Summary

Inspired by the beautiful 6 Packer by timogiles I designed this beer crate to be flattened on the way to the store. The slot-in design allows a tool-free assembly.

The build was done on a desktop cnc-machine from Stepcraft from 6.5 mm beech plywood using a spiral-toothed 1.2 mm flute.

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How I Designed This

            <p class="detail-caption"><strong>Working on an idea with pencil and paper works best in many cases.</strong></p>                <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/9b/4b/01/f0/f8/flatpack_beer-crate-2-CAD.jpg"></p>            <p class="detail-caption"><strong>When the dimensions were clear, I started the work on the CAD-file.</strong></p>                <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/41/65/3f/b2/a7/flatpack_beer-crate-3-Model.jpg"></p>            <p class="detail-caption"><strong>Using the CAD-drawing I build a 3D-model in SketchUp.</strong></p>                <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/6e/48/d6/f7/da/flatpack_beer-crate-4%2BRender.jpg"></p>            <p class="detail-caption"><strong>This rendering helped to examine the design.</strong></p>

Flat-pack Beer Crate cnc/laser

Flat-pack Beer Crate cnc/laser

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