Hi. New to laser cutting / engraving. My first proper creation - a sleeve holder for the bigger Nespresson Vertuo pods. I added the Nespresso logo but haven’t included it on the file as I don’t want to get copyrighted! The pod sleeve holders you buy are often for multiple ones and can be a pain to refill so I made a simple, single one.
pod holder singles unbranded.lbrn2 (77.8 KB)
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Anthony
That’s a very smart looking piece of work.
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This is (coffee capsule dispenser) the next project I already have in mind to offer to a friend! 
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The only thing you may want to do is add tabs on the sloping shelf bit as I just slid it in. It’s fine with a bit of glue though. Made it with 2mm ply to keep it light.
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I just didn’t understand why the project has two internal shelves (without tabs that are positioned at 45º ish).
The tabs you’re referring to are somewhat tricky to add because, being at an angle other than 90º, you need to do trigonometric calculations to calculate the tab (hole) in the front piece so that the fit is minimally effective.
In other words, the hole cut would have to be made at the same angle as the inclined shelf for the 2mm plywood shelf (in this specific case) to fit perfectly.
In my opinion, as it is, everything is fine. The side tabs occupying almost the entire width do the job of any eventual front or rear tabs.
(That is, if I understood your suggestion correctly, which I appreciate).
You can make some Tabs templates for a few thicknesses and add to Material Library for similar cases. Do your design any angle, rotate template, apply and cut.
Example for 3mm male/female and several angles:
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I hope I’m not misunderstanding and making another misinterpretation. 
This is a good option to have the tabs ready for a project instead of having to make them from scratch. Something I will seriously consider doing.
What I mean is:
As long as the tab’s relationship is at 90º (Z-axis) to the other face, it can be cut and fitted at any angle/direction (Y or X-axis).
The laser mounted on the Z-axis cuts 90º in relation to the X and Y axes.
Only by tilting (something I’ve already thought about doing but haven’t discussed yet) the laser module (for example) 45º and correcting the settings for a greater cutting thickness. In the case of 3mm, it becomes 4.24mm thick to achieve a precise cut. Otherwise, the female cut has to be 7,2mm.
Keep in mind: All values presented are for the example of 3mm thickness and a 45º angle.
As a picture is sometimes worth a thousand words…
No i know what you mean. I just mean i made it as a single slide in angled shelf where i would make it with tabs next time so the shelf couldn’t slide out without gluing. As it is it works fine as there’s nothing pushing the shelf out but I like stuff that can hold together without gluing where possi if I edited it I’d make sthe slot a little shorter andcut a tab to the shelf so it locks in.
Now I understand.
Very quickly I’m thinking of a square hook-shaped tab.
I think I have an example in the other PC and a tweezer.
As I often say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”
