- The fabrication process entirely revolved around the laser cutter. I was originally going to 3D print, but I found that laser cutting would be much better for my project. After measuring the hourglass, I used solid works to design a rectangular piece and a column. From there I sent the files into the laser cutter and cut two rectangles and four columns. Finally, I used an adhesive and one by one put the artifact together. I started by gluing the columns to the rectangular pieces. Then I glued the hour glass in the middle. Finally I glued the last rectangle on top.
- I really like the design I did. I’m glad I went with laser cutting as the finish was much better for “minimalism” than 3D printing. I also had no experience with the laser cutter so this was a cool experience for me. I knew nothing about acrylic and the adhesive process for it. I would have made the tolerances tighter though because I didn’t realize how precise laser cutting is. I also would have definitly blown the glass for my hourglass if I had the time and skills to do this. Finally, I think it would have been cool to insert another dynamic component in the project. Currently you flip the base in order to move the sand. It would have been cool to add a spinning axis of rotation in order to keep the base steady.
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Hour glass Final Report Part 2
This Year’s Students
- Abigail Angwin
- Adlai White
- Alexis Cisneros
- Alex Fitzgerald
- Alex Gebben
- Alex Reynolds
- Aj Terio
- Andres Serrano
- Aryan
- Ari Matrajt Frid
- Arjun Mody
- Barrett Lister
- Ben Clairday
- Benjamin Hyde
- Blake Wilson
- Lavender Giebner
- Brandon Phillips
- Cannon Leitz
- Chris Wachuta
- Colton Huff
- Collin Kendall
- Cole Metcalf
- Collin Ruprecht
- David Li
- Duncan Laird
- Dylan Breglio
- Efrosini Krokos
- Emilee Novak
- Ethan Polacsek
- Ethan Sanchez
- Ethan Silverman
- Fin McKemey
- Garrett Miller
- Grreshan Ramesh
- Hailey Usher
- Helen Do
- Ian Farrar
- Ian O'neill
- Jason Allshouse
- Jace Aschbrenner
- Jarod Ocampo
- Jadin Zaccagnino
- Jess Corbitt
- Josh Beijer
- John Bileschi
- Jon Ezell
- Jonathon Gruener
- Josh Gregory
- Josh Sweeney
- Juliette Goubeaud
- Katie Schutt
- Kevin Kim
- Kelso Norden
- Kyra Anderson
- Kyle Hashiro
- Kyle Pohle
- Luke Nicol
- Luke Prins
- Max Lantz
- Maddox Mitchell
- Matthew Osborn
- Max Palish
- Michael Becerra
- Michael Gray
- Nicholas Gotlib
- Nick Olguin
- Noah Howell
- Oliver White
- Peter Arnold
- Riley Menke
- Sam Biehle
- Sammie Duran
- Sam Gluskoter
- Sarah Pepper
- Sean Riddle
- Sierra Greeley
- Sophie Berry
- Sophia Montie
- Tim Hellweg
- Tiana Vitry
- Trent Bjorkman
- Travis Mulford
- Tyler Brown
- Venkata Sanyasi Krishna Vidhan Rallapalli
- Vincent Tang
- Yuting Wang
- Aryan Gandhi
- Jean Hertzberg
- Shrey Naresh Solanki
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Hi Peter, I read a couple of your other posts and it’s amazing to see the final product! It does look very clean. I expected to see it 3D printed but agree with you that the laser cutter gave it a really nice finish and the material you were able to use being smooth I would imagine gives it a better look than the 3D printing with the layers that you can see and feel! Awesome project, congrats!