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Design Project · 4 weeks ·
Modular desk lamp
A four-week build that combines three processes in one product. Mill a hardwood base, vacuum form a shade over a mould you make yourself, and print the joint that connects the two.
Notes on technological design
Guides, experiments, and classroom design projects from Fox Bright, a technological design teacher. Making things with printers, lasers, mills, moulds, CAD, and a bit of AI.
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Design Project · 1 lesson ·
Laser-cut phone stand
A one-lesson project. Model a two-piece slot-together stand in Fusion and cut it from 3 mm plywood so the slots hold without glue.
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Kerf, explained
The laser removes a sliver of material on every cut. Here is how to measure it on your machine and design joints that account for it.
Design Project · 6 weeks ·
3D-printed RC vehicle
Design and print a radio-controlled car, boat, plane, drone or submarine around a shared set of electronics. Pick the vehicle; the CAD, the wiring and the assessment are the same.
Design Project · 3 weeks ·
Hand-launched glider
Design a glider that flies straight and far from a hand launch. Airfoil ribs and a fuselage from laser-cut balsa, a printed nose and wing saddle, and a test log that proves the glide ratio got better.
Design Project · 5 weeks ·
Structures for animals
Design and build a structure for an animal that will actually use it. A solitary bee hotel, a bird or bat box, a cat tower, a catio, a dog house. The client cannot read your drawings, so the research has to be right.
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