Final: Key Sconce Interaction Test from Emily L on Vimeo. Final code: here Final interaction: 1. if key is on handle: fade light on, play on melody 2. if key is not on handle: turn light off immediately, play off melody 3. if key is on handle, but room is dark: turn off light — Process: […]
Category: Subtraction: Cutting
Subtraction Wk 6: CNC Final
See final with all the interaction and light fixture in the light blog. For my second attempt at joinery, I needed to redesign the dimensions so that the joints fit well. This took 3 separate attempts to get right! 1.) First attempt using new dimensions of just a rabbet joint. b.) The CNC worked well enough […]
Subtraction Wk 5: Joinery
CNC fun continues! The joinery I worked on this week is for a sconce lighting fixture. I tried out the rabbet joint to fit my pieces together. As usual, I ran into some issues. This time most of my issues were because I only have a 1/4″ bit but many of the joints required a […]
Subtraction Wk 4: CNC, CAD, CAM
I followed along with the skill builder tutorial. There were many hiccups along the way. Overall, great learning moments from this skill builder. 1.) First, I made the drawing in Vectorworks. In hindsight, I did my first sketch wrong. It took the help of Professor Ben to get it to be right. Remember for future: * […]
Subtraction Wk 3: More Other Mill
For this week, I tried to do inlay acrylic pieces with The Other Mill machine. I decided to do groovy hair clips/ pins using the acrylic scraps from last week. The goal was to aim small and do something I would want to sport! Cut my scrap pieces from last week into more manageable sizes. […]
Subtraction Wk 2: The Other Mill
Very exciting to use the The Other Mill! Again, I combined this with my light & interactivity class, and cut sensor and led holders for my candle enclosure. See final images and process for the candle here. I followed the step by step procedure on the ITP subtraction site. 1.) Made measurements of my parts […]
Subtraction Wk 1: Hand Router
This is a fun tool to use! I followed along with the instructions on this page: https://itp.nyu.edu/fab/subtraction/week-1-intros/skill-builder-router/ I also used this opportunity to make an enclosure for my fading led for my Light & Interactivity class. a.) First, I printed out the instructions so it would be easy to follow along. Next I made measurements […]
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