7. Computer Controlled Machining

Make (design+mill+assemble) something big

An idea behind this weeks assignment was to learn cnc path cutting and the sofware.
I am learning more about different types of cnc milling methods and developing a
well and effecient workflow. I began my workflow for this design in cinema 4d.
Which is a 3D modeling program that is great for design and animation for personal &
commercial use. I was originally designing a shelf layer that had unseen led lights
located on the underside of the shelf. This would act as a multi-layer led shelf
that was designed to go with a large scale project. That project was put on hold
as cost was beyond budget and not proper planning of every step wouldn't allow lets
of last minute changes and implementations that have frequented this asssignment.
So after creating the model in Cinema 4D, I export the object as an .stl file which
was saved and viewed in windows as a 3d file. I had preset parameters for the file
those parameters were adjust for a random large size board that was big enough to fit
the design in mind. I wanted the mill cut to be deep enough to store/hid electronics
and wiring, depending on which way I decided to go with the final appearance. So the
dimension of the inside cut are 4mm deep by 11mm wide. A 1/8 & 1/4 sized bits were
used for milling. On the next wave sofware the speed is set to 10 and power to 65.
This Shark Next wave machine is really nice and I noticed a saftety feature. While
the machine is in operation, the mini lcd touch command screen is locked.