In today’s project, we’re making a simple heart-shaped lidded box. This one is super easy doesn’t use much material, and filled with the right stuff, will score you major points with that special someone.
The main goal of this video, though, is to demonstrate a good method for making lidded boxes of any kind. So whether it’s for Valentine’s Day or Festivus, this is a great way to present a gift!
There’s an optional part to this project. Morgan incorporated a custom music box mechanism into his box. The supplier offers the same mechanism with thousands of other songs to choose from so, if you’re interested in taking that extra step, check out Custom Music Boxes Online Store - Miium®
Have a great holiday, we’ll see you on the next one!
If you have Vcarve PRO v12, you can download Morgan’s zip file. If you have an older version, you will have to follow Morgan’s instructions from the video.
Here is a Vcarve 11.5 box you could use as a starting point. HeartBox4.crv (3.6 MB)
I also have it as an Aspire 11.5 format as well. HeartBox4.crv3d (3.6 MB)
The dash lines are just guidelines I used to position the model on the material. I wanted to keep a solid material frame to keep everything together during milling. The guidelines are inset 0.3 inches from the edge of the material. This allows the 0.25 end mill to cut the profile of the box without cutting the material edge. I did this because my preferred clamping method is from the sides of the material.
