How to Make (Almost) Anything

Fall 2016 Project Page by Cameron Akker | Harvard College Class of 2018

Final Project: PCB Milling Machine

milling machine

Building a custom sub-$100 milling machine for use in fabricating PCBs

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Week 14: Machine Building

code

Group project to build a modular 3-axis machine that makes

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Week 13: Networking

code

Allowing three motor controllers to receive input from a central controller

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Week 12: Interface Programming

code

Serially interfacing the motor boards to the computer to control them

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Week 11: Output Devices

stepper motor and board

Building a motor driver board for a stepper motor using H bridges

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Week 10: Composites

shield

Recreating Captain America's shield using burlap, epoxy, and linen

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Week 9: Input Devices

photodetector

Designing a photodetector board w/ the ATtiny45, programming w/ Avrdude

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Week 8: Molding & Casting

knight

Casting a knight chess piece out of a bismuth alloy with the help of Oomoo

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Week 7: AVR Chip Programming

board

Programming the AVR chip set up in week 5 to blink an LED on button press

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Week 6: Custom Fab Workbench

workbench

Designing, fabricating, and assembling a custom workbench for future projects

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Week 5: Custom Hello Board PCB

pcb

Designing a custom board in Eagle and milling it on the Shopbot

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Week 4: 3D Scans and Printing

bust

3D Printing a milk bottle and scanning my upper body with a 3D scanner

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Week 3: In-System Programmer

ISP Chip

Fabricating and soldering a chip that allows for in-system programming

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Week 2: Press-Fit Construction Kit

press-fit

You've heard of resistor networks, but have you heard of networks of resistor boxes? This week's project is a press-fit kit to help you organize your resistors.

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Week 1: Early Final Project CAD

milling machine

For my final project this semester, I'll be making a CNCmilling machine primarily intended for use in manufacturing printed circuit boards

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Vinyl Cutter: HH Laptop Sticker

laptop sticker

For vinyl cutter practice, I cut a custom HackHarvard 2016 laptop sticker

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