Marble Maze
For my first project in Stanford's ME318 Computer-Aided Product Realization, I designed and machined a small marble maze using Fusion 360 and a Haas vertical CNC mill. This first project was meant to give us experience using our CAD and CAM tools as well as provide a smooth first machining experience requiring no part flips or tricky fixturing. Unfortunately, at the time, I didn't fully understand the Linking tab of my toolpaths page, and that oversight caused my machining time to be significantly longer than expected. Despite the fact that my cut was never completed, leaving the maze track slightly too shallow, I was able to laser cut a thin wooden spacer to save the functionality of my maze. With a little exterior sanding, the final toy is satisfying to both view and to use.
Process Haas VF2 CNC Mill, Manual milling, laser cutting
Materials/Finish 3.5" x 3.5" Aluminum Stock, 1/16" Balsa Wood, 1/8" Stainless Ball Bearing
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