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Madboxx Designs 3D Printing, Laser Cutting/ Etching, CNC Carving, Vacuum Forming, and 3D functional parts design service.

Ahhhh, so close.Small adjustments to the distance between the holes and a reprint and it’ll be ready for showtime.
23/08/2026

Ahhhh, so close.
Small adjustments to the distance between the holes and a reprint and it’ll be ready for showtime.

I got some time today to finish up the Little Tikes Football toychest laces. In Fusion, using construction planes, revol...
10/08/2026

I got some time today to finish up the Little Tikes Football toychest laces. In Fusion, using construction planes, revolve, sketches, and lofts it's close to being ready to print. All it really needs now is some fillets on the sharp corners and some test prints to make sure everything is going to line up correctly.

Of course I'll post pics as I get it finished up and show off the finished product.

Getting closer on the football toychest. Working on other customer projects at the same time. But taking breaks here and...
07/06/2026

Getting closer on the football toychest. Working on other customer projects at the same time. But taking breaks here and there. It's coming together nicely.

It's the weekend and we never stop working. So.... today we're back working on the Little Tikes Footbal toy chest and th...
06/06/2026

It's the weekend and we never stop working. So.... today we're back working on the Little Tikes Footbal toy chest and the replacement laces.

To re-create the studs that mount the laces to the chest we measure the distance from stud to stud and of course to make things more challenging they decided that the distance from the outer edge to the stud on each side is the same, but the center post is not. Sometimes these kinds of things are done specifically to make things harder to copy/ replicate. But in this case I think it was done this way to accomodate the injection mold.

I could create a new center stud and drill a hole in the middle to attach it. But since these kind of things have nostalgic or collectable value we want to recreate the piece as best we can without modifying the original part.

The original piece used metal push clips to hold it on. For this replica we're going to make threaded studs so it can be attached and tightened with some screws. This will also allow the removal of the part later if something would be spilled on it, now it'll be removable for cleaning.

So, How do we go about re-creating the football laces?Step 1 3D scan it...Scans are very helpful but to be honest the su...
31/05/2026

So, How do we go about re-creating the football laces?

Step 1 3D scan it...
Scans are very helpful but to be honest the surface finish from a scan and being able to print a part directly from a scan without re-modeling some or all of it is difficult. For the best results it's better to re-model it. That way you can make ajustments as needed because modifying a mesh from a scan is not fun and you can run into issues.

Step 2
With the help of the scan and my modeling software I can tell that the curve is roughly 2 inches over a length of 6.5 inches with a total length of approx 13 inches. Creating 3 points on a plane I can re-create the curve. From there I can extrude the center mass of the laces that run along the toy chest. if you look at the images you'll see an indentation in the center laces. Using some digital calipers I can determine that the indentation is about 4mm wide and 2.5mm in depth. To Re-create the lace indentation we create an offset face using the curve in 2.5mm. Then measure the laces on the actual part and then on our extruded part to determine the center. From the center we symmetrically extrude that offset face 2mm. This creates the 4mm wide indentation at the center of the extruded width as shown.

Fresh drop off from the neighborhood. Can you re-make or repair the laces?.We sure can. Stay tuned.
31/05/2026

Fresh drop off from the neighborhood. Can you re-make or repair the laces?.

We sure can. Stay tuned.

Finally finished the Prusa XL enclosure. It printed so well I wasn’t really concerned with it at first. But a customer w...
30/05/2026

Finally finished the Prusa XL enclosure. It printed so well I wasn’t really concerned with it at first. But a customer with some higher temp needs was the deciding factor. Now both of the bigger printers are back up and running 😁

When your wife asks for a Mason jar lid organizer you have to step it up and make it a lazy susan too 😁
30/05/2026

When your wife asks for a Mason jar lid organizer you have to step it up and make it a lazy susan too 😁

I know I’ve been kind of a ghost for a while. I missed you guys and gals. Of course I never stop, I may get down on myse...
28/05/2026

I know I’ve been kind of a ghost for a while. I missed you guys and gals. Of course I never stop, I may get down on myself from time to time, but never quit.

Wrestled this monster on its side to fix corrupted Klipper Firmware 🙄. I should build my own so I can make the mainboard into a pull out drawer for service.

Hope you’re all doing well.

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