Boxes - SideDoorHousing

Settings for Finger Joints

angle
style		style of the fingers
surroundingspaces		space at the start and end in multiple of normal spaces
bottom_lip		height of the bottom lips sticking out (multiples of thickness) FingerHoleEdge only!
edge_width		space below holes of FingerHoleEdge (multiples of thickness)
extra_length		extra material to grind away burn marks (multiples of thickness)
finger		width of the fingers (multiples of thickness)
play		extra space to allow finger move in and out (multiples of thickness)
space		space between fingers (multiples of thickness)
width		width of finger holes (multiples of thickness)

Settings for Stackable Edges

angle		inside angle of the feet
bottom_stabilizers		height of strips to be glued to the inside of bottom edges (multiples of thickness)
height		height of the feet (multiples of thickness)
holedistance		distance from finger holes to bottom edge (multiples of thickness)
width		width of the feet (multiples of thickness)

SideDoorHousing Settings

x		inner width in mm
y		inner depth in mm
h		inner height in mm
bottom_edge		edge type for bottom edge
double_door		allow removing the backwall, too

Default Settings

thickness		thickness of the material (in mm) 🛈
format		format of resulting file 🛈
tabs		width of tabs holding the parts in place (in mm)(not supported everywhere) 🛈
debug		print surrounding boxes for some structures 🛈
labels		label the parts (where available)
reference		print reference rectangle with given length (in mm)(zero to disable) 🛈
inner_corners		style for inner corners 🛈
burn		burn correction (in mm)(bigger values for tighter fit) 🛈

This box is designed as a housing for electronic projects. It has hatches that can be re-opened with simple tools. It intentionally cannot be opened with bare hands - if build with thin enough material. The hatches are at the x sides.

Assembly instructions

The main body is easy to assemble by starting with the floor and then adding the four walls and the top piece.

For the removable walls you need to add the lips and latches. The U-shaped clamps holding the latches in place need to be clued in place without also gluing the latches themselves. Make sure the springs on the latches point inwards and the angled ends point to the side walls as shown here (showing a different box type):

Wall details

Re-Opening

The latches lock in place when closed. To open them they need to be pressed in and can then be moved aside.

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