cnc workflow


from paper to wood

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mechanical components

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stepper motor at bottom of frame

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timing belt pulley assembly

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timing belt pulley at top of frame

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First attempt at wood slats and their connection mechanisms to each other ....

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and to the timing belt

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1/16" was not flexible enough.

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slat iteration

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slat iteration

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slat iteration

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timing belt location issues

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many iterations.

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tabbed attachment

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slats in frame

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timing belt binding issue

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The timing belt came not closed, so I made a clamp on the waterjet to try and pinch the ends of the timing belt together.

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My clamp snapped in half.

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So I took two halves that had slots and bolted them together.

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The over/under front/back theading of the timing belt through the slats. Notice the final detail only has a timing belt connection on one end.

Works with human power.

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This image shows surface normals. I decided to try and include some on my surface to accentuate the curving action.

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My first pass was molding straight from gessoed foam.

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But I used smoothcas 300 and it fused with the gesso, destroying the mold.

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The second mold I made a positive from foam (used the ball nose - mistake)

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I used the oomoo mold to mass produce the "vectors"

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They fit into slots on each of the slats.

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actuated.

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actuated

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actuated

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code adjustment for regular stepper movement

el fin.


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