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Acrylic Case for a Singapore Institute of Technology Project

A clear acrylic case with fan grilles for a Singapore Institute of Technology student, held together by 3D printed corner brackets and screws.

Client
Singapore Institute of Technology
What it is made of
Clear acrylic panels and white tough resin brackets
How it goes together
Screws into nuts held inside each bracket, no glue
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What we brought

  1. What we can do

    Every panel drawn to size first

    We drew each panel to size, fan grilles and cut-outs included, before any acrylic was cut.

  2. How we look after you

    Brackets instead of glue

    Printed brackets with captive nuts hold the 3 mm panels, so the case screws together and comes apart.

  3. What you get

    Clear on every side

    Clear acrylic all round shows what sits inside, with round grilles cut into the panels for fans.

The build

How we built it

5 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.

The brief

Step 1 of 5

Panels
3 mm clear acrylic
Brackets
3D printed in tough resin

At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we designed and built a clear case for a Singapore Institute of Technology student's "Pod" project. It called for fan openings and cut-outs in clear acrylic.

Design & prototyping

Step 2 of 5

We drew every panel to size and modelled both boxes in 3D. Printed brackets along each edge carry nuts, so the panels screw on and can come off again.

RenderThe tall box, brackets on every edge.
RenderThe wide box with its fan grilles.
DrawingThe lower body, dimensioned in five views.
DrawingEvery panel laid flat for cutting.

Production

Step 3 of 5

The corner and edge brackets were printed in tough resin, which holds a nut and takes a screw. The panels were laser cut from 3 mm clear acrylic, grilles and cut-outs included.

The printed brackets, ready for their nuts.

Build & assembly

Step 4 of 5

We pressed a nut into each bracket, peeled the protective paper off the panels and screwed the boxes together, edge by edge.

A nut pressed into each bracket.
Peeling the panels and screwing them together.

The final build

Step 5 of 5

Two clear boxes, square and rigid, with fan grilles cut into their sides and every panel held by a printed bracket. The panels unscrew if anything inside needs to change.

Around the finished tall box.

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