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This course has been definitely an EXPERIENCE!


Parametric Plotter Drawings!

Our first milestone project used the Grasshopper software which I didn't like as much, I just think I didn't spend as much time as I needed with it to get the full effect, despite having spent HOURS working with the software.

Below are some compositions of different

Then we had to create our plotter drawings and use the vinyl cutter to actualize them:

The first one wasn't the best so I did the other three:

Parametric Surface Design!

For the second milestone project we were to create a surface design through Grasshopper and use the CNC machine down in the wood shop to actualize it! I enjoyed this project a lot more than the first one and was pretty happy with the turn out!

Below are some of my progression photos for the design mockup, I decided to work more with texts *for added effect*

Thus began the fun of actually cutting it!

And the finished product!!

VSCM collaborative project!

For the last project our OBDF class was paired up with the VSCM 221 class. My team included Jon Blitt, Ashley Van Spengen, Katrina Guinto, Benjamin Herrick. We decided to come up with a design to combat cold tea and coffee!

The actual in-depth descriptive overview is on Jon's blog but here are a bunch of photos that outline the gist of the project!

Overall I think it was a successful class, I definitely learned lots about work ethic, machines, actualizing products and the bonds that you create when you go through these projects :) 10/10 

CNC Tile!

After setting up the CAM parallel finishing operations in Fusion 360, I brought my GCODE down to the woodshop and set up the computer!

I wanted the cut to happen a lot faster than 10 hours so I maximized the step-over to 2 mm to make it go faster!

This is how my day went :)

Action stance of trying to figure out what those error codes mean!

Rats! Foiled again!

We called in the big guns! Bryan helped out a lot by telling me to just read the manual haha but seriously he encouraged and fixed some things that weren't 100% like the overall positioning and dimensioning of the cuts and I'm very grateful! Now I'm confident that I can do this successfully on my own!

Changing the bit so fast that Michael couldn't take a steady photograph !

Okay there wasn't so much movement in this one so I don't know how he couldn't have taken a better photo

This is when there was a full on team making sure the drill bit didn't have a chance to go down into the bed of the CNC machine. Still pretty blurry... just sayin'

And we're off!

This was about an hour in, it was going waaay faster than I thought! You can definitely see the machine lines but I wasn't too worried

And it finished!!

Cleaning up was honestly the worst part of it. I think I inhaled an unhealthy amount. 

The machine lines are quite noticeable but I don't mind them too much, I think it makes it looks like a glitchy kind of tool which could definitely be pushed further in another project maybe?

****All the blurry action photos were taken by Michael Doborski so I'd like to give him a huge shout out because I could not have hired a BETTER photographer!****

I've always wanted a giant tile that says FRAN. I didn't intend on it being so obnoxious but I'm enjoying the fact that it is haha. I'm excited to see it be the shining star in the middle of the wall full of our classes designs haha jkjk

At the end of the day, I was impressed at how powerful the CNC machine is and am actually considering doing the Tahitian Ukulele that Jon and I had designed last semester! We will see what happens!

Object Production!

Recently after our meeting, we had figured out our game plan to tackle all of the problems I had outlined in my research notes and the last blog post. We decided we were going to make an flask like object that would hold an exothermic heating pack. 

So I ended up making a cardboard prototype of what it would sorta look like and how it would function.

I quickly realized that the design was too chunky and clunky to put into a cup and came up with a better solution:

 This design would take up less space in the actual cup leaving room for more liquid, heat up the liquid more efficiently, and also offers a space for possible design real estate. The object itself would be held by strong earth magnets!

We talked with Bryan about the model and possible hinge ideas for the clamp and material choices. Then Jon and I made two designs in Rhino, one being a zigzagged clamp to bend and the other was a loop hole design. 

The next day we began 3D printing! Some key things that I learned right off the bat is to ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS triple check everything!! And to export the GCODE into gcode viewer because it'll show you the approximate time it will take to print. Mine originally said it would take 5 hours and the print definitely should not have taken that long. We quickly realized the resolution was set to .05 mm which, although it would've been super smooth, we needed to print at .20. We reset it and then started working on the Prusa printer.

Bceuase the day was so long and filled with exciting events, here is a photo montage of *some* of the exciting problems we encountered!

(there was a knot in the spool with special guest Bryan's legs )

(the cheek test to determine the flexibility of the ABS filament in a section of the design)

(the nose test for added effect)

(the first proper 3D print but the dimensions for the magnet hole was off) 

(the red flex PLA material was jammed in the extruder, again, with special guest Bryan)

After all this we managed to get a finished product! And since ABS dissolves in acetone, we could bind the two pieces together and have them fuse strongly! Then Jon designed an ember logo for the outside magnet to fit into nicely and voila!

All in all it took about 7 hours to do this and I definitely went home and, not to disclose too much, had some mommy juice to unwind haha 

I took some really cool photos of the printed pieces:

 Overall I am really happy with how this has turned out and how the team worked together. At the beginning I was super concerned about meeting all the requirements and designing an object that could solve the cold liquids problem as none of us had any prior knowledge of thermodynamics, but I think we found a happy medium.