Project Time: April 2017 Tech: Rhino, CAD, 4 Axis Mill
I’m really into sculpturing the geometry from natural wood material and want to explore the design possibilities of the plywood texture.
Process
Inspirations
Materials
3.5 Inch Solid Wood Block Cube: from Amazon
1/2Inch Baltic Birch: from Prince Lumber
Tung Oil Finish and Paste Finishing Wax: from Home Depot
Lighting Components: from the Lighting Shop
PS: I bought a regular bulb at first, but it generated a lot of heat, which was not good. Because I used a lot of glue on the lampshade. So finally I had to choose the LED bulb.
3D Modeling in Rhino
In order to make sure not to have cutting-through parts, I made the model of my actual workpiece, then put the lampshade model inside.
CAD file in Vector
In order to fix on the 4 axis mill, the left bottom one without a hole in it will work as a sacrificial piece placed at the bottom of the workpiece.
Measurement
CNC Router
Time: 10 minutes
Gluing
Time: 24 hrs
4 Axis Mill
Time: 6 hrs Roughing + 5 hrs Finishing
Drill the Holes for LED Bulb
Sanding
Time: 5hrs. I used the 200, 400, 1000 Grit Sand Paper
Finishing
Time: 2 days. Tung Oil+ Wax
Light up 🙂
