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6. Large format CNC (computer controlled Machining)

Group Assignment

Individual Assignment

Making The Design Of The Hanger

I created a hanger design for chilldren using fusion 360

  • First, i started with scketching the pieces, where the piece on the side is 1135mm on height.

  • Then i added a picture of a bunny face, and using the line i drew over the stracture

  • For the pieces on the sides, i added a new scketch of a rectangle over the piece did a mirror,and extruded both .

  • Then i added a square for th bottom piece and extruded it

  • I used the miror feature to copmlete the hanger with a 800mm total lenght, after that i made sure that each piece is a body therefore i can add the joints between the bodies.

  • I used the offset features for all the sides that i wanted to do joints on

  • I added the figer joints to connect all the pieces together, which are the most suitable type of joints for this design.

  • This is the final Design

CNC Machine

Material Used - For this design i used 12mm thickness plywood

  • Then we attached the plywood sheet

  • Bfore we start we turned on the vaccum

  • Vcarve software is used to connect with the CNC

  • For the set up, the width was set to mm and the thickness to 12mm

  • We imported the files to Vcarve

  • ‘dog-bone’ filltes are used for the joints to creat clearnes

  • Then we opened the toolpath, choosed profile toolpath operation

  • we did edit the tool variables,the cut depth is set to 13mm to ensure its cut all the way.

  • set it to two passes with 6.5mm depth per pass

  • the tool is 1/4 inch

  • then we did set the toolpath tabs and vectors of the machine are outside/ right with climb direction then saved this setting

  • After that we selected the file saved, the Z axis is set to 12.7mm and started cutting

After Cutting

  • Then i did sand the wood and put the pieces together

Final Result

Problems i Faced

  • i did face a problem while designing the joints at some corners, therfore i had to redsign them multible times.

Finger Joints


Last update: September 9, 2022