Week 1
Computer-Controlled Machining
This week I started out designing an outdoor dog house for my friend Jinx, my best friend Crystal's cutie dog. Design turned out well but it was a little bit out of scale, I then realized it is not possible to do with one sheet OCB, and also I checked the material and we decided it is not super dog-friendly due to its chunkiness :) But here is the design anyways!
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I moved into a new home at the start of the semester, so I don't have a lovely tiny table next to my bed for my books and plants. I made the decision to use this week to create a straightforward yet attractive table. My design concept was a four-piece, glue-free table that was easy to put together.
![](images/week7/tabledrawing1.jpg)
Additionally, my friend Crystal needed a wood holder next to her fireplace. I wanted to fill out all the layout and decided making one more object.
![](images/week7/holderdrawing.jpg)
After designing the two objects on Rhino, I used the template on the training page and did the layout for CNC-cutting.
![](images/week7/layout.jpg)
Then, I went to woodshop and met with David and Charlie, after making the test cut we decided using 0.43 in finger connection size after checking the material thickness.
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We used Onsrud machine, David helped me with CAM file editing.
![](images/week7/onsrud1.jpg)
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After cutting, I sanded the pieces and assembled them. All pieces were fitting luckily!
![](images/week7/table1.jpg)
![](images/week7/table2.jpg)
![](images/week7/table3.jpg)
![](images/week7/table4.jpg)
![](images/week7/holder1.jpg)
![](images/week7/holder2.jpg)
![](images/week7/holder3.jpg)
![](images/week7/holder4.jpg)