Jumperless

Edit 2 - this is me from even further in the future. I decided to abandon the paper boxes because they were a pain to put together. The cardboard from Ponoko is really low-quality stuff, not their fault, it's just not what it's for.

So instead I decided to go with Acrylic boxes. They actually will protect your Jumperless and look hella sexy while doing it.

I actually had no idea how I was going to hold these together when I ordered them. But after some playing around I settled on little elastic loops that pop over the corners. They're really satisfying, they just take the slighted push towards the corner and the just pop over and open.

Edit - this is me from the future. The new boxes got here and this is what they look like in real life:

*pop*

It turns out the cardboard from Ponoko is a pain to fold. I have to cut it halfway through, peel off half the thickness, coat the entire thing in clear paint, then bend it while it's still sort of wet for it to keep it's shape.

I'll put up photos of that whole process soon. But in the future I'll probably use a better material for this.

I did order a Matte cutter to help with this, but it isn't here yet so I came up with a super ghetto solution that works surprisingly well. 

Super gluing a craft knife blade to 3D printed cube I had laying around. I taped a piece of the cardboard to the bottom before gluing to set the depth. I can just drag it along a ruler and it cuts to the right depth. Probably should have thought of this before spending $40 on effectively the same thing.

Okay now back to the past....

So this is me kind of procrastinating, but I've designed an inner case to keep the Jumperless nice and cozy inside it's box. I figured instead of using disposable packing materials, I'd have some shirts made and use them instead of bubble wrap.

But having the Jumperless just loose in that shirt looks kinda ghetto to me.

So I needed a smaller box to actually keep it safe wrapped up in that shirt that still leaves room for the other stuff. So this full foam cutout wasn't gonna cut it. 

Originally it was just going to be 2 squares of cardboard with foam around it, but when I was ordering the cardboard and foam cutouts from Ponoko, I noticed they really only charge by the area of material, the actual cuts only seem to affect the cost by a few percent.

I also kinda felt like this logo wasn't getting enough love.

So I designed this box which should also serve as a storage case for people who like to keep their things in boxes.

The cool thing is how it (hopefully) stays shut. This oval at the top should slot into the cutout at the bottom, and there should be enough friction and foldiness to keep it closed. 

We'll see. 

I should do a writeup on my failed attempts to use my 3018 cheapy CNC machine to hot wire cut foam. But now that Ponoko will cut foam for you, I decided to leave that to the pros.

Anyway, here's a simulated experience of opening a Jumperless now

**Angelic noises**