PMI Block

PMI Block Challenge

This project is a self-made, end of year project that I created to show off almost every skill I have learned in year 1 and 2 of engineering. This will show off my skills with hand drafting, The bandsaw, the drill press, solid works, drafting and defining an object in solid works, using a slicer to print objects from solid works with a 3D printer, and laser engraving with a CNC machine.

This is the PMI Block Hand-Drafted and dimensioned on Drafting paper. (inches)

This is the PMI Block Drafted and dimensioned in a solid works sketch (millimeters).

This is a snippet of the PMI Block in solid works after I designed it with exact dimensions.

This is a gif of the PMI Block in the slicer before printing it with a 3D printer.

This is the finished 3D Printed PMI Block next to the original one.

This is a gif of me cutting the rough outline of the shape out of wood with the mitor saw.

This is a gif of me cutting the more detailed outer shape out with the bandsaw.

This is a gif of me drilling the PMI block holes into the wood using the drill press.

This is a gif of the VCarve software running a simulation of my initials engraving

This is a gif of me engraving the initials into the block using the laguna laser.

This is a photo of the finished wooden PMI block

This is a picture of all three PMI blocks next to each other the original metal, the 3D printed, and the wooden)

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