Corkboard Logo Plaque

A commissioned gift: a logo rebuilt as a wall plaque with a corkboard inlay, for the client to give to a friend. The body is printed in PETG and the open areas take 0.25-inch white and blue cork, so the finished piece is both the logo and a pin board.

The first design was shown to the client, who asked for two changes that both needed real engineering.

Bigger than the printer. The client wants it 15 to 16 inches tall, and the print bed is 256 mm square. The plaque is now split into four pieces along two seams, with the seams running under the cork so they disappear once it is glued in. The pieces lock together with hidden H-shaped snap clips seated in pockets in the base, so it can ship flat and be assembled at the other end. The finished size is 362.7 × 411.2 × 12.7 mm (14.28 × 16.19 in).

Making the clips work. A test billet, two short wall sections and four clips with different barb sizes, comes before the full print. It answers which barb presses in by hand and stays put, whether the 2.4 mm of material over each clip pocket survives the press, and whether the clip seats flush.

Gluing cork to PETG. The client also asked for the best way to attach the cork. That is the open question for the next review, along with the larger layout.

Next: present the enlarged design and the gluing method, then on approval buy materials, cut the cork, glue and assemble, and ship.

CAD

Renders only. Source CAD files are not published.