Thinker Rubik’s Cube Shelf & Vinyl Decal Fruit
made with computer-controlled cutting
To Do
Group Assignment
- characterize your lasercutter's focus, power, speed, rate, kerf, joint clearance and types
Individual Assignment
- work through a git tutorial
- build a personal site in the class archive describing you and your final project
- cut something on the vinylcutter
- design, lasercut, and document a parametric construction kit, accounting for the lasercutter kerf, which can be assembled in multiple ways, and for extra credit include elements that aren't flat
Tools
- Software: Onshape, Adobe Illustrator, Cricut Design Space, Gitlab
- Machines: Epilog Fusion M2 32/40 Laser Cutter, Cricut Explore Air 2 Vinyl Cutter
Materials
- cardboard
- vinyl
1. Ideating
For the laser cutter, I wanted to make a bedside shelf to hold a variety of small items. I own a lot of Rubik's cubes and trinkets, so I made a shelf to hold everything.
For the vinyl cutter, I wanted to make a laptop decal to accompany my Macbook, so I thought to do fruit to accompany the Apple logo.
2. Prepping Vinyl
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3. Post-cutting Vinyl
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4. Final Vinyl
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5. Modelling with paper cutouts
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6. Cutting the spliced head
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7. Assembling the spliced head
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8. Cutting the cube
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9. Big Head and Big Cube
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