The goal of this project was to develop a robust workflow for creating high precision robotically manufactured hot wire cut geometries. As a demonstration of our workflow, we generated a set of elements that fit together with precise joinery. The photos on this page show the geometries for joinery and visual geometries of varying complexity. See the full PDF document here.
The goals of this project were two fold. First, to create a cup sleeve that turns a plain to-go cup into a mug – in terms of the haptic and weighted experience. Second, to respect the unique properties of sheet acrylic. The final form was created by cutting, heating, and manipulating the acrylic with a set of custom jigs.
Began by creating a set of circular, acrylic cut outs and heat forming the interior of the cut outs with a simple wooden jig
Using the same technique as in the first sample, I created a circular cutting pattern and extruded it after heating with a heat gun. The cutting pattern would not allow the material to extrude around the entire cup.
Trying to find a more pliable form, I created a sample of 5 different laser cut patterns with varying numbers of connections.
The sample patterns were weighted with a set of .25in bolts to apply equal force to each cutout. The length of the extension is inversely proportional to the number of connections. To create a suitable pattern for a cup sleeve it would benefit the design to have fewer connections — but not too few.
After changing the cutting patterns and moving to a toaster oven to heat the acrylic, the acrylic lattice was easily formed around a cup.
To create a handle I explored heat forming around a wooden dowel rod.
Added an acrylic handle with slots for the fingers.
The slot in the handle was not large enough to fingers but, because it was cut through, seemed to indicate that it was intended for the fingers. For this confusion, this feature was dropped in further iterations.
The goal of this project was to create a carnival booth themed after the siege of troy. This goal was achieved by making specific, significant indicators that connected to the legend of the Trojan Horse. Design and Production of Wood Horse Head, Signage, and shelving units was managed by David.
The goal of this project was to create a carnival booth which would carry the audience 500 years into the future onto the surface of Mars, where they would enter the Mars Colony Museum to re-live the first 100 years of Mars colonization and onward. Full project was managed in collaboration with Nicholas Hougland and Oliver Liburd. Production and Design of all exterior signage was lead by David.
