Nate Goodwin Final Project: Mixed Techniques

 Process

My goal was to create a CNC model of Ghostface, which was detailed with the laser cutter. I used this artwork for the base. 

I started this process by creating a rough sketch of what I wanted to create for my project in MS Paint. I then ported this over to an external art program in order to further refine the design I wanted to create to both clean up the lines and so I ported 
MS Paint Sketch
SAI sketch

I then sent this sketch to Adobe Illustrator and rasterized the image to transform the lines into a useable format that I could then send to the CNC machine.



I exported this to Fusion360 so that I could build my model for CNCing.


I then uploaded this program to the CNC machine and started to drill.
 

My end result was not what I was looking for. It was missing a cutout and due to the way I had set up my project, I had drilled the outside instead of the inside pieces first, leading to it messing up and me having to restart the cut.


My second time around I learned from my mistakes and cut the inside pieces first, resulting in a much cleaner piece.

I then sent my file that I had in Fusion to the laser cutter, and had to angle the design so that it lined up with the wooden cutout in the program. After etching, my project was done.

Result

I'm very happy with my result! It's not 100% what I wanted but I'm proud of how it looks. My original project was going to have another wooden piece, but I realized my scope creep and decided to scrap it. I also would have preferred the outlines were fully filled, but I was talking with Ryan and other student workers and we were not able to figure out how. Another thing that irked me was how the laser cutting is just the tiniest bit off center. 

Reflection

If i were to repeat this project I think that my goal would be to fix the problems that I laid out in my results. I already have the knowledge to CNC the inside pieces first that I learned from messing up the first cut, but there are other things such as testing out if laser cutting then CNC'ing creates a better and more straight result. I had to manually eyeball lining up the design with the piece of wood, and I wonder if there is a way to make it 100% accurate to the wood. I'd also work more on figuring out how to fill in the lines for the laser cutting.








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