Week #1

Journal

Tell us about your assignment's idea for this week. Why do you care about this idea? What inspired you? (Please include images or links to sources of inspiration)

Firstly,

Now I wanna make something with Laser cutter machine , so I gonna make a photo frame . By the end of my diploma, I will provide it with the pictures that I took with my friends there so that I can keep them as a beautiful memory.🥰

Secondly,

As for the 3D printer, I wanna make earrings, and there is no important reason for it, I just love them.😄😍

Tool Chain

Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?

_ Software

For laser cutting

For 3D Printing

_ Machines

For laser cutting

For 3D Printing

_ Materials

Plywood 3mm

PLA Filament

Design/Preparation Process

Explain the design and/or preparation process of your assignment. How did you use the tool or software to design and/or prepare your assignment before fabrication/implementation?

The assignment was to get a 2d model from an opensource library with DXF Format and prepare it for fabrication using Laser cutter .

So, I browsed (Laser Cut Heart Shaped Multi Picture Frame Hanging Gallery DXF File Free Download - 3axis.co )

an opensource CAD library , then, picked the 2d model with *.DXF format

After that , went to Laser Work software to prepare the *.DXF file and did the following :

Imported my file
Scaled ( by locking the proportion between width and height then scale the design down to 50% )
And rotated it as I want to suit the sheet( At an angle of 90 degrees)
Adjusted the settings, including color, speed, power, and output
Exported the file as *.ai format
Took it on my memory card .

The second assignment was to get a 3d model from an opensource library with STL Format and prepare it for fabrication using 3D printer.

So, I browsed (Rose earrings by DanTech - Thingiverse ) an opensource CAD library

Then, picked 3d model with *.STL format

After that , went to Cura software to prepare the *.STL file and did the following :

Opened my file
Choose the printer (Prusa i3 Mk3) and material ( Generic PLA)
Choose the face that will be start printing with it
Increase its height (z axis) to increase its thickness which make it be a little stronger
Adjusted the print settings from

_ Resolution ( 0.15 )

_ Strength

infill ( 20%) , Support ( un check it as it does not need it ) , Adhesion ( check it to remain the model on the bed without movement )

Clicked on slice to know the time and material that I needed
Clicked preview to check the layers
Saved the file as (*.g code)

Development/Implementation Process

Explain the development/implementation process of your assignment. How did you use the machine/tool to manufacture or implement the design of your assignment?

For laser cutter :

I turned the machine on
Opened my file on the PC connected to the machine
Checked its settings again (color , speed , power)
Downloaded my file

Went to the machine ,

specified the starting point using arrows and enter
Tested the focus by pressing pulse
Tested the frame of the design by pressing frame
After finishing preparation pressed start

Waited to get my frame 🎉😍

PHOTO FRAME

For 3d printer :

Opened my file on my PC
Checked its settings again (orientation , scale , lay flat , infill , support , adhesion)
Saved to the disk
Took G_CODE from PC to the memory card to connected it to the machine

Went to the machine ,

choose white filament and put it in the machine

Using control knob

Choose print from SD then choose my file name
Checked speed and heating temperature for the filament and bed

Waited to get my earring🎉😍

PHOTO FRAME

Overcoming Challenges

What kinds of challenges or problems did you face while doing the assignment, tutorials, or exercises? How did you solve them? Did you ask for help from an instructor or peer? Please provide a link to the tutorial or article that you used to solve your problem (if any)

I faced many challenges on doing this !🙂

firstly , my page journal was not editable , so I asked the instructor and my friends to help me solve it , and it has solved.

And for me , documenting my project is almost the most difficult part of the task , which made me procrastinate doing it , but finally I do it🥳🙏

Also , i was a little afraid as it was the first time dealing with machines , but the instructors helped me doing it step by step .🥰

Final Project

How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?

Given that the topic of this week is making things from materials , and any thing we design needs material to be built whether using laser cutter or 3d printer , so we will certainly take advantage of what we have learned this weak .

WOW!

What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?

This week I got an extra session , his topic was about DOCUMENTATION .

For me , I have benefited a lot about how to document and the importance of documentation.

Also , I have met some new friends which was nice to meet them .🥰

Weekly Digest [OPTIONAL]

Tell us about any other cool things that you've made this week: in the Hands-on activity, tutorial examples, exercises, or any other cool mini-project that you tried out aside from the assignment.

This small cute dog 🤏

is the first thing that I made with Laser cutter ,

so it is very special for me.🥰

Title of Media

Assignment Design Files

frame[*DXF]

earring [*STL]

dog [*DXF]

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