Week 4:

laser cut machine

as we know we need a design to operate the machine , I was thinking to make a simple design that will help to understand the machine more , so I started to draw using Fusion 360 , my idea is to draw a circle with 20 slots that I will put the same parameters for each slot .

So I choose change parameters option and modify my parameters that I need for this design .

however after I modify my parameters that will help to adjust my dimensions easily with only one click , I drew the one slot then I used the circular pattern to do the others .

After finishing my design i save it as DXF , and open on coral draw to set it up for the laser cut ,

I learnt the set up and the parametric modifying when we work on the group assignment , so the main thing that the lines color should be red , for the machine to understand that I want to cut , however after changing the color to red and making the lines width as hairline . I went to set up the machine .

so i choose the material that i will use and it thickness which is MDF 3 mm , then i choose the power of the laser and the speed , which was the power 84% and the speed is 4.3 %
and now my design is ready to cut ,

but unfortunately , it did not fit properly , so I changed my parameters, and edit my sketch by doing a fillet so it can fit easily and I decreases the diameter as well, to meet the desired Kerf which it was 0.44 mm .

You can see that after meeting the desired kerf , it fitted perfectly and strong .

I have to admit it without the group assignment , it will be difficult for me to do it.

Vinyl Cutting:

So for the vinyl cut I followed the same process that I did with laser cut , by using coral draw I used the first letter on my name which is A , I edit it by changing the outer line color to red , which I want to cut and choosing the hairline for the thickness.

after that I chose the machine that I want to use and determine the width and the lenght of the sticker that the machine will determine automatically , and I will choose the force that I will use .

After setting up every thing now it ready to cut.
so after cutting I will use a masking tape to take my Letter neat and tidy , and it is helpful if I have a long word and I want to keep it in order.
Finally I stick it on my laptop .

These two machines are amazing I am sure that I will use them on my final project , You will find all my working files on this Zip Folder.