Intermediate Friendly Toolbox/tool Tote

This project is a portable toolbox designed using CAD/Onshape and built with birch wood. The toolbox features a built-in handle, walls, and a flat base that provides stability when placed on a workbench or floor.

The goal of this project was to design a toolbox that is:

-Easy to carry

-Simple to manufacture

-Strong enough to hold common hand tools

Difficulty Level: Beginner–Intermediate

By following this Instructable, you will learn how to:

-Design a toolbox using CAD

-Prepare parts for fabrication

-Assemble a functional toolbox from individual panels

1. Birch wood
2. wood glue
3. table saw
4. scroll saw
5. CAD/on shape
6. computer (preferably)
7. keyboard and mouse(preferably)

1. Open Cad/onshape
2. press create and go to document
3. Look for sketch and click on the front plane.
4. with the line tool make a rectangle 2.5x5" (2.5 being vertical line, 5 being horizontal.) (AFTER YOU USE TOOLS LIKE SKETCH AND EXTRUDE WHEN YOUR DONE CLIICK THE CHECK MARK TO SAVE IT. use for all steps).
5. click the extrude tool and click on the front plane again and extrude (0.75" depth)
6. make another sketch on the left side of the rectangle
7. 0.225" from the bottom left of the left side of the extruded rectangle make a 0.125x0.125" square
8. make another extrude on the square and click "remove" in the extrude prompt. and remove all of the rectangle in the way.
9. Make a final sketch on the top of the rectangle and measure 2.5" towards the middle
10. put the middle of a 0.125x0.75" rectangle there (0.125 being the horizontal, 0.75 being the vertical line.)
11. extrude that rectangle and remove 2.15" towards the bottom plane
12. Chamfer the left and right side of the rectangle by 0.75" and 45 deg angle.

1. Click the "+" on the bottom left of your screen on on shape and click create part studio. (do this 3 times you'll need these part studios later, OPTIONAL: name them short wall, long wall, floor, and handle)
2. click sketch and make a 3.75x5.75" (3.75 being the vertical, 5.75 being the horizontal. rectangle with the line tool on the top plane
3. extrude rectangle (0.75" depth)

1. go to a part studio that you haven't used and left or right plane click sketch and make a 2.5X7" rectangle.
2. Extrude on the right or left side of plan 0.75" depth
3. repeat step 7-8 on step 1.
4. Chamfer 0.75 " distance and angle 45 deg.

1. Start the sketch
2. Click Sketch in the Part Studio.
3. Select the Front plane.
4. Confirm the units are set correctly.
5. Draw the main bottom rectangle (7 × 2.5)
6. Select Rectangle → Corner Rectangle.
7. Click once to place the first corner.
8. Click again to place the opposite corner.
9. Press D (Dimension).
10. Set the bottom horizontal dimension to 7.
11. Set the right vertical dimension to 2.5.
12. Add the vertical side walls (1.744)
13. Select the Line tool.
14. From the top-left corner of the rectangle, draw a vertical line upward.
15. Dimension this line to 1.744.
16. Repeat from the top-right corner of the rectangle.
17. Dimension the second line to 1.744.
18. Draw the horizontal shoulders (1.75)
19. From the top of the left vertical line, draw a horizontal line inward.
20. Dimension this line to 1.75.
21. From the top of the right vertical line, draw a horizontal line inward.
22. Dimension this line to 1.75.
23. Draw the vertical rises (1.5)
24. From the end of each 1.75 line, draw a vertical line upward.
25. Dimension each of these vertical lines to 1.5.
26. Draw the top horizontal line
27. Use the Line tool.
28. Connect the tops of the two 1.5 vertical lines.
29. Ensure the line is horizontal using a constraint if needed.
30. Create the center cutout rectangle (2.5 × 1.5)
31. Select Center Rectangle.
32. Click on the vertical centerline of the sketch.
33. Draw the rectangle inside the top section.
34. Dimension the width to 2.5.
35. Dimension the height to 1.5.
36. Add fillets (rounded corners)
37. Select Sketch Fillet.
38. Click the appropriate corners and apply 0.241 for the outer top corner,0.252 for the shoulder corners,0.384 for the inner cutout corners
39. Repeat until all required corners are rounded.

1. go to "Assembly"
2. Click insert and insert all your parts.
3. Line your parts up and use your "glue" tool called fastened mate to glue them together
4. Make changes that you seem to need for yourself

1. Get your birch wood
2. cut your wood into pieces a little bigger than what you want the size of the box to be using A Table Saw(more room for error)
3. draw/mark your wood pieces using the On shape models as your example for looks and measurements
4. Using a table saw and a scroll saw make the necessary cuts you need for your tool box. ( scroll saw for mostly your handle and table saw for your table saw for your groove (shallow cuts) and your big chops.
5. After you got all the pieces you can basically put them together like a Lego
6. Add wood glue to keep stable and for extra protection
7. NOW YOU MADE A TOOLBOX/TOOLTOTE.