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CLOCK FABRICATION BLUEPRINT

  I am aiming to FDM 3D print my design (minus clock components, screws, weights). This is a very base blueprint for how I want the design to be. I will make it pretty and cosmetically different in rhino.
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COPPER WATER JET CUT AND MODEL

 

CLOCK DESIGN + CONCEPT GENERATION

1. Angled Drip: This is a Dahli-inspired design with the clock fitting on a right angle and dripping over. 2. Stand: This is a pedestal-style design that holds or presents just the mechanical clock components. I thought about designing a little chair as the stand as well. 3. Watch: This is a pretty self-explanatory design, but this is modelling a big watch to hang on the wall. 4. Eyeball: Thought this design could be cool, I would centre the clock in the eyeball and have it shaped like so. 5. Illusion: This is an optical illusion-esque design, using texture and overlapping lines. I think this could be cool. Like a clock that doubles as an art piece. 6. Glasses: I would design + model a pair of glasses with the lenses being the size of the clock body. One of the lenses would be solid, and the other a clock. 7. Splatter: This design would be made to look like something dripped and splattered on the ground. This would be similar to the illusion design. 8. Robot Head: This is just a fu...

WATER JET PREP: Laser-Cut Prototype

This is my laser-cut prototype. I had to use a lot of glue for it to stay together. I have learned that this diamond model I have designed was designed specifically for copper, not paper or cardboard. In theory, the copper will be easier to bend as well as much stronger - allowing it to hold its shape when folded!  

UNFOLD + LASER - READY TEMPLATE

  This was a relatively smooth process. I just used explode and rotate 3D to lay everything flat, then used the papercraft tutorial to to add perforated cut lines!  

SURFACE MODEL V.1 - DIAMOND

  It took me a little bit to figure out exactly how many sides my ideal diamond would have. I mostly used polygons, loft, and planar surface to get to where I'm at. Actually quite happy with how it looks already! 

UNFOLD

Starting very simple to learn this method of modelling again.