Category Archives: Milling

Milling : Curves

This project was developed to explore the CNC milling processes through different digital designs, materials and tools. The material selected was the Valchromat (595 x 395 x 24) mm. For this exercise it was studied the design possibilities between Rhino and Rhino CAM in order to calibrate them with the milling machine. The concept used for the Valchromat, was to create soft curves that allows the interaction between the layers of the board.

Techniques

Horizontal Roughing: 26mm ball tool, 25 min

Parallel finish: 6mm ball tool,25 min

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Milling Nerves

Project description:

The geometry of Valchromat panel is generated in order to experiment with the CNC Milling Machine. The aim is to define the CNC milling machine as form-generator. The result should be quick and easy. The starting point was to establish borders in the XY-plane to then extrude the area in the plane z. Creates topographic curves to see the different levels of the panel merged and not separated. Once defined the first geometry, we overlap ribs of 4 mm thick. The resulting geometry is a panel with organic cuts with overlapping ribs that will allow the passage of the tool by different axes. The toll used is the ball-mill tool of 12 mm.

Phase one:

Type: Parallel finishing

Tool: Ball-mill 12 mm

Time: 45 min

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MILLING: CONTRAST


In this milling exercise we tried to create a panel that would show the contradiction between a smooth surface and a more machine made- industrial set of drilled points. We used a surface as the starting point and on it we traced a set of irregular curves that went through only the first layer of our valcromat panel. For this first strategy we selected the 54mm ball mill in order to produce a rather smooth surface at the boundaries of our curves. Moving on we selected a second set of surfaces and from these we produced points that we then used for our second strategy. This time we used the 10mm flat mill and we tried to go through the second layer of the material to bring out the contradiction of the techniques even more.


1st Strategy – Engraving on curves – Tool : 54 Ballmill – Duration : 45 minutes
2nd Strategy – Engraving on points – Tool : 10 Flatmill – Duration : 20 minutes

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Fabrication

Conceptual Development:

The Fibonacci sequence formed the basis of the design. The ratio was maintained while trying to achieve a harmonious form.

Project Concept:

The idea was to create a geometrical pattern which can change and be perceived as a different volume from different angles. Leonardo da Vinci drawings were our inspiration. The object consists of 50 mm cubes and in each row the cube touches the adjacent cube in its corner (intersection point) and they have one parallel continuous diagonal line for the whole row. The rest of the rows are the same but it is shifted half the diagonal length to one side to intersect the cubes corners with the previous row intersection points.

Project Concept:

Motion was the main theme in the printed object, and aim to create a dynamic representation of the space. The idea was inspired from the mechanical (reciprocating) engines and the sequential movement between engine parts (cylinders and rods). The object consists of five joints, two different types, and ten steel rods. Moving one of the rods will cause the middle cylinder to rotate and to move the whole system.

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