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Six panels press together into a die, with the pips engraved on the outer faces so they burn dark against the wood. Opposite faces add up to seven, like a real one. Make it palm-sized for the table or huge for the garden.
40 × 40 × 40.0 mm · 1.57 × 1.57 × 1.57 in
Cut and assembled on an xTool M2: the six faces press together on their finger joints without glue and the pips engrave cleanly.
Edge length, outside.
Recommended · 16% of the size
The engraved dots. They keep clear of the joint band along each edge automatically.
Recommended · 27%, or less on a small die
Outer pips 10.8 mm from centre on a 40 mm face
How far the outer pips sit from the centre, as a percentage of the size. Smaller pulls the dots inward.
Recommended · 2.5 × thickness (2.8 mm)
A target, not an exact width: each edge is split into an odd number of equal fingers, never fewer than three.
Measure it with calipers. Sheets sold as 3 mm are often 2.7 to 3.2.
How much the beam burns away. Higher makes joints tighter. 0.10 to 0.20 suits most diode lasers.
Free with an account. Opens straight in xTool Studio with cut, score and engrave layers, positioned on your bed at real size.
