9. Textile as scaffold¶
This week I worked on defining my final project idea and started to getting used to the documentation process.
Concept¶
This concept in this exercise is quite simple. It was a rainy day when I started this assignment and I wanted to reproduce the effect of drops falling on wet surfaces.
It is important to mention that Wei Li’s residence and her leather luggage is a big reference for this exercise. We looked at her work in the Fabricademy 2019-20 - Class 10 - Textile Scaffold Video (45:20)
Machine and tools:¶
Router 13 25.
Clamps
Screws 1/5 in (6)
End mill: 6mm
Ball mill: 6mm
Drill
Dril bit: 2mm
CNC 1325
Sample 1¶
Materials:
MDF piece 50 cm length, 40 cm with, 3 cm depth
Leather piece 20 cm x 20 cm and 0,25 cm with
Design Process.
I used 3ds Max From Autodesk. Have in mind that you will be working with proportions rather than blueprints or parametric restrictions for this program. Take care about scales. Here is the process.
Create a plane
Click on the modify window and divide the plane in 50 length segments and 50 with segments
From the modifier list select "Ripple"
Play with values from Amplitud 1, Amplitud 2 and the wave lenght.
Create a box. Allocate the modified plane in the middle of the box.
Select the proboolean operation: Create > Compound objects > ProBoolean . Click the box and select Intersection, then click on the plane.
Save this part of the object
Undo until you get both pieces back together.
Click the box and select Subtraction, then click on the plane.
Now you will have the opposite part of the model
Export both pieces as STL or OBJ and import them in Rhino.
Once in rhino, scale the pieces to a specific size. I created a 10 cm length line and scale the object in the Y axis.
Export the scaled model as a STL extension.
Then, we used Art Cam in order to prepare our file for the CNC miller. Open the program and click on create new model.
Be aware of using the correct size for your model in order to keep its scale. I got my measures from Rhino. Then Import your file
You paste the 3d Model and now it hollow underneath. Remember that this Milling CNC Machine will not operate with features on the back side or undercuts.
CNC Warnings¶
We will be Using a CNC 1325 router. Here some advise to have in mind.
NEVER walk through the side corridors when the machine is working.
Wear your protective glasses and a mask
Tight your hair.
Use steal toe shoes NO SANDALS, NO FLIPFLOPS.
Code Example¶
Use the three backticks to separate code.
// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
// initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}
// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(1000); // wait for a second
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW); // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
delay(1000); // wait for a second
}
Gallery¶
Video¶
From Vimeo¶
Sound Waves from George Gally (Radarboy) on Vimeo.