In order to see how accurately my packaging net was (and to try the box before printing properly), Alex and I got the box laser cut.
The cardboard in the laser cutter:
We set up the edges to be cut, and the folds to be kiss cut. This is so it will be easily seen for us to score.
We added circles to the areas corners of the box, to be cut out. This is just on tissue paper, and so we can elevate the sheet on pins. The holes in the tissue paper will show us where to place the pins. The point of the pins is to stop the laser bouncing off the bottom bed, and burning the edges. This way of cutting will allow a cleaner edge.
The pins dropped into place.
The result:
The folding mechanism struggled to work on the front of the box (as you can see below). You can see that I intend on making a few modifications to the box, to make this fold work easier.
