gensac Bag FR

Design my lantern

A lantern with 4, 5 or 6 sides and cut-out scenes: the light shines through. The cutting sheets update as you go.

4 sides 5 sides 6 sides Candle holder

Dimensions

Width of a sideoutside, including the finger joints

2 3/8 to 11 3/4 in

Heightof the walls, without the handle

2 3/8 to 15 11/16 in

Lengths in inches, to the nearest 1/16: type 7 7/8, 7-7/8 or 7.875; arrow keys step by 1/16.

Finishing

Lidhinged: 4 sides only

Handleset into the lid

Tracing paper inside

Cut-out scenesName, Halloween, Christmas

The black parts of the scene are cut out and let the light through; the outline is engraved.

Front

Scene size

1 3/16 to 14 15/16 in

First namecut out in wood across the window

Right

Scene size

1 3/16 to 14 15/16 in

First namecut out in wood across the window

Back

Scene size

1 3/16 to 14 15/16 in

First namecut out in wood across the window

Left

Scene size

1 3/16 to 14 15/16 in

First namecut out in wood across the window

Side 5

Scene size

1 3/16 to 14 15/16 in

First namecut out in wood across the window

Side 6

Scene size

1 3/16 to 14 15/16 in

First namecut out in wood across the window

Name font

Scene sizeheight; a message only shrinks the scene on its own side

1 3/16 to 14 15/16 in

Size per side

Custom message

A laser-engraved message, free of charge: under the scene on a side, on the lid (in front of the handle) or underneath. Leave the field empty to engrave nothing.

Message

Cut out Engraved

Typeface

Text sizeheight of capital letters

1/4 to 2 5/16 in

More options

Bold Italic

Text direction↑ bottom to top, ↓ top to bottom

Position

Second message

Message

Cut out Engraved

Typeface

Text sizeheight of capital letters

1/4 to 2 5/16 in

More options

Bold Italic

Text direction↑ bottom to top, ↓ top to bottom

Position

Material

Your wood and your laser, for the sheets you cut yourself; anything made by the workshop uses its own settings.

Thickness

1 to 12 mm

Kerfwidth of the laser cut

0 to 1 mm

Assembly

Tab widthbase, plinth and ring

4 to 60 mm

Wood

Assembled Exploded

Lanterns we have made

Want to make it yourself?

Get the cutting sheets for this lantern by e-mail (SVG, no watermark), exactly as you set it up, once your request is approved.

Files for personal use only. The link you receive is valid for 48 hours.

Black lines are all cuts; red is engraved. Cut the scenes before the outlines of the walls, and test the fit on an offcut first. Cutting files are in millimetres: import them at 1:1 scale.

Get the SVG files

Your lantern

Your request is reviewed before anything is sent. If it is approved, you receive by e-mail a link to the sheets (SVG without watermark, at 1:1 scale, in millimetres), valid for 48 hours.

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