SI17 Box

Jian and Gersande ft. Chae

Research

https://de.makercase.com/#/basicbox

Format

Research: Size, Color, Material, Thickness, Throughness

Material Supplier STOUT
Size: 2030 x 1520 mm x 3mm (can be cut by provider)
Price between 49,10 € excl. BTW to 71,70 € excl. BTW per square meter

Mechanism

Glue

Chae and Jian tried this one, but its not strong enough and also you can see the crystals once its dry https://www.gerstaecker.nl/Ruderer-L530-kunststoflijm.html

Try the sample we got from STOUT

Recommendations
from Mitsas architecture friends: Weld-On 3 or Acrylic Cement<brW from Supis architecture friends: Plastic Cement Weld Glue Perspex Acrylic

Hobby Crafts DIY 250 ml Styrene ABS: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01I5ORS1Q/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_7BA6C6PPBH0P8W4HJ7SC?psc=1 or TENSOL 12 Acrylic Adhesive, 50ml Bottle/Perspex Bonding Glue Cement https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07G4Z1PFT/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_WDH4D6J2GEXCJH8Z7H7D

Tape

It can be any tape depending what we decide on the box obviously but I was looking for the funky option, as the Kraft tape and transparent tape are the easiest to find

Custom tape:

   https://www.rollentape.nl/product/bedrukte-papiertape/
   https://www.tapeprint.eu/tape-bestellen/166/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA64GRBhCZARIsAHOLriJQAbv2LN9F8y6HjD4JurQLbLpmLDfLkJg0s7ssPI2tLUtAN-JM0hoaAvzNEALw_wcB & https://www.tapeprint.eu/bedrukken/188/

https://packhelp.com/nl-nl/voorbedrukte-papieren-tape/ https://www.drukwerkdeal.nl/nl/producten/verpakkingen/bedrukte-tape?utm_term=tape%20met%20logo&utm_campaign=Verpakking+-+Bedrukte+tape&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=8059029082&hsa_cam=130384809&hsa_grp=23294404209&hsa_ad=375327035009&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-314944094135&hsa_kw=tape%20met%20logo&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQiA64GRBhCZARIsAHOLriLcpNVudx0z30Avz_JJdLDbX51Nb6WpP5YcpcxPAImFABYjeK_VNyEaAvwEEALw_wcB

4.https://www.amazon.com/Custom-Packing-Orange-Background-Standard/dp/B078T8VWV3?th=1

Lid

A lid could be a simple solution as it would hold it back together with no effort and be easy to put back on, maybe we could find an elegant way to do that (magnet?) without too much fuss, and avoiding a mushroom look (exuberant lid compare to the walls of the box). It be great if from the outside there is an ambiguity as to how to open the box.

Acrylic is not as versatile as cardboard and wood, as the cuts can only be made in straight angles, sanding is a very limited option. We could still look into wood-cuts to engineer a box and try to simplify the mechanism to suit the Acrylic.

A sliding system could be considered, but this would also imply the use of glue, which we find a bit sloppy.

Other kind of system without tape (or that could combine the tape and some more engineering)

Different, yet similar to your test

Website with a lot of Acrylic boxes example: https://www.sanait.com/product/acrylic-box/ More secret boxes: https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/wooden-secret-box/bn_7114597380

Features

2D/3D box

Box falls flat when opened but can be closed again.

As such the box also works as a play-mat, when opened the player(s) can use the 2D box as a play-mat to use the game(s) within the box. As soon as the box is closed it becomes a container again to contain and transport the game(s).