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9. Embedded Programming
10. Molding and Casting
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14. Mechanical Design, MachineD Design
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Computer Controlled Machining

The assignment of this week is to make something big. I decided to make a multi functional table such as a tea table or for play cards, well the important thing is to experiment with materials I was assigned, in this case i have chose a 17 mm MDF board. I have perform software design in the rhinoceros.

Then you must take the pieces to a 2d plane, and make fit for suitable work, in this case the corners circles was changed to an appropriate course of strawberry, you should also check the width of the tolerance

To use the material to 17 mm within a tolerance of 0.6 mm was applied then, proceed to save the file in DXF format.

File Transfer

To transfer create 3 files:The first file containing the points for screws and mill; The second file, with interior cuts; The third file with the outer courts These files have the extension SBP

We are ready to use the Shopbot ...

SHOPBOT

We must put the wooden board to work. It is important to know the use of ShopBot machine, use the necessary tools such as gloves and safety glasses and use emergency stop buttons. We must give the material characteristics and the type of cutter used in this case was a 6 mm The first action is the calibration of equipment to choose this option in the program shown in console Z, we continue with XY.

Once the axes are calibrated, load the application and the file containing the attachment points for the screws.

Execute the file, the result is the marking of points to set the header.

You must recalibrate the Z axis, because the height has reduced. We completed the work of milling and cutting and removed the materials, after completion of the work should proceed to clean for use by other students.

Also proceed to polish the work with a file and are ready to assemble the table..

ARMED

It is here that we can see whether the measures and tolerances used are appropriate, although in my case I enter the first part of the following did not fit and had to lower them to conclude. At last we have the job, but I realize that could improve ....