VisualizationSmall Tea Box SVG, Three Slot Tea Bag and Coffee Sachet Holder Laser Cut File, Compact Wooden Tea Caddy DXF
A small three-slot box for tea bags, instant coffee sachets and sugar sticks, the most compact organizer in the tea and coffee set. The SVG and DXF files are drawn separately for 3, 4, 5 and 6 mm plywood; the box measures 240 × 180 × 90 mm (9.45 × 7.09 × 3.54 in) and is made of just 7 pieces with tab-and-slot joints. Two long dividers form three compartments behind a 54 mm sloped front, and the files download free.
- Formats
- SVG, DXF
- Outer size (W × D × H)
- 240 × 180 × 90 mm (9.45 × 7.09 × 3.54 in)
- Parts
- 7
- Material thickness
- 3, 4, 5 or 6 mm plywood (a file for each)
- Layout size (3 mm file)
- 860 × 282 mm
- Cut length
- 4.68 m
- Est. time, 10 W diode (3 mm)
- 15 min 35 s
- Est. time, 40 W CO2 (3 mm)
- 6 min 30 s
- Layers
- CUT only, no engraving
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How to make it
- 01Select the file for your plywood thickness and run a test slot to make sure a divider seats without force.
- 02Cut the seven pieces; on a 400 mm bed, cut the base and back first, then the sides, front and two dividers.
- 03Push both 180 mm dividers into the base, add the 90 mm back and the two sides, and finish with the low front.
- 04Sand the corners, apply a clear finish, and fill the three slots with tea bags, coffee sachets and sugar.
Three slots, three drinks
This box is for a small kitchen, a dorm room or a desk where a big tea chest would be too much. Two dividers run the full 180 mm depth and split the 240 mm width into three slots. Each slot takes a deep stack of sachets standing upright, filed like index cards.
In the photo the left slot holds green and gold tea bags, the middle one instant coffee sachets in brown and gold, and the right one paper sugar packets in front of white sugar sticks. Tea, coffee, sugar: that is the whole idea. The 90 mm back keeps tall sachets upright and the front drops to 54 mm so the first packet in each stack is easy to pinch.
Cutting on a small laser
With only seven pieces and a 3 mm layout of 860 × 282 mm, this is the friendliest file in the tea set for a compact machine: split it into two jobs and it fits a 400 mm bed. The whole 3 mm file is done in about 15 min 35 s on a 10 W diode, in about 6 min 30 s on a 40 W CO2 or in about 3 min 07 s on a 100 W CO2. If you only have a diode, 3 or 4 mm plywood is the sensible pick; 6 mm takes several passes and leaves wider burn marks.
Assembly takes a few minutes: dividers into the base, back, sides, front. No glue is needed, though a drop in each base slot keeps the dividers from lifting when you pull a stack out.
Gifts and small sales
At this size it is a good first product for an Etsy shop: low material cost, quick to cut and easy to post. Fill it with three teas as a thank-you gift, or offer it as a coffee-and-sugar box for office kitchens.
Questions about this file
Is it big enough for a full tea collection?
It is meant for three types at a time; for six or eight flavours, look at the larger multi-section tea boxes in this category.
What goes in each slot?
Anything flat that stands on edge: envelope tea bags, instant coffee sachets, sugar sticks or hot chocolate packets.
Could I resize the box to sit in a drawer?
Scale the outer outline only and keep each slot exactly as wide as your plywood, or the tabs will not lock.
Does it need sealing?
A coat of clear lacquer or oil is worth it next to a kettle, where steam and drips reach the wood.
Would 3 mm MDF work instead of birch?
Yes; measure the board first, because MDF sold as 3 mm is often thicker and may need the 4 mm file.
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