dinsdag 16 juli 2013

first prototypes - lasercutting

Since I found a nice escapement on instructables I planned on making it after my vacation coming week (work resumes the 28th of July).
Nevertheless, I found some time today to visit FabLab-Leuven and start lasercutting the original files and a scaled version (50%) in 4mm plexi and 4mm MDF (which was 1/9th the price of the PMMA-slate ;) ).

The file I cut out is just a nested and scaled version of the original; I'm planning quite a few adaptations, so this is really just a test (does it work?) and then hopefully a base version for manual adaptation (filing/grinding, tape, deliberate gaps and displacement etc), which will be input for my drawn adaptations (this is of course a project for a CAD-course).
The files can be found on http://www.mediafire.com/folder/378b85f40worx/Escapements and other files will be added in the same folder when they are processed/drawn/cut.

If anyone wants to do their own testing on this escapement or any other, please feel free to share via the remarks ;) Other information or experience is very much appreciated too.

Update: I realised I will not be able to make an exact replica of the escapement on instructables due to the American metric system vs the European SI standard: I am now trying to modify the lasercut parts to make them SI-compatible. When it works I will redraw the components and put a complete (SI-compatible) bill of materials online for this first setup.

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