned!

karzdan · February 7, 2018, 10:35pm

Sometimes you have to specify the image’s (SVG is an image) size when you upload it. You’ll see a #x# in the uploaded line. Just increase it before saving your reply.

altoids_tin

I was able to find it in your post. Here it is with a size of 150x200 instead of the 3x4 the site used.

skeplin · February 7, 2018, 11:03pm

Thanks for the tip!

anticzcom · February 8, 2018, 1:17am

Very cool project! Add a small motor, a couple LEDs and a switch to activate when opened and you’ll be internet famous.

tactic9 · February 8, 2018, 1:34am

pocket steampunk love it!

curtpruden · February 8, 2018, 1:38am

very cool! How many layers of draftboard fit in an Altoids tin?

skeplin · February 8, 2018, 2:22am

Five layers. Now how many layers of cardstock?

rpratt · February 8, 2018, 4:19am

That is freaking amazing! That’s the creativity that is not in my brain.

johnbrooker · February 8, 2018, 9:38am

How soon do we see an ‘Antikythera’ in a tin ?

jws · February 8, 2018, 3:44pm

One of my favorite creations so far. I love watches, and the gears are reminiscent of a fine timepiece mechanism. Great job, and super creative thinking.

bruceaulrich · February 8, 2018, 3:44pm

I love this. It is just so neat to be able to stack something so intricate inside a small tin.

skeplin · February 8, 2018, 10:28pm

Thanks – I’m amazed that you can cut something so intricate with this machine!

karzdan · February 9, 2018, 1:55am

Thank @skeplin for the idea. I just had to do “my own take” on this idea.

Here is a relief map of my neighborhood. 12 layers of card stock (Elevation changes represented are not that large, maybe 10’ at best, so I need a thin material.) layered inside an old phone case.

This was just a test. Good thing, as I’m not keen on the etching of the card stock. So I think I’ll go with veneer instead.

skeplin · February 9, 2018, 11:02am

That looks great! What settings did you use to cut the card stock without scorching?