I’ve cut out my chess board and assembled it and it all holds together however I think some adhesive would make it much sturdier. this also includes my first cut
Layers Progress
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…
Layers Project WIP
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?…
Layers Project WIP Amanda Jones
I wanted to emphasize depth in nature. This is not a finished design, I would like to add more details to the mountains, but I wanted to redo my old design and almost simplify it. I have to finish up the rays and make sure they make sense on their own as a solo layer….
Layer Project WIP- Daniel Pacheco-Cruz
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…
Layers Project WIP – Lauren Faulkner
I have successfully cut, assembled, and started painting the trunk of my tree project. I haven’t been able to do the leaves as I don’t have my acrylic yet, but I will soon. Additionally, I have the vectors prepared for the leaves, so it will be ready to go once I have the materials. My…
Layers Project WIP Ani Ladd
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…
Layers Project WIP – Andrew Roush
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…
WIP – Layered Optical Illusion – Samuel Kierstead
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…
Harris Brancazio – Layered Motorcycle – WIP
For My Layers Project I originally was going to just make a wheel, but I decided to go beyond that and make a whole model of a motorcycle. One thing I would like feedback on is if I should make the rear of the frame more realistic? It will pose a few technical challenges but…
Layers Project WIP – Percy
I was able to get to the laser to cut my design this weekend. However, it is not quite finished as I have not had the time to acquire wood stain and glue and complete the project. I expect it to be finished very soon! My question is – I am unsure whether I want…
Layers Progress WIP – Beckett Peale
Alright so since the last post, I got the design loaded into the fusion slicer and fooled around with the settings for a while. I quickly found that you can’t do much in the slicer without knowing exactly how large and thick your material is and since I was planning on making mine out of…
Layers Project WIP
Since the last post I finalized my design and made a document with the pieces ready to be cut. I also bought cardstock and tissue paper in preparation for cutting. I did not have time this weekend to go in and begin cutting but will try to do it sometime this week. I am wondering…
Layers Project – Sage Ugras
1/29/2023 – The first two layers of my map have been laser cut with little to no issues. The water is a really simple layer so it took almost no time to complete. The land layer took a bit longer because of the detail along the shoreline as well as the cuts needed for smaller…
Layers Project WIP Ana Roure
I would say my first try on making this project it was pretty successful! The laser cut the pieces exactly how I wanted and some of the tabs looked much better than what I was expecting. The Solitare cards cut perfectly, The letters in each of the tabs are pretty readable and some of the…
Layers Design
I plan to finish the chess board using a jig saw puzzle locking technique. It will also alternate between clear and wood.
Layers Design WIP Reyhan
My idea for the layers project is to create a map of my hometown Foster City. This city is built at the shoreline and is very flat so there are no topographical features to show. I took inspiration from a picture of a laser cut map that only uses one very detailed layer for the…
Layers Design Concept – Andrew Roush
I really like how the fusion 360 slicing tool works so I’m going to attempt to use it to make a scaled model of my combat bot. In this initial revision lots of the details don’t come through well, due to missing the layer slice or simply being to small. Since I know Solidworks well,…
Layers Design Concept (Nicholas Orciani)
The rotation of the lightning bolts in my design was heavily influenced by the spiraling piece, by Jen Stark, attached below. Instead of suspending the layers in the air using string, I plan on drilling a hole through the center of my piece and feeding an axel through it that would allow each lightning bolt…
Layers Concept Design – Lauren Faulkner
My concept for the layers project is to create a stylized sci-fi tree. For my sketch, I actually built a model in Minecraft using world-edit (for me, it’s much easier to conceptualize an object in 3D instead of starting with a sketch). The added benefit of this method is I was able to separate out…