so as usual i was stuck for ideas on what i should do for my final project…after doing some research finally came up with an idea…and i was happy with the end result even though the process of doin it did my head in!! well lets just say i didnt have the patience to keep up half way through…
techniques and machines used :
rhino – to create the 3d surface
3 – axis cnc milling – to cut the 3d surface
Vac Foaming – to get the 3d surface on to clear acrylic
laser cut machine – to get 4 panels for the light box with letters so that the light can shine through
hand crafting – crushed coloured glass to be pasted on to the clear acrylic
Painting – Black paint used to paint the surface where light is not needed to shine through
total cost :
mdf block – free
cnc milling – free
laser cutting – free
coloured glass/used coloured beer bottles (bunderberg Beer & cascade light…:P) – $15 for coloured glasses, beer bottles free
Acrylic sheet – $6.95
overall the estimated total was about $ 25
(though the prices will be usefull for anyone who’s intrested in knowing how much it cost, its great to know that all the machine work was free )
so here are some images that will show you step by step of my final hybrid and some photos on the day of our final exhibiton….
inspirational images
10 easy steps
i mainly got the idea to create this bubble surface from our previous project – the wave
some photos with light in the box. it was amazing to see how the light was shining through the coloured crushed glass pieces
at the exhibition
I really liked the Hybrid Project as it helped me to learn more about the machines and be confident to use them for my other projects and also improved my hand crafting methods. I can see someday using these methods and tecniques for my future projects…
