Square lantern for an LED tea light: four walls with stars, hearts or circles as windows, joined without screws. Size, thickness and fit adjustable.
- Size
- 272 × 264 mm, 4 mm thick
- Material
- Plywood
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Milling time
- approx. 17 min
- Bits
- End mill Ø 2 mm, End mill Ø 3.175 mm
- Customise
- Size, text and details adjustable with sliders
- With a laser
- diode laser from about 6 W (cuts 4 mm)
Try it without an account · carve with Chrome or Edge · no installation
Build instructions
Materials and accessories
| Qty | Part |
|---|---|
| 1 | LED tea light |
| 1 | Wood glue (water-resistant D3) |
Also: sandpaper (grit 120 and 240), a utility knife or fine saw and, for joints, a rubber mallet.
Carving and finishing
- Clamp the workpiece flat on the spoilboard or secure it with double-sided tape, and set the origin as shown in the carving assistant.
- First cut the windows with the 2 mm end mill, then the jointed parts with the 3.175 mm end mill. Do not file away the corner reliefs at the fingers, they are intentional.
- Free the parts at the holding tabs with a utility knife or fine saw and sand the tab remains flush.
- Before gluing, dry-fit everything. If a joint is too tight, increase the clearance by 0.05 mm and carve the part again; if it wobbles, reduce it.
Assembly and final touches
- Fit the four walls around the base: the two walls with full fingers at the bottom edge face each other. Put a little glue into the joints and hold with tape until dry.
- Glue tracing paper behind the windows if you like. Only use an LED tea light, never an open flame.
How to carve this template
- OpenOpen the template in the app and adjust size and text if you like.
- CheckLook at it in 3D, check run time and warnings.
- Set upThe carve wizard guides you through material, clamping, bit and zero point.
- CarvePress start; the app drives your Grbl router directly over USB.
