The assignment is to design a pen and pencil holder model that may rest on a flat surface (Tabletop).
I care about this idea because it's some new level of complexity, and I can imagine anything and try to make it real.
The idea of shields and Arrows inspired me, and I want to turn the pen holder bedside as the main idea.
I used Laser work software to edit and prepare the file for the Cutting stage – and I will use the Laser cutter machine to Shape it, and the material is 3mm plywood board.
I used fusion 360 to design the models I will use in my project.
I used cardboard to make a mobile holder prototype because I can easily shape it, and it is affordable around me.
Prusa i3 MK2
I-Pen Holder Design
T-slots were added with the right dimensions to the sketch to be used in connecting parts together.
Then, I arrange them for laser cutting.
I-Laser Cutting
I adjusted the setting of the laser cutter machine to 30 speed and 55 power and I opened the .rld file, then named the files & downloaded them to the machine.
After that I set the origin point of cutting & tracked the design space frame, then I started the cutting process which took about 4 min to finish the design.
II-3D Printing
I saved the bracket as mesh and opened it in cura to adjust the setting to 10 Infill with 215 degrees in printing temperature and 0.3 layer height without any support because I don’t need it, I loaded the .gcode file that has been sliced by Cura from the SD card,
then I selected the file from the printer & start the printing process, the print took about 16 min to finish the design.
III-Assembling design
After all the parts were ready, I assembled all parts together at their exact locations, then I used different M3 bolts to connect all parts & bolts had different lengths depending on the thickness of layers of wood connected together.
The big challenge was the arrangement of steps, and this took a lot of time to experiment with which structure was the best. I passed it by the try-and-error process.
Also, I spent a lot of time making the shield a fully defined shape, and I needed to remember how to create unreal lines to use the mirror tool.
I asked Amany and Adel, and they gave me the answer.
Also, the challenge of exporting Dfx file. Every time I got the same error, I asked Nada to help with this problem.
I solved this problem ( fusion Bug) by trying many different technics, like restarting the program and selecting other parts, and I chose the part again, and it worked.
The DFX Export Error
This week I gained the ability to make an idea from scratch, and I trained to find solutions and the way I can arrange the different processes to reach my goals.
Also, I gained the ability to how I can anchor different parts from different materials.
The coolest thing is it's okay to ask others for help.
I will always remember the importance of an unreal line to make a mirror.
Laser cutter Machine
This week in the hands-on activity, I made a phone holder prototype with an amplifier – tried for the first time to make a 3D box with 2D parts.