The main point for this assignment was to reinforce what we learned last year about modeling in Rhino and using the Laser Cutter in the Digital Fabrication Lab. I approached this project wanting to do something different. Rather than screwing two objects together, I wanted to screw one object into another. I designed a box and extruded a square on one face into the center of the box to create a hollowed cube that would hold the screw. Then I made a smaller box that would hold the bolt and screw into the hollowed cube. My design was successful, but there are a few things I would do differently if I were to do this project over again. While my friction fit was good, I would try for a better one. I would also double up the material around the screw and bolt that way the smaller box would screw into the larger one all the way (It rises above the opening about 1/16th of an inch). Also I took the paper off of my acrylic before placing it into the laser cutter and due to that my acrylic burned. This lowered the edge precision and made marks on my acrylic, but personally I like the look of the burnt acrylic. I did enjoy this project and believe that my design was successful.
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