Elements construction kit
Task:
Design, make, and document a press-fit construction kit
Description:
When thinking about constructions I thought about molecules. This is why I created an easy to use tool for teachers to explain the periodic table of elements. This construction kit intends to be a fun and educational way for kids to build their own molecules.
Explanation:
Due to some problems with the laser I couldn't use the laser cutter this week, so, I tried to make my connections on the Roland Modela, which was a very good experience.
Vinyl cutter
With the vinyl cutter we did some small tests to create some stickers. I used Metamark E Series black vinyl paper which provides a very good quality. The machine settings used for the stickers were the following:
speed: 20 cm/s, Force 160GF.
Roland Modela
For the milling process I used the fab modules that I installed following the instructions of fellow student Jean-Baptiste, I drew the objects in illustrator(see image below) and loaded it as an PNG image into the fab modules. One should pay attention to export the image with a high DPI value, at least 500dpi. As one can see, I created dog bones for the milling process, this because the milling bit isn't able to make straight corners.
Setup Roland Modela:
Assignment images:
![vinyl_sticker](images/vinyl_sticker.jpg)
![lasercut_sketch_v7_tests_v2-01](images/lasercut_sketch_v7_tests_v2-01.png)
![roland_cutting](images/roland_cutting.jpg)
![roland_cutting](images/123dmake.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/laser_settings.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_01.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_03.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_04.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_05.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_06.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_07.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_08.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_09.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_10.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/lasercut_02.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/flex_test1.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/flex_test2.jpg)
![lasercut_01](images/flex_test3.jpg)
Conclusion:
The laser cutter and the vinyl cutter are two great machines. I'm interested in the ability to vinyl cut out a circuit board. The press fit technique has endless possibilities and I think this is something I can implement in my final project. This way everyone can create his or her own personal lamp.