Sewing Machine 3d Box Assembly

Detailed replica sewing machine on platform box 

can hold a gift card on optional insert. 

Measures approx. 5.75" tall (spindle tip) x 5.5" long (base box) 

x 2.75" wide (base box) when closed. 

Details include front end "box", needle stem and needle, 

spool spindle (with purchased spool), 

stitch regulator with level and screw head, 

fly wheel with cutout & dimensional rim 

with stem and end button, box front flourish. 

ASSEMBLY:  1. Identify and cut the shapes:
A & B machine body and back body shapes
C body top center strip
D front box shape   E fly wheel main shape
F fly wheel cover  G fly wheel button
H fly wheel stem tube   I  fly wheel rim (2 pieces)
J spool spindle  K spindle cushion circles
L tension mechanism (3 shapes)
M needle structure box  N needle & overlay
O throat plate top and base
P stitch regulator: base, plate, screw circles & head,
strip handle
Q platform box lid   R scroll & circle accents
S platform box base (cutouts removed in final design)
T platform lid support strips (2)
U gift card insert

2. Prepare the thread stem by bending back 
slightly on vertical perf lines. Also bend back
top tabs and hex tab; bend bottom tabs outward.

3. Form the shape into a tube to overlap the
straight end over the opposite side tab. Glue in place.
NOTE: you may wish to use a fat skewer as a
form inside the tube to provide a "press against"
surface while shaping and gluing.

4. Bend the top tabs inward, hex tab down,
and glue in place.

5. Prepare the machine body shapes by
bending back on all perforation lines and tabs
as shown.

6. Overlap the back side straight edge (on left here)

over the back tab shape (on right), adjust so

that lower edges line up, and glue edge in place.

7. Insert spindle through hex hole on the body top
strip (back to front), push through . . .

. . . to bottom tab perforation lines, then glue 

bottom tabs in place on backside of

top body strip.

8. Position the end tab of the top center strip
under the edges at top of machine body "back"
panel (edges that flank the hexagon opening)
and glue in place.
NOTE that the tabs attached to each body
half on each side should be under the
center body strip.

9. Layer and attach to each other 

the three circle for the

spindle cushion. 

Slide the cushion over the spindle, slide down,

and glue to the center strip.

10. Attach the center strip to the body panel

by bending to bring the straight edge of the body panel

to overlap corresponding tab and line up at that

tab's perforation line, and glue in place.

Continue the bending and alignment process

to position and attach each edge to

corresponding tab, until . . .

. . . all tabs and edges are attached.
Repeat for the other side of center panel
and opposite body panel.

11. Prepare the fly wheel stem by bending back

on all vertical perforation lines, bending forward

at each tab for top and bottom edges.

12. Form the stem into a tube to bring the
straight end edge to overlap opposite straight edge,
adjust for top and bottom alignment,
then glue in place.

13. Prepare the fly wheel main shape by bending

back on each of the 12 outer tabs.

14. Insert stem end tabs through the fly wheel hex

center opening. then . . .

. . .bend tabs outward and glue in place.

15. Position the "place holder" button circle over

the center hole of the fly wheel cover, and glue

in place.

16. Position cover over the matching area of the
main fly wheel, lining up cut out shapes, and outer
edges/perf lines; glue in place.

Stack and glue the button circles together,

then position over the place holder circle on

wheel cover and glue in place to hide the hole.

17. Prepare the fly wheel rim assembly by

joining the strip/ring shape to the strip shape

by overlapping straight end over the tab to perf.

18. Form the strips into a ring and join end tab

and straight edge as in step 17.

19. Bend the ring into position, line up the

center outer edge segment with the

corresponding ring segment, and glue in place.

Then . . .

. . . line up and glue each segment edge at
corresponding perf line until all are joined.

NOTE it may be helpful to turn the rim assembly

face down on flat surface to apply pressure to the

ring & rim tabs being joined.

20. Apply glue to main fly wheel shape tabs,

then insert into the backside of the rim . . .

. . . until the tabs' bottom edges are even with

the back/bottom edge of the rim assembly

as indicated by pointing finger, here.

21. Insert wheel stem remaining tabs end

into the body back hex opening . . .

. . . using a flat tool like the spatula tube shown here
placed against body back wall to provide a
press-against surface, to secure stem tabs
against inner back wall. 

22. Fold the top body free panel into position to

align tab behind opposite wall, and glue in place.

23. Bend body end ("nose") tabs inward,
end panel with circle opening into position,
and glue in place.

24. Fold the lower body wall into position,

align lower edge at front perf line at bottom,

and glue in place.

25. Prepare the front end box by bending back

on all perforation lines.

26. Build the shape into a box by bending side
walls up, straight edge over adjacent tab,
and glue in place. Repeat for four corners.

27. Bend the back panel with rectangular

opening into position and glue in place.

28. Insert the "nose" end of machine body
through the back of the end box opening,
push into place so that front of body "nose" touches
inner wall of box, and glue in place
NOTE that the opening in end box is closer
to the top of box.

29. Prepare the needle box by bending back

on all perforation lines.

30. Form the central portion in to a tube
to overlap straight edge at tab perf line,
and glue in place.

31. Prepare the needle shape by bending back

on vertical center line, bending tabs forward.

Glue the long portions together, back to back.

32. Position  the needle overlay over the

front of the needle below the tab, edges lined up.

NOTE if desired, you can reverse the shape

on the cutting screen and cut out another overlay

for the BACK of the needle.

33. Insert the needle through the slot of the
box bottom until tabs are flush, then
glue tabs in place.

34. Bend the box bottom "lid" into position and

tuck the tab into the box, and glue lid in place.

35. Position the open top flanges of the needle box
on each side of the bottom of the front box as
shown, centering it front to back, and glue
flanges in place.

36. Position a painted or stained 1/2" wooden 

"button" (screw head cover) in the front box

circle cut out and glue in place.

(NOTE: in place of the wooden button,

you can cut a second fly wheel button

sequence as seen in steps 15-16

and glue that over the hole.)

37. Prepare the stitch regulator accent assembly

by layering and gluing the the three front plates 

into one stack. Then position the stack and glue

over the contrast (black) base oval.

38. Prepare the lever shape by bending in half,
also bending the "knob" end under. Apply glue to half,
(but NOT to the end tabs)
then re-bend and glue half, apply glue between
knob layers, re-bend and glue.

39. Insert tab ends through base slot,
then bend the tabs outward on backside
and glue in place.

40. Layer and glue the 3 screw base circles 

into a stack, glue the half circles across

from each other. Position and attach

the screw head unit in the cut out circle.

This is the completed stitch regulator unit.

41. Position and attach the stitch regulator unit

on the front machine body as shown.

42. Prepare the platform lid by bending back on

all perforations. Also position and attach the

flourish (main shape with center circle)

on the front panel of the box.

Also prepare the base in similar fashion.

43. Form the lid into a box shape by bending

adjacent sides upward to glue each corner seam.

Also form the base and complete corner seams

in similar fashion.

44. Prepare the throat plate by layering the top shape
over the larger base shape, with square outward end
lined up at end perforation line, sides lined up
at dash cuts. Glue in place.
NOTE: for needle hole contrast, you may wish
to "ink" inside the hole once shapes are attached.

45. Bend end flange down.

Apply glue to the arch margin around top shape,

also on end tab . . .

. . . then position the unit from the lid underside
into the opening, with flange attaching to the platform's
left end.

Apply pressure to ensure attachment where

glue was applied, including front platform panel.

46. Prepare the tension control accent unit

by layering the swirl and center circle onto the

base circle. Position and attach on the upper

arm of the machine body as shown.

47. Insert the machine body lower edge tabs

into the corresponding slot of the platform lid . . .

. . . and on the underside of lid, bend tabs outward

and glue in place.

Here is the completed LID assembly.

48. Prepare the two lid support strips by

bending back the tabs.

49. Slot the two strips together at the center

to form an X.

Adjust the bending direction of tabs

if necessary so that they bend inward.

50. Position the support X inside the lid

and glue the tabs to the backside.

51. Place the optional gift card insert

into the platform base . . .

. . . then place the machine with platform onto the
base to close the box and complete the project.

Here is the completed project.

If you are interested in a final "found" object

detail, here is the package of wooden spools

that is the right scale (approx.) and that fits

onto the spool spindle.

Purchased from Hobby Lobby.