Introduction
For the final project, I was required to make a clock. I wanted to make the clock as creative as possible, so I had to think on what kind of designs I wanted. Below are my ideas. As you can see, I decided to make things interesting by changing my clock into a musical note shape. To prevent the clock from swinging, I would also add a frame for the clock I would be given. Besides the interesting clock shape, I also decided to try to change the hands so that they would say what the hand actually is.
The first machine that I would use if I was building the clock would be the laser. Although I would prefer to use the 3-D Printer, the 3-D Printer couldn't print off my large clock's design or engrave my numbers and symbols. I would cut out a much thicker piece of plastic than normal and engrave like the picture below. I also would cut out a small hole in the center of the clock so that the hands could be attached. After the laser finished, I would remove the clock from the laser and try to use the CNC Router on it for hooks.
Since I don't know how to design in Fusion 360, the pictures below are made in Inventor. Although the design below is crude and a little thick, it represents what I would've done with the CNC Router. Because I chose my plastic to be a bit thicker, I would be able to cut away until I had a overhang at the top of my design as well as something to hold the clock in place. Obviously, the dimensions below do not represent exactly what would happen. The clock would be much thinner and the top hook would be longer based on how thick the clock given to me was.
As I put in the pre-search, I wanted to change each hand so that it said what the hand was. It would be something like the design I made in Inventor down below. I would make a thin plastic sign that I could slide onto each hand like below. Of course, the design below is a bit thick, but it shows what I would do. For the holder, I would make a thin plastic strip that would extend from each word on both sides. Just like below, the rigid plastic strips would have small extrusions that would have small overhangs so that the strips could hold onto the hand. To make a contrast, I would try to print the three signs in three different colors.
If I was able to actually make my clock in the Waunakee Innovation Center, my time would be ideally spent by designing my easiest part as fast as I could. This way, I could wait for an opening while working on my other parts, maximizing the time working and minimizing the time waiting. Although 3-D printing 3 different colors would be extremely frustrating, especially if I wanted 3 specific colors, I would try as best as I could. However, to plan for the worst-case scenario, on my first printing, I would print out 3 hands of the same color, in case I wasn't able to reach 3 colors. As for the CNC Router and the laser machine, there isn't much I would be able to do about waiting, so I would simply try to be the fastest one to the machine.
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IDEA Final Project Summary
This final project, although I wasn't physically able to make it, still helped me. It helped me improve my skills on both Illustrator and Inventor, as well as making me be creative in ways to create something with 3 machines in the Innovation Center. I really enjoyed creating this project, and although I wouldn't do it again on my own, this is something that I'm happy I experienced. I've enjoyed both this project and the IDEA class so much, and I appreciate the new and exciting knowledge that I have come across.