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Intro to Fab
Week 1: Intros, Safety, and Tools
Week 2: Guides, Jigs, and Repeatability
Week 3: Measurements and Laser Cutters
Week 4: Enclosures
Week 5: Materials and Fasteners
Week 6: Mounting Motors
Week 7: Finishes
Class Work 2020 Spring
Device Design
Week 2: Panels and Standoffs
Week 4: Pre-Assembled Boxes
Week 6: 3D CAD 4 Axis CNC
Week 12: Turning Knobs
Subtraction
Week 1: Intros and Routers
Skill Builder: Router
Week 2: 2.5D and OtherMill
Skill Builder: Milling Acrylic/Plywood
Week 3: More Desktop CNCing
Desktop CNC Project
Week 4: CAD, CAM, CNC
Skill Builder: VectorWorks, Master CAM, and CNC Routing
Week 5: CNC Joinery, Assemblies, and Projects
Skill Builder: CNC Joinery
Week 6: Material
Assignment: CNC Project
Week 7: CNC Presentations
Week 8: Wood Lathe
Skill Builder: Spindle Turning
Week 9: More Wood Lathe
Assignment: Turn a Mallet
Week 10: 4 Axis Mill
Skill Builder: 4 Axis Mill Setups for Round Stock
Skill Builder: Basic 3D Modeling
Week 11: 3D on the 4 Axis
Assignment: 4 Axis 3D Part
Week 12: Presentation and Finishes
Week 13: Affordable Digi Fab
Week 14: Finals
Class Work 2020
Documentation
Reinventing the Wheel
Week 1: Intros
Standards
Assignment: Roll Your Own
Week 2: Wheelsets and Chassis
Assignment: Wheelhouse
Week 3: Wheel Based Mechanisms
Assignment: Wheeled Mechanism
Week 4: More Mechanisms
Week 5: Toys
Assignment: Pull Toy
Week 6: Mechatronics
Week 7: Propulsion
Assignment: Flywheel
Week 8: Wheels That Do Things
Assignment: Big Wheel
Week 9: Rolling Robots
Assignment: Robot Part 1
Week 10: Perpetual Motion
Assignment: Robot Part 2
Week 11: Kinetic Sculpture
Week 12: Transportation
Week 13: Tracks and Rails
Week 14: Finals
Class Work
Art Toy Design
Week 1: Intros and Character Design
Assignment: Character Design
Assignment: Blank Modification
Week 2: Sculpting and Modeling Techniques
Assignment: Sculpt Your Toy
Week 3: Material Choices
Assignment: Material and Technique Sculpt
Week 4: Finishes
Week 5: Packaging Design
Week 6: Interactivity and Extras
Week 7: Finals
Art Toy Resources
Class Work 2019
XYZ
Week 1: Intros
XY Plotter Assembly
Week 2: Drawing Machines
Week 3: Assembled Kits
Build a Better Pen Holder
Week 4: Actuation
Cardboard Gantry
Week 5: Control
Stepper Motor Controller
Week 6: Communication
Week 7: Dancing with Robots
Week 8: Guest Speaker
Week 9 – Build Session
Week 10 – Build Session
Week 11: Guest Speaker and Build Session
Week 12: Potato DELIVERABLES
Week 13: Final Build Session
Week 14 – Final Presentations
Class Work 2018
Resources
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Week 6: 3D CAD 4 Axis CNC
Intro to 3D CAD Intro to 4-axis mill
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