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Laser box printed hinges

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The request

I want to build a small tool box on my laser cutter from 3 mm birch plywood: finger joints at the corners, a flat lid, and two 3D-printed hinges whose tabs slot into the back panel and the lid so the lid swings open. Engrave TOOLS on the front. Outside size roughly 160 × 110 × 80 mm.

What the AI judge checks

  • An open box built from flat panels — a bottom and four walls — with a separate flat lid
  • The corners are finger-jointed: the fingers of adjoining panels interlock rather than overlapping or leaving gaps
  • Two hinges sit along the back edge, joining the lid to the back panel
  • The word TOOLS is engraved on the front panel and is legible
  • The lid is attached through the hinges rather than floating free of the box
  • No floating, detached or unexplained geometry

Measured checks

  • at least five sheet panels (gate)
  • sheet thickness bound to a control (gate)
  • a clearance control and no kerf control (gate)
  • the clearance control is one the kit's README lists
  • at least two printed parts (gate)
  • verify.ok from declared expectations (gate)
  • the cut & print kit builds (gate)
  • the kit carries print files for the hinges

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