Memo Dispenser for a magnetic Bulletboard cnc/laser

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As one of my very first projects using my CNC, I attempted a replacement for a DIY memo dispenser employing a dovetailed construction. It can hold up to four pens and an abundance of small slips of paper. The dispenser is engineered to be used on a bulletin board, so I embedded two neodymium magnets in the rear panel. Following a year of usage, I revisited it with a lower back (utilizing less material) and painted it black to minimize the visibility of pen marks and pencil scratches. This build was accomplished using a desktop CNC machine from Stepcraft on 4 mm poplar plywood, facilitated by a spiral-toothed 1.2 mm flute. I employed spray paint and sanded it. A laser cutter could be an excellent alternative tool to rebuild the design. In that scenario, the nesting could be even tighter. In my case, I optimized the layout for my machine's width of 30 cm. For more designs, visit https://www.zenziwerken.de/en/. How I Designed This Grounded in my rough sketches, I utilized Illustrator to draw the design. After three iterations, I arrived at a working design. With SketchUp, I validated my design.