# Building a box with hinged doors with the Door Box Generator

> a box with two doors that open from the middle, or a single lid that flips up

The hinges need no hardware. Each door turns on small pins cut from your sheet, so the pins are exactly as thick as your material.

If the doors turn stiffly, raise the **Hinge clearance** and cut the lid again.

## What you need

- 3 mm plywood or acrylic. Measure it with calipers.
- Wood glue, or acrylic cement for acrylic

## 1. Choose the opening



Under **Opening**, pick **Two doors** that open to the left and right, or a **Single lid** that flips up from the back.

## 2. Set the inside size



Under **Inside size**, enter the **Width**, **Depth** and **Height** you need below the lid.

## 3. Match your material



- Set **Material thickness** to what you measured. The hinge pins and their holes are sized from it.
- **Finger width** sets how many fingers each joint gets.
- **Hinge clearance** adds room around each hinge pin. Raise it if the lid turns stiffly.

## Laser cutting

### Cut and assemble



1. Download the **SVG** and cut every panel and pin.
2. Assemble the walls and the base.
3. Fit the doors on their pins before the glue sets, and check that they turn freely.
4. Glue the walls, keeping glue away from the pins.

## Make it yours

- Engrave a pattern across both doors so it lines up when they close.
- Cut the doors from a contrasting colour of acrylic.
- Try the **Inspirational Palette** under the preview to compare wood and colour combinations.

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