Monday May 27: Last day for project 1

After the presentation, I got feedback that if I want to make the flower pot less wobbly, and more stable, I can use a lid. The professor sketched and explained to me the design of the lid and its function.

This page is about the additional things I did after the assignment.

Process

Back to Rhino.

I began creating a 3D model of the object I wanted to make using laser cutting. I should have done this way back when I was planning everything out. Even though I could not benefit from drafting, by creating a 3D model, I could reflect on some elements I could have fixed before printing it for the first time.

The leaves and the beads may not fit inside the dimensions of the "window".

During the process of making the object, I used mathematics to measure the dimensions of the cuts. There are some details I can only notice if I assemble the parts on the scale. I underestimated the time and effort of making the object.

For the actual lid, I've used this sketch below.

Sketches of ideas from the feedback.

The idea was to use a slot to hold the belt of the flower pot.

A picture of the base and the lid.

After cutting the parts, I glued them all together.

Reflection

The base was fine, but the slot of the lid were too small for the curved surface to fit. To fix the problem, I pulled the pieces apart (with a xacto knife), fit the lid onto the curved surface first, and then glued the arcs.

On Monday, I cut the shapes and it printed out in 10 minutes, which was a surprise. I was not critical about how long laser cutting would be. The cutting time should depend on the perimeter of the parts and how often the machine has to repeat the process for making multiple copies.

I may go back on this project to add something to make it better