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November 1st, 2023

Week 7

Computer-Controlled Machines

- Clothes Rack and Hangers -

Panopticon

Design, milling, and assemblage of something BIG.

1. I want to make a clothes rack with hangers for my office to place nicely the clothes I make. I start making the sketch of the structure and the 3D model on Fusion360.


2. I also design a hanger


3. I then export the .dxf of every piece of my rack + hangers: 1 leg, 1 lower piece, 1 bar, 1 hanger. To do so I cick on the part I need, I select "create a new sketch", I finish my sketch, I then right click on the sketch I now created that appears on the side and I click on "save as dxf". This step is needed because I need 2D files to upload on the program used for the wood machine.


4. I then upload it on the program, I cut the wood board and I see the hangers look good but the leg of my rack doesn't have holes.


5. So I modify the program on Fusion360, I export the dxf with holes this time and I repeat the steps:


I remove the screws from the wood board and I take off my pieces:


6. I now start assembly everything together.


7. I have trouble fitting the pieces of wood together, so I make the holes bigger.

8. I assemble everything and I notice how my structure is a bit unstable, so i decide to add wood glue on the joints.


9. Now that it's more stable I add my hangers,


10. And my clothes on the hangers.





The dimension is good and the rack can carrie the weight of all my pieces!