Fantasy Chest

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In stories, games, and movies, we often see chests that are described to be filled with treasure. So I came up with a way to have your own chest filled with treasure.

Downloads

Yizhi C. chestbox (2).stl

Supplies

To start, you'll need a Tinkercad account as well as a device to use TInkercad on.

above is a list of the shapes you'll need to complete this project

Step 1

enlarge the rectangle till you have your desired size, then place the hole right into the center of the rectangle, making sure to not completely touch the sides or the bottom.

Step 2

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Next, stretch two more rectangles to be long and thin, then connect them to the sides of the box like so.

Step 3

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Adjust a cylinder to a short and small size, then attach it to the protruding sides that's been added in step 2.

Step Four

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Attach the connector socket hole to the front of the box like this. Making sure that the socket is in the front wall of the box and not floating in front.

Step 5

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Group the box together like so.

Step 6

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Stretch two triangles and rectangle to fit the top of your box, then put them together with the rectangle in the middle and the two triangles on the side. Make sure there are no spaces between the three shapes, this will be the base shape for the top of the box.

Step 7

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Attach a rectangle hole to the rectangle shape, then using the duplicate tool, duplicate the two triangles you have on each side of the rectangle and make them into holes by clicking the hole bottom that appears when you select the shape. attach the holes to the shape and you should have something like this.

Step 8

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Stretch and shrink a ring shape, duplicated it so you have two of them. Then attach them to the top sides of the box making sure that that there are no spaces in between and group all of it together. This will serve as a hinge for the box and the lid.

Step 9

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Attach the top to the box making sure that the two rings fit around the two rods on the side of the box. Be sure to leave some space between the rings and the rods so that they aren't touching.

Step 10

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Use a connector and flip it upside down so that the flat part is facing upwards. Add any shape or charm on top of it.

Final Step

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Adjust colors to your liking and you are done, now you can have a chestbox to store your treasures in.