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Actually building... here we go!
Week 1
Laser cutting a press fit construction kit was a great way to learn CAD. I created a few different geometries in CAD, designed them so they would fit together with or without connecting pieces, and then chamfered them to help with error control and fit.
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The construction kit is an excellent desk toy. Right now I use the pieces to vertically store my stapler and some of my pens and pencils to give me more space. I also built a cube and many non-utilitarian designs.
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The laser cutting process was easy after watching Nathan and Olga walk through the procedure. The only issue I ran into with the laser cutter was the smell of the pieces afterwords: it took a few hours for my room to stop smelling like burnt cardboard.