03-10-2022, 09:55 AM
I've got access to the modeling software (free from Autodesk for university people) and the tech from the Design dept. (or one of the student assistants) is going to show me how to run the machine. I've watched a couple of videos on YouTube and it seems pretty straightforward unless your print design is flawed. The cutlery basket on our dish rack is broken, so I might print a new one. And I've got several sculpture ideas that would be much easier to print than carve.
As for laser cutting, I took a class years ago at Visual Philosophy, but have forgotten most of it. I just got the manual for the cutter to refresh my memory, and now I think I've mostly got it. And there's lots of stuff on YouTube. Fortunately the machine has presets for a bunch of materials; you just pick it from the list and set the thickness. I'm know going to cut some sculptures from plex, and also try etching one of my black and white drawings onto clear (or at least transparent) plex to see how that looks. I also thought about cutting plywood to make woodblock prints.
And I think the laser is green but it's supposedly dangerous to look in there while it's cutting so I'm not sure.
Today I'm home (work from home day) and the cable guy is coming. Our internet is ridiculously slow. We've been here 11 years and never upgraded from the 12Mbps plan, and now the 500 Mbps plan costs almost the same. It's like $5 more a month.
As for laser cutting, I took a class years ago at Visual Philosophy, but have forgotten most of it. I just got the manual for the cutter to refresh my memory, and now I think I've mostly got it. And there's lots of stuff on YouTube. Fortunately the machine has presets for a bunch of materials; you just pick it from the list and set the thickness. I'm know going to cut some sculptures from plex, and also try etching one of my black and white drawings onto clear (or at least transparent) plex to see how that looks. I also thought about cutting plywood to make woodblock prints.
And I think the laser is green but it's supposedly dangerous to look in there while it's cutting so I'm not sure.
Today I'm home (work from home day) and the cable guy is coming. Our internet is ridiculously slow. We've been here 11 years and never upgraded from the 12Mbps plan, and now the 500 Mbps plan costs almost the same. It's like $5 more a month.
the hands that guide me are invisible