Structure: MDF Board

In the end despite being told by Aiden that the structure would be too hard to create using the laser cutter, we didn’t really have any other option so just went ahead with it anyway. We worked back into the structure using Sketch up to simplify the design and get it to as limited faces as possible but with it still having the same effect as before. The good thing about using sketch up is that you are able to get the exact measurements of the structure and also the scale so we were able to break down the individual faces and then re create them in illustrator to the exact measurements so we can then start to build. The only disadvantage with the laser cutter is that the maximum scale is 812.8 x 457.2mm which meant we couldn’t realistically make the structure on the large scale we would have liked it to have been for events etc. So this was going to be more of a pro to type to see if we would actually be able to put it together or not.

I made the decision to use 2mm MDF board, which at the time I thought would be a good idea as it was light weight so would be easier to stick together for support. However, with the edges being so thin it was near enough impossible to glue them together and was really fiddly and time consuming. Because of the angles we were not able to use any strong wood glue because it would have to dry instantly for us to build. Are only option really was a glue gun which definitely did the job well, however left a lot of dried glue on the frame of the structure which really did ruin the final outcome of the design.

We were unable to finish the wooden structure completely, as 3 of the final parts didn’t match up to scale as Zac must have accidently got the measurements wrong. But we decided that we wanted to sample the design using some other materials so we went back to the drawing board to come up with some new ideas. However, we were really impressed with ourselves for attempting and nearly succeeding at building the structure despite being told by several members of staff that we would not be able to do so.