Wooden Sweet Box (3D Printed)

We had situations when some friends make us surprise and come to us without saying a word before. Not always we are prepared for it. Why we design our sweet box to be always ready for unannounced guests.

What we used in our project list you can find below.

Project .stl files - here

Printing Model using FDM Printer:

3D Printer Qidi X-Max -https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_APV5m1

Wood PLA Filament -https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A3jTwN

Post-Processing print:

Nail Files or Sandpaper

Wood Stain - link Dark Oak Colour

Kitchen Sponge

Beeswax Polish - 100% Organic - VOC free and no toxins- link

Microfibre Cloth - link

When we design our Sweetbox we could just create a simple box, but because every snack will be mixed what doesn't look esthetical. We take hexagonal shape and design box with seven compartments which help organise sweets. To make this design we used IPad Pro with the Shapr3d app.

Sweetbox dimension: 280mm x 245,7mm

Every 3D printer is different like we know and they like change your preferences about print settings. We share settings which we used to print this model.

Printer: Qidi X-MAX

Filament: Sunlu Wood PLA

Slicer: Cura

Retraction Distance: 3mm

Retraction Speed: 30mm/s

Layer Height: 0.3mm

Wall Line Count: 4-5

Top Layers: 4

Bottom Layers: 2

Print Thin Wall: Yes

Infill Density: 10% - 20%

Infill Pattern - Gyroid

Z Seam Alignment: Sharpest Corner

Seam Corner Preference: None

Print Speed: 40mm/s

Minimum Layer Time: 20s

Printing Temp: 195 C

Build Plate Temp: 50 C

Support: Free

Information about Printing Food Safe you can read here.

We recommend using Stainless Steel Nozzle and do properly post-processing will help create food safe printed model. We use this box around a year and we everything is ok with it.

When our print finish time for sanding this time even if the print looks perfect we need to sand the surface inside the box. Just sand a little and no so hard we don't want to damage the model. Sanding help with closing microholes which is important to protect our box from bacteria.

Ok, we are after sanding. To staining our model we will use the non-toxic stain colour Dark Oak. This step also closes microholes and prevent the rise of bacteria inside our box. Simply get a little bit on sponge and stain model move only in one move to give box fabulous look. Leave the box for a minimum of 24h to complete the dry before waxing.

We already wait for more than 24h to dry our box. Now, we will start waxing which create layers of protection. Beewax is organic non-toxic without any additional substances. Use a microfibre cloth and apply a layer of beeswax. Leave for little to dry and remove excess using a kitchen towel. We repeat all of it few times after we are sure there is a properly waxed box and will be food safe. Before fill the box leave it for a few days just to be sure everything dry and cure properly

Just add your favourite snack and don’t be surprised by the guests. Grab sweetbox and you are ready.

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