Doug Haffner creates signs, murals and themed environments using the CNC as one of his key tools. His journal tracks new projects and steps in the process.
September 2012 Archives
The Big Box Menagerie was a project made by Dept. of Art Router Tech Robin Schwartzman as part of Sideshow Soo, hosted by SooVac at the Pat's Tap Block Party in August 2012.
The initial digital drawing was done using Adobe Illustrator. The vector lines of both the box and animals were then imported into EnRoute4 as .eps files, where she created dimensional reliefs in the wheels, detailing and banner. Everything was toolpathed in EnRoute and cut on the Forest Scientific here in the Dept. of Art.
The pieces were painted and assembled together to create the final box. Participants could crawl into it and pose with their favorite animal for a photo.
The Cutting Room, a commercial routing shop in the UK, is doing a number of large scale, beautiful projects. They make anything from doors and panels to lettering and signs to desks and benches.
Every first half hour of consultation/file work is free. Additional file work beyond 30 minutes is $20/hour.
Machine time:
Department of Art students, faculty and staff: $5/15 minutes
Non-Dept. of Art jobs: $25/15 minutes
We will supply standard 1/8" and 1/4" ball nose bits and 1/8", 1/4" and 1/2" end mill bits. Any additional specialty bits must be purchased by you.
