Computer-Controlled Machining ( FDP )


projects
   Standing Desk, Opendesk
   Shelter 2.0, yourHOUSE, Wikihouse, FabHouse, Fab Lab House
   10,000 Year Clock

machines
   Roland
   Shaper
   ShopBot
   Onsrud
   Tormach
   Haas
   Hurco
   Zund
   Fellesverkstedet
   MTM

stock
   rigid foam insulation (gesso, heat gun)
   veneer plywood
   Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)
   Medium Density Overlay (MDO)
   Oriented Strand Board (OSB) finishing
   Valchromat
   HDPE
   Lexan, polycarbonate
   Garolite
   Aluminum (Composite Panel)


tooling
   drills vs mills
   flutes
   coatings
   flat/ball end

speeds and feeds
   chip load: ~ 0.001-0.010"
      feed rate (inches per minute) / (RPM x number of flutes)
   cut depth: ~ tool diameter
   step-over: ~ tool diameter/2



fixturing
   vises
   clamps
   screws
   vacuum
   weights
   glue
   tape

sacrificial layers, squaring

dust collection


toolpaths
   kerf, offset, runout
   conventional, climb
   rough/finish cuts
   cut depth, clearance, collisions
   t-bones
   tabs, onion skinning
   test cuts, cutting air
   simulation
   prototyping

CAM

   Aspire
   Freecad Path
   Solidworks CAM
   Fusion 360 Slicer



safety
   cuts, burns, impacts, fires
   glasses, shoes, clothes, hair, gloves
   look, listen
   don't reach into a powered tool
   emergency stop, assistance



assignment
   group assignment
      do your lab's safety training
      test runout, alignment, speeds, feeds, materials, and toolpaths for your machine
   individual assignment
      make (design+mill+assemble) something big (~meter-scale)