Embedded Files
Materials
Materials
V-Carve
1/2 inch toolbit
Illustrator
1 inch thick, 15x15 maple wood
Glitter
Epoxy
CNC Machine
Planer
Step One
Step One
My first step in this project was to design my project. I wanted to a sign similar to my last project, and I was inspired by Declan's use of epoxy in his project and Madison's heart in her project last year. I decided to do a wooden heart with glitter epoxy in a smaller heart inside. I chose an image of a heart shape off Google and traced it using the pen and curvature tools in Illustrator.
Step Two: V-Carve
Step Two: V-Carve
My next step was to export my illustrator design as DXF file and bring it into V-Carve. I made my project 15x15 and traced a toolpath that was .25 inch deep using a 1/2 inch toolbit.
Next Steps
Next Steps
I didn't have time in the semester to finish this project, but my next steps would be cut out and plane my piece of wood. We don't have a piece of wood that is 15x15, so I would cut two planks and glue them side by side. Then I would carve my design on the laser cutter, make glitter epoxy, and pour the epoxy in my design.
What went well
What went well
This semester I have become very proficient at using illustrator, so the design part of this project went well.
What could have gone better
What could have gone better
The only issue I truly had was getting the sizing of my project right. It took me a while to get the proportions right.
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