diff --git a/docs/Wildcard.md b/docs/Wildcard.md index f60ad921bd6d59b8a3f14e5c43fa62d1fcf39543..dac45ed8377162d3b32fa68c2c01b994d35e4537 100644 --- a/docs/Wildcard.md +++ b/docs/Wildcard.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ #Flatbed cutting --- -This week I used a flatbed cutter to make an origami laptop stand. +This week I used a flatbed cutter to make an origami-folded laptop stand. ###Contents 1. Introduction @@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ This week I used a flatbed cutter to make an origami laptop stand. 1. Introduction --- -A Digital flatbed cutters are the perfect solution for prototyping and producing packaging, displays, textiles, and signage. They are easy to operate with short set-up times. The wide range of tools and add-ons make them extremely versatile for a multitude of applications such as . They are integral for commercial signage, display, packaging, PPE and specialty manufacturing and cutting applications. They are widely used in rapid manufacturing, specialty manufacturing and prototyping applications. +A flatbed cutter is a convenient easy to use tool for prototyping and producing packaging, displays, textiles, and signage. With short set-up times, it can operate with a range of tools and add-ons making it very versatile for applications such as making commercial signage, display, packaging, PPE and other specialty manufacturing and cutting applications. It is widely used in rapid manufacturing and prototyping. -A flatbed cutter basically has a knife blade on a pivoting point to cut through material like paper, vinyl, cardboard, foam board, some plastics and films. It can also have other tools like a pen to draw in large format, a creasing tool, etc. +A flatbed cutter basically has a tool like a knife blade on a pivoting point to cut through material like paper, vinyl, cardboard, foam board, some plastics and films. It can also have other tools like a pen to draw in large format, a creasing tool, etc.  I wanted to learn about different basic operations of the cutter like cutting, half-cuts and creasing. -Half-cuts and creasing both allow for folding in opposite directions. For this I chose an origami based project so I could explore folding in both directions - mountains and valleys. +Half-cuts and creasing both allow for folding of a sheet in opposite directions. For this I chose an origami based project so I could explore folding in both directions - mountains and valleys. + I found this laptop stand design by [Grape Lab](https://thegrapelab.org/en/) that I thought was interesting to make.  @@ -33,18 +34,20 @@ It has a precision of +/-0.01mm, and can be used with a variety of tools like os --- Unlike lasercutting and CNC milling, flatbed cutting doesn't have any kerf, because the blade is simply slicing through material like a vinyl cutter. -I made my CAD in Rhino. Separated different operations by layers. +I made my CAD in Rhino. Separated different operations by layers of the correct names. + + Note that for the software to recognize these layers, they have to be named exactly like defined in the Rolling locator. -Meaning tool K (Pen 1) - Cut +Meaning: +Tool K (Pen 1) - Cut Tool K1 (Pen 2)- Creaseline Tool K-half (Pen 3)- V-cut  - +Here is the final file: + 3. Setup - - K-action  @@ -70,3 +73,13 @@ Inching Set origin  + + + + + + + +7. Design files +Origami stand - [dxf](./images/wc/origami-stand.dxf.zip) +Origami stand - [pdf vector](docs/images/wc/origami-stand.pdf.zip) diff --git a/docs/images/wc/jpg.jpg b/docs/images/wc/jpg.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..66e40e4ce1f311165067b6e948946fbfdc964629 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/wc/jpg.jpg differ diff --git a/docs/images/wc/origami-stand.dxf.zip b/docs/images/wc/origami-stand.dxf.zip new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4986bffa9cc8bcbff7078265b17eecd8993a68ce Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/wc/origami-stand.dxf.zip differ diff --git a/docs/images/wc/origami-stand.pdf.zip b/docs/images/wc/origami-stand.pdf.zip new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..64f635dda702a4a19f022ceb7239029001f0a6c7 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/wc/origami-stand.pdf.zip differ diff --git a/docs/images/wc/rhino.jpg b/docs/images/wc/rhino.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b6b20f3a7039e3854c61600ae2c37d40e6c8ac7 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/wc/rhino.jpg differ