Friday, August 17, 2012

CNC Wood Project Portfolio


 CNC Wood 
Project Portfolio


Digital Fabrication
Design 5370
Course Professor: Keith Findling
School Of Architecture
University of Utah
Summer 2012



Created by

Michael Rybin


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Copyright © 2012, Michael Rybin.  All rights reserved.  



Internet research of both CNC Wood and Laser Metal projects included previewing many websites and saving over 1,000 pictures shown above in Windows File Properties



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CNC wood project
Brainstorm of alternative chess table base ideas 



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 CNC wood project
Prototype different joints including an example of one hole inside a dovetail joint to see how light would diffuse from inside a closed table base



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CNC wood project
Prototype different table base design patterns using foam blocks that simultaneously imitate the squares of a chess table top




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CNC wood project
Laser cut multiple ¼” MDF layers to imitate and verify the design of cnc routing pattern and light penetration




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CNC wood project
Brainstorm of 9 alternative chess table base ideas because joint with crack or hole for light was disqualified because 2D vertical router requirement 




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CNC wood project
New design that meets program requirements to advance CNC manufacturer process.  Paper and cardboard prototypes to imitate bending of flat wood simultaneously in opposite directions 




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CNC wood project
Laser kerf-cut halfway through MDF failed to help the wood bend



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CNC wood project
          Laser full-cut and table saw kerf-cut MDF and plywood with different patterns to verify the bendability of wood before CNC routing 




P1100039-CNC-Wood-Project-Laser-cut-MDF-full-pattern-verified-bending-in-opposites-directions.JPG
 CNC wood project
Laser cut ¼” MDF full pattern prototype.  This verified design concept of bending wood simultaneously in opposites directions




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CNC wood project
One CNC manufacturer said the router vibration would chew up the thin wood fingers. I pushed the CNC process by gathering different manufacturers opinions and found CNC Routing Service doug@cncroutingservice.net (801-885-8373) was confident it would work 
... as you can see below they did a fantastic job, competitive price and fast service. 





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CNC wood project
Final CNC design pattern with ¼ thick Baltic birch, 3’10” square by 23” tall 
view 1 of 3 



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CNC wood project
Final CNC design pattern with ¼ thick Baltic birch, 3’10” square by 23” tall 
view 2 of 3 



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CNC wood project
Final CNC design pattern with ¼ thick Baltic birch, 3’10” square by 23” tall 
view 3 of 3 

Let me know what you think.

Thank you,
Michael Rybin~۩~
Architecture is a wonderful life

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