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ICS Building (Madison and Nina)

  Our module is taken from the little outside space in the center of the ICS building. When you look up, this is the one you would see this (to the right). At first we thought we would just have to make straight line, but only to find that there was more to it… we had to make the lines converge and that made our module more complicated than we thought.

So given these measures we reconstructed a module that looks like this. Also on another note, all of the measurements are in millimeters, so if you would like to change it into another measurement, please feel free to do so. Although it’s not the perfect one, this is it! Thanks for tuning into our post everyone~ (See Below!)

 

 

Project 2 Proposal: Chute

I was thinking that our project should be some sort of a chute for recycling collection, with a system that could count how many things are being recycled( like the water filling stations that count how many bottles we save from using it. It could include elements of the modules in there, if we want to for the sides of the chute. If you think about a kids playground and you slide down those different slides, you enjoy it right? Then when you get older you kind of just find yourself interested with anything that involves something “sliding”. Waterfalls, tea kettles, water filters to name a few. With an open chute (as shown in the picture) people would be more inclined to recycle their plastic. With motion sensored LED installed, it could be an aesthetic thing that prompts awareness of our piece as well as the significance of it because everyone would want to toss a recyclable into the chute to watch the colors light up. If we look down at the lights we have in the UTC, many people take pictures of it and stare and the colors change just because there are colored lights. People want to see these, as they go to LA and such to have pictures with colorful things like the pink wall in LA, or lights at LACMA, colorful water fountains, and even the train station. If we were able to collect more of the water cups (like the ones at Gogi) we would be able to make the chute look icy, and the installed LED lights would be visible when installed! To sum this up, by creating attention to the project, we will prompt people to come visit the place and recycle in order for them to satisfy their aesthetics. The most important thing about this is that we will be recycling more!

FabWorks

Location:
UCI FABWorks, Calit2 Building Room #2302, Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
(walk up the stairs to the right of the building and make a left. Once you see the fabworks sign, make a left.)

Hours: 9am-5pm weekdays

Sign up: email ucifabworks@gmail.com to sign up for the classes available on the schedule on their website at http://manufacturing.uci.edu/index.php/fabworks-2/.

Training for Laser Cutting includes:
1. Similar steps as the 3D printing training (formatting, orient parts, using apps SEE training for 3D printing)
2. how to trace lines where you would like to cut.
3. what setting to use for different materials
4. Safety procedure, and setup

** Materials used for laser cutting include: wood, acrylic, paper, glass.**
CANNOT use metal, vinyl, PVC, or plastic (cannot cut our 3D printed materials)

*NEW MACHINES COMING SOON:

There isn’t much information on the laser cutters, but they are expected to cut cleaner and precise cuts.

**** PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A LASER CUTTING TRAINING! CONTACT ME OR JUST TALK TO ME IN PERSON SO WE CAN WORK OUT A DAY TO GO*****

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Training for their 3D printing includes:
1. how to set up a file (formatting a file to print),
2. how to orient their part for the best results
3. how to use netfab( their printing app, similar to Cora),
4. set up for the printer itself
5. go over any other applications necessary for the machine

*NEW MACHINES COMING SOON:

Ultimaker 3: https://ultimaker.com/en/products/ultimaker-3

-Uses: to create water soluble support that disappears in water, and to build “intricate structures, complex mechanical parts and smooth surfaces.”

Formlabs 2+: https://sourcegraphics.com/products/3d/printers/formlabs/form-2-engineering/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjPnWwPqx1gIVyEsNCh2IAgyDEAkYAiABEgIWjvD_BwE

-Uses: Replace the B9 resin printer with this resin printer designed to create “large, solid parts and small intricate details.”

Shapoko 3: https://shop.carbide3d.com/products/shapeoko3?variant=42721927558

-Uses: Larger platform and easier printing.

Lulzbot TAZ 6: https://www.amazon.com/LulzBot-TAZ-6-3D-Printer/dp/B01DLU3M3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505848125&sr=8-1&keywords=lulzbot+taz+6

-Uses: larger platform that can creater mutliple parts at a time.

There is currently their average 3D printers, a Uprint which is a 3D printer for printing more detailed prints, and the B9 that will be replaced soon( uses liquid resin to print very detail, and intricate 3D models)

 

Nina Yu


Hi, I’m Nina! I’m a fourth year Business Admin and Art major. Pronouns: She, her, hers.

I want to say I see myself as an established CEO of my own clothing company and traveling to my heart’s content (although I despise plane rides). I appreciate art in the form of drawings, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, photography, performance, installations in a way even I cannot accurately describe, but I know I especially enjoy interactive pieces because it just gives me a way to connect to more deeply to it. I’ve had experience in some of these, and I have to say that performance art changed my perspective of what art can be.

Speaking of programs and technology, I have always been interested in photoshop and illustrator, and tinkered around with them a bit. I usually find myself just enjoying being the one photographed and then seeing the results after my friends edit me. Other than that, I tend to draw traditionally on paper because it makes me feel more at ease. But with the new CAD/CAM skills I will be given a greater incentive to pursue my interests! It’s going to be a learning experience for me, and  I am definitely looking forward to learn from you all!