The LazyMans Box

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This is a modular system designed to make building a box, suitcase, or chest incredibly easy. Simply print four corners and twelve sides to create a frame. Then, insert panels into it to form a box. These panels can be crafted from any material you desire. Once assembled, the box becomes incredibly strong when glued together. In one of my photos, I used acrylic panels to build a transparent box as protection for a Buddha statue. I didn't glue this box because I wanted to be able to remove the statue easily. The size of the box is determined by the length of the "sides". The idea behind this system is that the sides are scaled in length using slicer software to the exact size you need. This allows for any dimension to be possible. There are two different sized "sides". One is 100% size, which fits 2mm panels, while the other is 4mm. In the case of the Buddha statue box, I used the 4mm side and corner pieces and scaled them in all three dimensions to 50%. This made the slot in the side 2mm again, allowing me to fit a 2mm acrylic plate. If you want to create a lid for your box, hinges are required. For this, you can use "LID corner," "LID corner hinge," and "LID side" pieces. These parts enable you to build a lid with integrated hinges (and with the use of two M3x30mm bolts and nuts). On the photos, there's an example of a box with 4mm plywood sides, one with 2mm acrylic sides, and another with both 2mm acrylic and 2mm metal sides. The top of the last one is made of 1mm aluminum, resulting in too much play. To compensate for this, I used the optional shim. The screenshot should give you a better understanding of how all the parts fit together. Additionally, there's a lock to secure the lid in place. It consists of four printed pieces, one M4x45mm bolt, and one M4 nut. On the examples shown on the photos, the assembled lock is mounted to the box using M4x10mm bolts and nuts. Extra hinges are also included to strengthen the hinge part of the box. A handle is available to make carrying your box around easier. This handle consists of three printed pieces, two M3x20mm bolts, and two M3 nuts. Another optional piece is "LID open holder.stl." This can be used to hold the lid of the box in an open position. It has three pivot points but prints as one solid object. When printed, these pivot points should be able to move freely. In these examples, black PLA was used, printed at 0.2mm resolution with a 0.4mm nozzle. If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!