Laser Metal
Project Portfolio
Project Portfolio
Digital Fabrication
Design 5370
Course Professor: Keith Findling
School Of Architecture
School Of Architecture
University of
Utah
Summer 2012
Created by
Michael
Rybin
Copyright ©
2012, Michael Rybin. All rights
reserved.
Laser Metal project
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
Brainstorm of alternative themes for the
6 primary chess pieces
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Basic sketch ideas of the 6 primary chess
pieces
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Paper design
prototypes to imitating the 6 primary chess pieces: King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, and Pawn
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Watched a wonderful movie “Between the
folds”. Professor recommended focusing
on one chess piece because of the short timeline
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Pilot tests laser
cutting and folding using matboard, imitating metal. More
than 12 tests
including different size holes and different hole patterns
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Effects of
bending 24 guage scrap metal without holes, with holes, and with a slit
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Laser cut matboard
prototypes, adding one inside flap and several top tabs to secure final shape after folding metal. Also tested new pattern of holes with slits
vs just holes
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Final pattern using
24 guage metal, 3” triangle base by 5” tall - view 1 of 3.
18 folds and 6
curls total. Metal folds in 4 completely
different directions
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Final pattern using
24 guage metal, 3” triangle base by 5” tall - view 2 of 3.
18 folds and 6
curls total. Metal folds in 4 completely
different directions
Laser Metal project
Final pattern using
24 guage metal, 3” triangle base by 5” tall - view 3 of 3.
18 folds and 6
curls total. Metal folds in 4 completely
different directions
Chess table (not displayed) includes a small
hole in each square with lights that illuminate
up through the holes in the metal chess pieces
Let me know what you think.
Thank you,
Michael Rybin~۩~
Architecture is a wonderful life ™
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