This is my Layers Project and I used three different colors of 1/8th inch acrylic sheets.

Similar to the layers project, I realized that the size of my design on Inkscape was a little too small on the first iteration. I decided to plus up the size and the power when cutting out the pieces of the boxes, and this was the result. The pieces still didn’t cut through all the…

The original size that I set the cut to be ended up being way too small for the purpose that I had intended. I realized that the scale of my design in Inkscape was off from what I thought, and so when I went to raster the wolf it ended up only being about half…

This is my final layers project! I used 1/8″ acrylic sheets and the laser cutter to create this project. Initially I had a lot of difficulties with finalizing the design and figuring out how I wanted to layer my pieces. I hand drew this design in inkscape, first sending the photos through a cutout filter…

Aside from a couple flaws due to cutting warped stock, I’m happy with how this turned out! It is derived from a model in Solidworks of a combat robot I’m working on, however it has been majorly simplified and run through countless other softwares. Though I had some plans to use other materials aside from…

for this project I chose to create a multi-layered clock with working movement and fake gears to create the aesthetic of an older open face clock. the final project came out great and is currently hanging in my room at school. the only problem with the final design that I did not consider is that…

Here are my first test cuts of my layers design! I cut this on clear acrylic and am currently trying to decide how to position my two faces. Just as a quick explanation, this is a design of current me and young me and I’m planning to add transparent colored acrylic layers to add a…

for this project I attempted to cut my lantern design however I found my wood to be too thick and hard for the laser cutter. this lead to cuts not going all the way through, design features being lost (pentagons becoming circles) and the cut becoming too hot and smoking. I will attempt to redo…

So for what I have I was inspired by the Pokemon movie “Mewtwo strikes back” when the Pokemon Mewtwo was being created in his tank with the armor attached with wires all around it. I used LEDs to light both the bottom and top of the tank. I also 3D printed the Mewtwo and plan…

Continuing with my lighting bolt theme, I created a multilayer lighting bolt spinner. Should I paint the project a darker color, like dark blue or black?

Here is the current state of my layers project. I am very pleased with how it looks currently, however, I ran into many problems while making it. The biggest of these problems was trying to trace the bitmap of the original file I based the piece off. A question I have about my work is…

okay, been a while but I have a lot of updates! First off, I took a free head model off of Thingiverse to start, and I initially sliced that to get a picture of what to expect. It had a very neutral expression though, so I took it into zBrush to give it some emotion….

The current iteration of my project is a topology map of a section of Woodstock Connecticut. I used different strength rasters to give a sense of depth and different shades for different elevations. I also vector engraved minor roads and vector cut major roads and some bodies of water. My plan going forward is to…

For This project I continued to work on creating my layered clock design with gears. I still require at least 2 more rings to complete the project and a working arm piece to make the clock work. Artist Questions:Do you think anything could be gained by adding a rastor engraving to some of the gears?…

I wasn’t able to laser cut over the weekend but, my design is done and ready to cut! I have separated my design into three layers and one bounder and background. The materials I plan on using for this model are wood and glass. I plan on using 2 woods with different thickness. One will…

After the critiques, I’ve decided to modify my design slightly. Someone asked about the thickness of each layer, and I think it would be interesting to incorporate different material thicknesses. ( 1/4″ plywood and 1/8″ acrylic panels) I designed four layers in Inkscape and wanted to see if I could make the top layer a…

The project is coming along nicely. With quite a few changes based on the comments on the last post. What’s changed: – Most of the fastening together will be done with screws and standoffs from the actual robot, so metal.– Everything will be acrylic, though some will be painted. – The weapon will be able…

I have made a considerable amount of progress and am now ready to start manufacturing parts for my design. I have modeled the belt and sprocket that I need to move the bottom gear. I added 3D printed bearings into my design to eliminate friction at the pivots. I also added the crank to the…