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5mm Translucent Acrylic Boxes with CNC-Machined 45° Joints

Translucent 5mm acrylic panels are joined after CNC machining the mating edges to 45°. Photographs show the boxes before and after cut-sheet lettering, an internally lit example, coloured transparent boxes and sanded acrylic cylinders.

Translucent acrylic display boxes in different heights and widths with dark cut-sheet lettering attached to their faces
Independent translucent acrylic boxes with varied proportions and applied sheet lettering.

These boxes use 5mm translucent acrylic panels. The mating edges are CNC-machined to 45°, aligned and joined using bubble-free bonding. Cut-sheet letters and lines finish the surfaces. The boxes are used as shop product supports and illuminated displays.

Translucent boxes with different proportions

The main photograph shows independent boxes with varied heights and widths. Their surface lettering sits over the translucent faces. Box size, panel colour, translucent-face orientation, sheet graphics and internal lighting can be considered for the display.

Related examples include 5mm frosted colour acrylic boxes and coloured transparent acrylic boxes.

Translucent acrylic boxes in different sizes on a workshop bench before sheet lettering is attached
Box faces and corner joints before the surface graphics are applied.

CNC-machined 45° joints before lettering

The panels are sized for each box, and their mating edges are machined to 45° by CNC. The faces are positioned together and bonded. This photograph shows the surfaces and corners of boxes in different sizes before the sheet lettering is added.

An unlit tall translucent acrylic box with dark cut-sheet lettering and a thin border on its front
The tall box with its applied lettering and border before internal illumination.

Cut-sheet lettering and a border on the front

Cut-sheet letters and a thin border are attached to the front of this tall translucent box. The graphics are positioned across the panel face. This photograph records the surface finish before the internal light is switched on.

A tall translucent acrylic box illuminated from inside, with dark lettering and a border visible across the brightened front
Internal lighting visible through the translucent front behind the sheet graphics.

Internal light through the translucent front

Lighting inside the tall box makes the front face brighter behind the applied letters and border. This photograph shows the illuminated state. Whether to include internal lighting depends on the intended setting and display configuration.

Clear and coloured transparent acrylic boxes in orange, yellow, pink and blue with different heights, widths and opening directions
A separate group of clear and coloured transparent acrylic boxes.

Clear and coloured transparent box variations

The box-making approach is also used with clear and coloured transparent acrylic. The photograph shows orange, yellow, pink and blue panels alongside clear ones, with different heights, widths and opening directions.

The acrylic logo stand is another application of acrylic in display fixtures.

Frosted acrylic cylinders of different heights and diameters, with internal light visible through a tall cylinder and a short wide cylinder
A separate cylindrical application using surface sanding and internal LEDs.

A separate sanded acrylic cylinder application

Clear acrylic tubes are surface-sanded with abrasive grit to create a translucent finish. LEDs inside the cylinders show through the sanded walls. The photograph includes cylinders of different heights and diameters, with light visible through the tall centre form and the short wide form.

More projects are available in the display portfolio.

Discuss an acrylic box display

Share the finished size, quantity, intended use and a drawing or reference design. Include the preferred panel colour, translucent faces, sheet lettering and lighting requirements. Discuss your project.