This week we explore vinyl cutting and laser cutting.
Made a Cardboard Gauge first
cut 2 of this.
Seems 4.0mm to 4.0mm is the best fit.
Cardboard orientation matters when cutting small parts!
I want to make a flower lamp shade with different shape configurations
Finished the design! selflock cage in the center, holding 8 piece of blades.
Assembly will be tricky, need to keep all parts loose at a certain step :D
Using ML logo cut outs for star effect duh.
Assembly! Step by step
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3. Put them together like this just for now.
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add a renforcement back bone to the blade
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9. This step is tricky!
10. Every part has to be hanging loose.
11. This is actually the first fixed piece.
12. Pushing them together,creating a lock between inside and outside ring.
13. Take a little break.
14. Take another one.
15. Turn it over.
16. The second in/out lock
17. In position!
18.Finally little pins hold everything together.
19. 8 of them!
20. Done!
21. Form 1
22. Form 1 from underneath
23. Form 2
24. Form 2 from underneath
25. Form 3, and it moves in wind :)
Too loaded this week to do Vinyl this week,
but i did a project before with Zund cutter.
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End of today :)