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Ideation
Ideation
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)
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)
Inspo
I wanted to make a really cool pair of glasses that represent summer. After a quick search, I found different shapes of glasses like those in the picture.
I decided to make a watermelon-shaped pair with a twist, by rotating one frame 180 degrees.
Tool Chain
Tool Chain
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?
For 3D printing - Glass Handle
Fusion 360 for designing
Cura for slicing and preparing the file to be printed
the used fab-lab machine - PRUSA i3- mk2
PLA plastic filament
For laser cutting - Glass Frame
Fusion 360 for designing.
laserworks for preparing the file for cutting
the used fab-lab machine - El Malky ML149 CO2 Laser Cutter
PLY wood 3mm, Screws and nuts
Design/Preparation Process
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?
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?
laser cutting process
laser cutting process
starting by the frame design
-After researching standard dimensions, I drew two concentric circles, not from the center. I added a horizontal line through the center of each circle and then trimmed half of each circle.
-I created a construction line and mirrored the sketch to create another copy, which I then rotated 180 degrees, aligned them as if they were a complete circle.
-Next, I connected the two halves with a 4mm-thick line for strength
-last thing , I added space for a captive nut to attach the frame to the handle.
-Ensuring the entire sketch was fully defined, using constrains and dimensions from origin, I extruded the sketch by 3mm and modified the appearance to have this wooden look.
-Finally, I exported the file as a DXF.
for fabrication
- after that i uploaded it to laserworks to prepare the file. this process was very simple i only used cut the outlines and engrave the middle part.- using the following parameters:
3D printing process
3D printing process
-i designed one of the handles then copied it for the other one.
- starting by drawing a rectangle then two arches at the end and trimmed the extra parts of the rectangle.
-extruded the skitch by3mm and
- added a place for the captive nut and extruded it by 5mm to be strong enough .
-I did some modification by doing fillet and chamfer to edit the shape of the handle . also changed the appearance to wood , appeared to be mistake.
-saved the file as SLT .
for fabrication
- opened it file on cura and edited prepared the file for printing .
i added no support, choosing layer height 0.2 to be checked the temperature to be 215 & 60. checked the slicing and the time needed, it was 34 min using 5 g of PLA.
Development/Implementation Process
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?
Explain the development/implementation process of your assignment. How did you use the machine/tool to manufacture or implement the design of your assignment?
laser cutting production
laser cutting production
-In this stage, we need to check the parameters and upload the design on the machine, then adding the 3 mm sheet on the machine, set with the following parameters:
scan - power of 25 with 300 speed.
cut - power of 40 with 40 speed.
-making sure that it is fixed and sit flat .not skewed nor wobbling , then we checked the cutting space on the sheet by using the origin button.
this time I checked focus before starting .
it took around 3 minutes.
3D printing production
3D printing production
-To print the design we took the g-code file, after checking the parameters and edit the speed and heat ,and upload it into the machine.
-first thing we unloaded the old filament and added the yellow PLA one, started heating the nozzle and bed , the machine did calibration on the bed then the printing process started .
-I checked the first layer that it is okay . less than hour and the design was completed and removed it from the plate.
Final product
Overcoming Challenges
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)
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)
one problem is that i designed one handle for the glass and copied it instead of using mirror so we had one handle that has wrong position. but it fits with the design and make it more fun.
secondly that i didn't check for the lines overlayed while cutting the frame and had cut a line that supposed not to be cut.
the end of the handle is very sharp i should have apply fillet.
i needed to use bigger diminutions for the captive nut place.
design challenge
Final Project
Final Project
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
How can you use the skills and knowledge that you've acquired this week in your final project?
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WOW!
WOW!
What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?
What is the coolest thing that you've learned this week? What is something that you will never forget from this week?
Title of Media
Weekly Digest [OPTIONAL]
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.
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.
Title of Media
Assignment Design Files
Assignment Design Files
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