Waterjetting #
This week’s assignment was to design and produce something with a digital process not covered in another assignment. In order to keep making progress on my final project, and because I wasn’t feeling well, I aimed low this week and used the waterjet machine in the architecture shop to mill a piece of polycarbonate.
The Waterjet Machining Process
The Waterjetting Process #
The waterjet machining process was fairly straightforward this week. It consisted of creating and sending a DXF file to someone from the architecture shop. This file was reviewed and opened on the the waterjet machine. From here, the correct settings were selected and the machine was homed and positioned so that it could cut the design out of the stock. After, the waterjet was lowered to a predetermined height and weights were placed on the piece of polycarbonate to ensure that it did not move when submerged. The machine process was then initiated and halfway through the cut was paused in order to reposition the weights. The machining process was resumed and the cut was finished. In total, the process took about 1 minute.
The Final Product: #
