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Finger-jointed flat-pack boxes, trays and dividers.
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A box that goes together without glue is a tolerance problem, not a drawing problem. These flat-pack files are parametric on material thickness: the finger joints are cut for the thickness listed on each design, with a 0.12 mm clearance per side for plywood and 0.05 mm for acrylic.
If your sheet measures 2.8 mm rather than the nominal 3 mm, scale the slot width only — never the whole panel — or the joints will rattle. A pair of callipers and one test comb saves an entire sheet of scrap.
Panels are nested for a 300 × 400 mm bed with 4 mm spacing. Rearrange freely; nothing in these layouts depends on cutting order except the small internal drop-outs, which are always cut first.
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Boxes & Organizers — questions we get
2 answers01My joints are too tight. What should I change?
Measure the actual sheet thickness, then widen the slots by the difference plus 0.1 mm. Plywood compresses; acrylic does not. Do not sand the fingers — you will round the visible edge and the box will look handmade in the wrong way.
02Do the boxes need glue?
The press-fit variants hold together dry and can be knocked apart for flat storage. Add a dot of PVA on the two hidden faces if the box will be handled daily.