I forgot to take pictures of it but when I measured the kerf I got .00929in. I also measured the thickness of the wood and it was 0.4cm which is equivalent to 0.1575in. I put this into the website along with the dimensions I wanted: 4in x 4in x 4in, I then adjusted the width of the tabs to my liking. The output svg file looked like this!
I imported into Adobe Illustrator then I added text or figures to each side except for the bottom. I had my name on the top then I had the baker crest, a dog that looks kinda like my dog, a pile of books and the text “electrical engineering” as the sides. I then rasterized the photos, changed the width of the cut lines to .001 in, and printed!
I set the cut settings to: speed = 10; power = 100; frequency = 100.
I set the engrave settings to: speed 30; power 35.
Above is a photo during the engraving process! Afterwards I put the box together and VOILA!! It fit together perfectly.
Here are photos of my clean workspaces.
Cost Analysis
½ sheet of plywood = $4
2 hours for $15 per hour = $30
Use of laser printer = $50
Total: $84