Enclosures

Summary

After successfully soldering a small button to LED circuit, we were tasked with designing and manufacturing two enclosures to contain and draw functionality from the device.

For the laser-cut enclosure, I used makercase.com to generate plans for a small box with the correct dimensions of the circuit. After adding a small hole in the top to be able to push the button, I used the superior ITLL lasers to easily cut the pieces. I used super glue to assemble the bottom 5 panels, leaving the top open so I could easily swap the circuit from one enclosure to the next without re-soldering a new one.

For the 3D printed enclosure, I took precise dimensions of the circuit, and recreated a rough model of it in CAD. Using this, I designed a super low profile enclosure that included space for the LED, and a cutout for the button. Then I printed it on my roommate's printer.