{"id":49034,"date":"2015-09-18T10:45:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T17:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?p=49034"},"modified":"2018-03-19T03:55:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T10:55:08","slug":"elliptical-laser-cut-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/how-to-make\/elliptical-laser-cut-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Elliptical Laser Cut Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using Inkscape plugins to round out those boxed corners\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"laser-cut-elliptical-box\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We all agree that laser cut boxes<\/a> are handy to use as enclosures for DIY electronic projects and for storing little keepsakes. Adding your own personal touch gets a whole lot more interesting when you can break away from the traditional\u00a0rectilinear\u00a0form to create elliptical<\/em>\u00a0laser cut boxes.<\/p>\n

Once again, the magic happens thanks to some clever programming in the form of a freely available\u00a0Inkscape plugin.<\/a>\u00a0Instructables user Bas van der Peet has compiled an extensive guide<\/a> to using this plugin, with a number of fun examples of what you can achieve when you round off a few corners here and there.<\/p>\n

\"laser-cut-elliptical-box-dino\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If breaking out of the box sounds like fun to you, head over to Instructables and follow Bas’ guide, then let us know how you go with the plugin in the comments below.<\/p>\n

\n

Your Guide To Making Electronics Project Boxes<\/h2>\n

Here’s the everything you need to know guide to making electronics project boxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See the ultimate guide here<\/a><\/div>\n

Make your elliptical laser cut boxes using the Ponoko Personal Factory.<\/a><\/p>\n

Elliptical Box Maker<\/a> via Instructables<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Using Inkscape plugins to round out those boxed corners\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

We all agree that laser cut boxes are handy to use as enclosures for DIY electronic projects and for storing little keepsakes. Adding your own personal touch gets a whole lot more interesting when you can break away from the traditional\u00a0rectilinear\u00a0form to create elliptical<\/em>\u00a0laser cut boxes.<\/p>\n

Once again, the magic happens thanks to some clever programming in the form of a freely available\u00a0Inkscape plugin.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,5854],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to-make","category-materials"],"yoast_head":"\nElliptical Laser Cut Boxes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/how-to-make\/elliptical-laser-cut-boxes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elliptical Laser Cut Boxes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Using Inkscape plugins to round out those boxed corners\u00a0 We all agree that laser cut boxes are handy to use as enclosures for DIY electronic projects and for storing little keepsakes. 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