This little Hot Wheels gift box taught me more basics about laser cutting and engraving. It also helped me learn a little more about Lightburn software. It also taught me that I need to slow down, measure twice and cut once. Something I still hear ringing in my ears form my high school shop teacher. It’s a simple design that fit’s a good share of Hot Wheel cars. I took a picture of it with my battle worn Pit Crew. You could easily make the design a little bigger to fit your needs or even double or triple it.
As mentioned above, this is a simple box but is just a little cooler for a gift box when you call it a Hot Wheels gift box! The bottom of the box is 1/8″ light ply with finger joints. I also added a 3/4″ hole to make it easy to slide the top off. The top is 1/8″ solid walnut. I prefer solid wood as it just look nicer than a plywood box. I burned in the Hot Wheels logo for my personal use. I wouldn’t include it in a file or for sale. I don’t want Barbie coming after me. The finish is a simple rust o leum clear coat semi gloss. Give it a couple of light coats and then sand with 320 before a final coat. It comes out so nice! I used a lens cleaner cloth to wrap the car in. Outside dimensions of the box are 3-3/4″ x 2″ by about 1-3/8″. Again as mentioned before get a cheap calipers to measure the thickness of the solid wood top, it will make your sanding much easier! If you want to contact me at jrk7841@msn.com, I can try to send you the Lightburn file, less the logo of coarse!
I use a Sculpfun 20 Watt with air assist. For me, the price point and power matched up nicely. I added a Creality cover and cutting platform. Calipers are a must. Amazon has a nice selection of 1/8″ lumber available as well. I like the Lightburn more and more as I use it but I know XTool has their own software that is getting good feedback as well.
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