CADdesignhelp.com Top 5 Projects 2019 – Scott Tarcy – ep 76

<p> </p> <p><strong>CADdesignhelp.com Top 5 Projects 2019 – Scott Tarcy – ep 76</strong></p> <p>Changing things up this week, no guest. Instead, I reviewed my 2019 and picked my top 5 most interesting and unique projects I worked on. In summary they are:</p> <p> </p> <ol> <li>Candle Project <ol> <li>3D printed a mold to then make a silicone mold. A mold for a mold if you will</li> <li>Wax is poured into silicone mold</li> <li>Key lesson: make alignment keys too small</li> </ol> </li> <li>Exercise Device <ol> <li>Ab roller, foam roller and pushup bar all rolled into one</li> <li>Ability to lock rotation</li> <li>Used expanding foam</li> <li>Key lesson: use silicone mold for making foam parts. Getting foal off PLA plastic is a major pain</li> </ol> </li> <li>Hood Exhaust <ol> <li>Air filtration fire trucks</li> <li>Need to test removing and reinstalling the air filter tube 100,000 times</li> <li>2 tables from 8020 Aluminum extrusions</li> <li>Designed in solidworks</li> <li>Built and tested</li> <li>Key lesson: used 3D printing to create some missing parts on the install day</li> </ol> </li> <li>Gnome Head <ol> <li>Xmas gift. A woman wanted her friends head on the body of a gnome</li> <li>Use photos to create head in 3D (used Maya). Scanning not an option due to her being too far from me</li> <li>Used <a href="http://www.Grabcad.com">Grabcad.com</a> to find existing gnome 3D model</li> <li>Combined the head STL and gnome STL in blender</li> <li>Created breats on the gnome to make female version</li> <li>Key lesson: 3D printing this: SLA print much better result than FDM print</li> </ol> </li> <li>Squash Racquet attachment <ol> <li>Created 3D model of squash handle by measuring physical part</li> <li>Used client images to create cad file</li> <li>Device is a training aid to learn correct grip</li> <li>3D printed a mold to make the prototypes</li> <li>Key lesson: to get a silicone part to hold onto something (like a grip) you want to design for about a 10-20% interference fit</li> </ol> </li> </ol> <p> </p> <div> <p>