03 | Computer-Controlled Cutting

Lecture

Review

Weekly assignments

Group Assignment

1. Characterize your lasercutter’s focus, power, speed, rate, kerf, and joint clearance.
2. Document your work to the group work page and reflect on your individual page what you learned

Individual Assignments

1. Design, lasercut, and document a parametric press-fit construction kit, which can be assembled in multiple ways. Account for the lasercutter kerf.
2. Cut something on the vinylcutter.

Have you?

• Linked to the group assignment page
• Explained how you parametrically designed your files
• Documented how you made your press-fit kit
• Documented how you made your vinyl cutting
• Included your original design files
• Included your hero shots

Group Assignment page

Here is the Aalto group assignemnt page for this week.

I have been working on testing file for our new laser cutter. It is still incomplete as I was waiting for the new laser cutter we have to get proper beds that are not crooked. Working on this right now.

Vinyl Cutter

The vinyl cutter at Aalto is

Extra

I also cut a large piece of the copper foil with the vinyl cutter that will be used as a capacitive touch sensor.

Laser Cutter

The laser cutter at the lab is the Epilog

Design files