![]() ![]() Additionally, we can insulate vent laminations with Class F varnish. Our process entails spot welding fingers on thicker gauge backup laminations, then deburring and sanding the spot weld points to ensure there are no rough surfaces or material that could pierce or damage the insulation of the main body laminations once they are stacked into the assembly. Spot Welded - We can use I-beam or solid bar, typically a cold roll steel or stainless steel per the customer specification. ![]() Laser Technologies has the capability to manufacture different styles of vent plates: The vent plate is a common component in the motor and generator industry. We concentrate on delivering high quality, cost effective manufacturing solutions, which includes vent plate, finger plate, and pressure plate assembly. Mostly due to my knife templates changing and adding new logos or elements as the designs evolve.As an ISO 9001:2008 Certified company, Laser Technologies delivers fully integrated turnkey manufacturing services to the motor and generator industry. Believe me, I’ve designed a few over the past few years before I was happy with the dimensions. So there you have it guys, an easy and quick way of designing a box for your knives. Roland has always given me great service and come through for me, even with little to no advanced notice from myself. I currently use EtchAfrica for all my non-steel laser cutting. This will fit one of my kitchen knives with enough space for packing material but tight enough that the knife isn’t floating and banging around in a box, potentially leading to damage or broken tips (quite common).Įxport this to a *.dxf file format and send it to your preferred laser cutter. Here is the final layout for the box that I send off for cutting. If your laser cutter needs it on another layer or another colour, you can do that too. I have the logo filled in blue just to have it stand out. Inkscape allows you to trace/convert an image directly to paths in a few simple clicks. After you install the extension, open Inkscape and navigate to: Extensions -> Laser Tools -> Tabbed Box MakerĪdding your logo and or other design elements is a nice touch that just elevates the plain box to something that is less likely to end up in the dustbin. Note that I used the Inside box dimensions so that I know my knives will fit inside the box. I went with the below settings and it worked pretty well for me. Your laser cutting will know their machine’s capabilities and can advise you on what works best. The good news is there is an Extension/Plugin that allows you to generate your box to the exact dimensions you need in 5 minutes flat. So with laser-cut boxes, there is a lot of lines and corners which need to fit together. So the ability to also use it to design laser cut boxes is a great added bonus. Inkscape is already, a popular design program that knifemakers use to design knives. While it is not difficult to design a simple box in CAD (or a knife, see my blog post on transferring designs into CAD), things can quickly become time-consuming when you start adding finger joints, internal dividers, or even folding lids. If the knife you make is amazing, and I’m sure it is, then the presentation should match or at least complement the knife.Īs kitchen knives are usually stored in a drawer, knife block, or rack in most kitchens, so the box is arguably for protection during transport. Knifemakers around the world have raised the bar to such a universally high level with their knives, that packaging and extra items like lanyards, beads, stickers, patches, etc have been used to compete for collectors’ money. The overall value for a customer is evermore about the “whole package”. I mean, we’re knifemakers after all and not box makers. ![]() Boxing and shipping your knives can be an afterthought to the whole knifemaking process. ![]()
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