Customizable Photo Frame

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Made a bunch of large photo prints from my recent ski vacation last winter. For some reason, Fujifilm didn't offer standard sizes, and it proved impossible to find frames that were the correct size. What to do? The Customizable Photo Frame comes to the rescue! It consists of three parts: * The back of the frame, which has a "hanger", * The front of the frame (no hanger), and * Clips that keep the front/back together, with the photo sandwiched in between. The front and back are designed to be laser-cut in Plexiglass. Since the back of the frame doesn't need to be transparent, it can be made from a different material, such as Masonite. You'll need a 2D file, like an SVG, to laser-cut it. Either flatten the 3D STL file in your favorite CAD program or download the SCAD file and use the modules called BackOfFrame2D and FrontOfFrame2D (export as SVG). There's a drawing attached that illustrates the parameters you can tweak in the customizer. Frame width and height are pretty self-explanatory, but there's more to customize! The gap between the clips should be equal to the total thickness of both frames plus some tolerance. I used 6.2 mm for 3mm Plexiglass (that's 2 x 3.0 + 0.2). The peg depth should be less than the thickness of either frame. When using different materials for front and back, the clip should go shallower than the thinner of the two frames. I used 1.5 mm for the 3mm Plexiglass frames. You might also want to make the hanger sturdier if using Masonite for the back of the frame (increase hanger thickness). The big and small diameter of the hanger are intended to match the head and shank diameters of the nail. I had a blast making these frames, and I hope it's useful too.