Mary's 3D Creations

Well… everything was going smoothly for printing until I stumbled upon this mess. I’m not going to lie.. I was extremely upset to have this happen to me. If I had more time to print then I most likely would be able to get it done. But I wasn’t able too. I’m planning to try again in the new year with a fresh mind to see if I can get a full set of chess pieces. 

  After weeks of mental breakdowns I am happy to say that i've finally finished my white out object on rhino.  I have learnt a lot on the way, and i appreciate the help I got from so many people to complete this.  At the beginning, I thought what i have picked for this project was going to be easy. SPOILER ALERT, it wasnt. However, i feel a sense of pride in what i have created and I am proud of myself. 

  Pawn : Ice cream Sandwich Rook : Hot Dog Knight : Sub Sandwich Bishop : Turkey Club Sandwich Queen : Cheese Burger King : "Big Mac" Burger For this chess set, I wanted to pick something that may be a little easier for me to create on rhino. I wanted something fun yet simple so I went with various hand held foods! specifically "sandwich" type food. I took into consideration of the platforms the food will sit on, and wanted to make the Bishop, Queen, and King to all be different from the other 3.  I am curious as to if I can paint these chess pieces once they've been printed so I can make them look exactly like the food.  Needless to say, I feel quite confident about this, and I believe I can do it!

  After creating my sketches and measuring all the parts, I began to create the 3D model in Rhino. I started with the smaller pieces first, like the cylinders that hold the white out as well as the gears. If I am completely honest, this is really really hard. but I am happy with my progress so far.

  Here is my finished product for my Laser cut sample! I am actually quite happy with how it came out.  Peter at the think tank helped me a lot when it came to doing some finalizing of my sample before printing. I am really happy with the pattern as well as the colour gradient in my sample. It was really interesting to watch it all come together inside the laser printer.  It was also cool to see how the wood reacted to the pattern I printed. Peter pointed out how when printing, the wood must've gotten to a layer where you could see all the lines in the wood. It turned out great on my piece. It looks like white scratches which I think assist the gradient in looking more coherent. 

After deciding what object i'd want to proceed with, i began to attempt to take the pieces apart. It took me quite a while to figure out how to carefully take apart the pieces but after sometime i managed to separate all 6 detachable parts! I began sketching the various parts and take measurements from all sides and areas. This was a bit difficult for me as my objects shape on the top and bottom are different. so im worried my measurements my be wrong.  I still have some sketches I need to do, but I am unsure how to approach the gear that is inside of the white out.  To be completely honest I am very nervous to start creating this on rhino. I feel like this may be harder than I expected to achieve but fingers crossed!