Manufacturing and Design

The SVMA (Sacramento Valley Manufacturers Alliance) Tic-Tac-Toe challenge offers students the opportunity to put a unique twist on the classic game. Above is my board which I made using Fusion 360, Haas DM1 CNC mill, and 3D-Printers. Using Fusion’s CAM software, I was able to use tools such as Dovetails mills, and program my parts. I chose a typical woodworking technique and decided to incorporate it into my pieces, which created many challenges. These included work holding (my parts were launched out of the vice many times), tolerance testing, tooling restrictions, and setting proper feeds and speeds. The head of Snowline Engineering came up to me after the event and purchased my board.

These are some of the other random pieces I have made throughout my time in the MaD program. Along with these, I have also CADed and CAMed all of the Titan 1M though the Titan 10M. The CNC Mills used to make these had very old coolant, and with the help of my friends, we cleaned them completely, and refreshed with new coolant. In addition to making things out of 6061 aluminum, I’ve also used Boss laser cutters, manual lathes, Ellis band saws, and belt sanders.