3D Printing

This was my initial design that I decided to print when it came to introducing myself to the world of 3D printing. The print above is a coaster in the shape of the Hyrule Shield that I have ended up using on a daily basis when I am in my room, especially since I have not been able to stain and seal my desk that I built this summer. This print was interesting because I did not anticipate it to take it as long as it actually did to make the print. It took a full three and a half hours even though its only about a fourth of an inch thick.

This was a small print that I created myself to help me get a visualize what I initially though my coasters would look like. I scaled down this print because I did not have the time to leave it to print for four hours like the previous print had.  I ended up throwing this idea for a coaster out due to the fact that having many 3D printed coaster would be time consuming to print and provide too much friction.

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Laser Cutting

This is the laser cut that I decided to do on some acrylic which features two dragons facing each other, and a heart made out of their tails. This was a learning experience to cut due to the fact that the laser cutter did not wanna go all the way through the acrylic

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Vinyl Cutting

This was actually my second vinyl cut that I did. Initially, I wanted to do the design that is on my laser cut so that I could put it on my laptop, but I was not able to cut it out properly. However, I feel that this came out well and is a good edition to my Playstation 4.

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Intermediate Project

So this was my initial circuit setup for my intermediate project. I quickly realized that I did not work and got the help of a professional named Zane Cockron. He helped me set up a new circuit and taught me the programming that I needed to use to make the servo turn 90 degrees when there is light shining on the sensor. The new and final circuit is pictured below. 

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Final Project

These are my initial sketches for what I wanted to do with this coaster dispenser.  My first idea is pictured above, but after talking to my professor, I determined that it was not going to be possible to make it like that and that I would have to change my design. The second and final set of designs are shown below and are inspired by the ideas of Dean Grout. The measurements on both of these drawings ended up changing as I was building the project.

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Down below are two photos of the start of my project. On the bottom is a photo of the coasters that i cut out with the laser cutter, however i learned that i was going to need to make them two thick to allow the swinging arm to have more surface area to leverage on. On the top side are two boards that are supposed to be the same size because they are supposed to be the bottom and the top of my box, however as you can see, I botched the measurements quite badly and ended up making some new boards.

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When the box was nearly complete, it was looking like this (above). Here we were running a test to see if the ramp would work as it was initially intended, but the coasters kept getting caught between the side wall, the lip of the hole in the front, and the swinging arm.  So, I had to make some adjustments to the ramp and made it just a flat platform for the coasters to fall upon and this seemed to work perfectly for what I needed.  Final product photos below.