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Flex box with round corners

Flex box: a box with round corners, its four sides one strip of plywood bent by living hinges. The bottom's tabs lock into slots along the strip, and the lid sits on top, kept in place by an insert glued under it. Bend the strip slowly; warm, slightly damp plywood bends best.

Download size: 366.3 × 146.3 mm. 4 parts on 1 sheet.

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// Flex box: a box with round corners, its four sides one strip of
// plywood bent by living hinges. The bottom's tabs lock into slots along
// the strip, and the lid sits on top, kept in place by an insert glued
// under it. Bend the strip slowly; warm, slightly damp plywood bends best.
 
use <kerf/hinge>
 
/* [Box] */
// Outside width
width = 120; // [70:5:250]
// Outside depth
depth = 80; // [70:5:250]
// Outside height, lid included
height = 60; // [30:5:150]
// Outside corner radius
radius = 18; // [10:1:35]
// With a lid, or an open tray
lid = true;
 
/* [Material] */
// Sheet thickness; living hinges suit 3 mm plywood or thinner
$thickness = 3; // [1.5:0.5:4]
// Beam width
$kerf = 0.15; // [0:0.01:0.3]
// Distance between the hinge cuts: closer bends easier
spacing = 1.5; // [1:0.25:3]
 
/* [Hidden] */
$material = "plywood";
$fn = 64;
 
flex_box([width, depth, height], r = radius, lid = lid, spacing = spacing);