Hinge Box

Tips for the Hinge Box

Small things that make a living-hinge box come out right first time.

Measure your sheet with calipers and enter the real thickness before anything else.
Cut the bend test strip first, in the same sheet. If it cracks, use Auto-fit or the fixes in Bend Analysis.
Cut the green slots first, then the blue hinge, then the red outline (the SVG is already in that order).
Run the hinge layer a little faster or with less power than the outline to reduce charring.
Bend with the face veneer's grain running across the slits, and pre-flex the strip gently before assembly.
If the wall comes out a little long once bent, raise Stretch by 0.5 % at a time.
MDF is brittle: use the Relief pattern or a larger corner radius.