Monday, November 3, 2014

Christopher Chambers: Week 10 Waffles


Containing startlingly less waffles than the title might suggest, I've opted to generate a continuation of the project before last. Thenabouts, if you recall, I created hammers...

So this time, I'd wanted to continue the set by making an anvil.





  (Special thanks to the gentlemen Gerald G. and Andy Dingley for providing the image above via the public domain)


Having worked (to the detriment - and subsequent aid - of my tinnitus) on one of these hardy, iron rests before, I felt rather confident in creating this three-dimensional facsimile. I'd felt the shape was incredibly scalable for its geometry, opting to go with a 15 inch length for this particular exercise.

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I opted to generate it via Boolean unions and differences, utilizing rectangular prisms, truncated cones, and cylinders until reaching this result. The material chosen is .19 inches (~5mm) thick, as shown to the left below.




Per the previous contentions regarding the laser cutter's timetables, I opted to use a 24x24 inch space, though might change this per feedback.



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Decided to have a bit of fun with the Keyshot renders, if only to show off some of the versatility of the shape per positioning. 

The first two renders are set in a position that would doubtlessly harm the traffic in and out of one of the two rooms on the first floor of the ATEC building, in a space that would very well accomodate a sculpture otherwise.





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The second set of renders were to better show its waffling superstructure...


 
 ...And otherwise just to have fun with its shapes!



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The finished product! Constructed of 1/8th inch hardboard.




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