The Creation of the Brake
The brake for me was the toughest to think about, in the sense that it was annoying to make the shape. I started with 4 circles to actually connect on the edges and trim to make a smooth trapezoid kind of shape.
Then from there it was adding in the holes on a separate sketch and extruding those after the shape to make the final figure. Now, it's ready for Fusion! |
Using the CNC Mill and Fusion 360
The next part was the most difficult to do for me, and that was mapping out the tool paths in Fusion 360 and getting it to the Mill. I had a lot of trouble with orientation, dimensioning, etc. but I ended up with tool paths that worked, so I sent them to the Mill. This part was easier. It was a matter of getting the file onto the computer, putting foam into the machine, locating the drill bit, and letting it go to work in the piece until all I was left with was the brake bracket!
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Final Part
Summary
When all was said and done with the piece, I felt I learned a whole lot from using circles in inventor to the basics of using Fusion 360. I had a few mess ups with the Mill and actually had to redo the creation because of the tape falling off of the piece in the first round of carving. Overall it was really cool to see this project come to life and have fun doing it!