Not all projects are created equal.
As I get familiar with tools in the shop and suppliers outside of ITP, I learned there are various options of resource and better tools to build a project. This week we need to make a enclosure, and there are imperfections I have been meaning to mend.
Even though it is intuitive and wise to make all projects presentable, given what was known and learned at week1, this flashlight project is painful to look at.
Some examples shared in class provide inspirations — the example of Laser Cut Panel on Open Box seems to have everything I need. Because I also have something extra from previous weeks , I decided to put them altogether and make a lighting piece, wether it be a lantern or wall decor, I want something simple and elegant.
For materials, I went to the Home Depot, the Container Store, and Paper Presentation on 18th street. The Home Depot has plenty of options, but most of them are for bigger projects. However, I did find many potentials at the Container Store, and this is what I picked up.
For aesthetic reason, it wouldn’t make sense to have the switch and the decoration pattern on the same surface, so I moved the switch to the back. Spade bit used to drill the back of the box.
All circuits will live inside of the box, and I will hide them by wrapping the panel with wrapping paper, topping with laser-cut pattern.
As a comparison, this is before at week1:
This is after at week4:
Nice work. Looks exactly like what you were explaining to mw the other day.
Why did you go with clear acrylic for the front panel? Why not the white?
What does it look like if the acrylic is behind the paper? Does it make an interesting shadow?
Is the front panel sitting in the box or is it friction fit? Is it glued?