3. Computer-controlled cutting

Group assignment

During this week I learned how to use equations on solid Works and how to use the laser and vinyl cutter.

Equations

For the equations you have to always put an = sign

During class we got introduced to the term "kerf", which is the quantity of material that is removed during the cutting process

I did some tests with the kerf. When we tested the kerf in the mashine, we got that it was 0.14mm, but after my first laser cut i changed it to 0.2 and the joints were better

Laser cutting

For the assignment i did a modular kit composed of 3 different shapes

you can download the files here

Kit

Here are some of the configuarions that i was able to do with the kit:

Vinyl cutting

Here are the results of my vinyl cutting