Wooden Useless Box Laser Cut

by Vct2312 in Circuits > Electronics

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Wooden Useless Box Laser Cut

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I made a useless box out of laser cut basswood, a few electronics and some glue. The box turns itself off when you turn it on making it useless

Supplies

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These are all the electronics needed (click on the image to see all)

Laser Cutting

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Laser cut the useless box using 3mm Basswood (or 3d print it)

Solder and Wire All You Electronics

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Following the Schematic(click the image), wire all of your components and solder them, make sure not to tangle anything

Assemble Your Box PARTIALLY

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Assemble your box halfway so that we can still put in electronics easily. Click the image so see the 3d model better

Fully Assemble

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Screw in your momentary switch and then build the rest of the useless box around it. Make sure no wires are caught on the rotating arm. Make sure you mounted your toggle switch correctly, otherwise your box wont be able to turn it off.

Test and Enjoy

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Flick the top lever and see the arm push it back. It may not be strong on the first few tries (you should try positioning it so that the arm hits the top of the switch) Adjust your battery strength but eventually it should look like this