The Light BOX flow diagram

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• THE IRIS MECHANISM

• Prepare the Iris Mechanism cut files using the plan 

• Are the cut files prepared?

• turn on the laser-cutter and wait for the red light (which tells you when the laser is ready) to turn off. Meanwhile focus the laser with the autofocus function.

• has the red light turned off and have you finished autofocussing

• Cut out the layout on the 3mm MDF

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• are the pieces cut?

• put the rings together and feed rivets through

• are the rings in place?

• next place the supports through and then the petals on the end of those.

• have supports and petals been placed

• put the top layer to put the petals in place

•   has the top layer been put in place?

• set the Iris aside until in use...

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• THE PHOTO FRAME CORNERS

• Prepare the cut files on 2d design.

• are the cut files ready?

• Get the laser cutter ready and auto focussed and cut out the file.

• are the pieces cut?

• Stick together the pieces using Titbond wood glue.

• Are the pieces all glued together to make 4 different corners.

• Set the pieces aside to use in assembly...

• CALENDAR HOLDER AND DATES

• ​​​​​​Cut out the Calendar holder on beech pieces

• Are the Beech pieces cut?

• Glue the pieces with Titebond and leave to one side to dry.

• Cut out Mahogany pieces using the calendar figure scale drawing

• ​​​​​​Are the Mahogany pieces cut?

• Set the laser cutter to engrave and engrave the days and months onto separate mahogany pieces

• Have the figures been engraved?

• ​​​​​​Get a light wood filler like beech or pine and fill in the engraved area. And when it's dry sand off the excess to leave a lovely printed date on the piece.

• Have the figures been sanded and finished off?

• Set the figures aside and then pull our the beech pieces that should have dried and then stain them using the wood stains. (medium oak and them let them dry)

• MINI DRAWERS 

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• Mark out the sizes of the drawers on pieces of oak. 

• have the pieces been marked out?

• laser cut the pieces of acrylic for the drawer to slide easily on. 

• have the acryllic pieces been laser cut?

• Cut out the pieces of oak that have been marked out.

• have the pieces been cut out?

• cut angled corners using a sliding bevel tri-square. and cut them using a tenon saw.

• have the corners been cut?

• cut small splints to fill the gap and then apply some titebond which should fix the splint in place.

• has the titebond wood glue been added to the splint in the gap??

• wait for the glue to dry

• has the glue dried?

• sand off / cut off the excess splint to finish offwith a clean joint.

• has the sides been sanded off smooth?

• MINI DRAWER RAILS

• prepare to laser cut the acrylic sides for the mini drawers to slide easily upon.

• Is the file ready to be cut?

• attach the acrylic sides together to make an open box. The open end is where the drawer slides in and out of. .

• BACK LOCKED CABINET

• Using the orthographic drawing, mark out the sizes for the huge back cabinet

• Are the pieces all marked out? 

• Cut out the pieces on pine except the front of the drawer as this is the visible side.

• have the pieces been cut out? 

• glue the pine pieces together using titebond and it should form an open box.

• you can now put them aside

• have the pieces glued together. 

• Leave all pieces to one side until assembly.

• THE IRIS MECHANISM

• THE PHOTO FRAME CORNERS

• CALENDAR HOLDER AND DATES

• MINI DRAWERS 

• MINI DRAWER RAILS

• BACK LOCKED CABINET

• FROSTED ACRYLIC LIGHT COVERS

• ​​​​mark out 200mm by 200mm pieces of acrylic on 2d design

• are the pieces all marked out? 

• Get the laser cutter ready and auto focussed and cut out the file.

• are the pieces cut?

• Set the pieces aside to use in assembly...

• FROSTED ACRYLIC LIGHT COVERS

• ASSEMBLY

• Get the Oak veneered MDF and cut it into 3 pieces of size 250mm x 500mm

• has the iris  and calendar been glued on? 

• Have the mitre splint joints been made?

• are the pieces cut out? 

• Has the front panel been screwed on. 

• Are the photo frame corners glued on?

• Has the front panel pieces been cut?

• Has the hole for the iris been cut? 

• Cut out the mini pieces used to make the front panel

• laser cut the front drawer frame on acrylic and screw on with 4 M4/M5 countersunk screws.

• Cut a Hole out of the left side midway through the top square for the Iris to glue on.

• Glue on the Iris mechanism and the calendar holder frame using titebond and the orthographic drawing

• Make Mitre splint joints just like the ones on the mini drawer

• look at the right side of the light. Glue on the photo frame corners using the orthographic drawing and titbond

• Stick the frosted acrylic onto the back of the square holes using 2 part epoxy

• Insert the drawers and attach hinges to the back 'cabinet'

• Are the panels placed on?

• Has the frosted acrylic squares been glued on?​​​

• Are the drawers in place as well as the hinges for the back cabinet 

• Place the top and bottom pieces of the drawer to end off.

• Glue on an aluminium sheet with a hole just big enough to fit the bulb holder where the orthographic drawing tells you to glue it

• Has the aluminium sheet been placed?

• FINISHED LIGHT BOX

• Glue together the front frame pieces using titebond.

• Has the front panel finished gluing and dried?

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