Designing the bracket:
When designing the bracket I had a blueprint to follow for inventor. I designed it but ran into a few problems. At first I struggled with centering the circles and then I couldn't figure out how to cut fully through correctly. But I figured it out eventually and then I began to get ready to cut it out on the mill, it was a great experience in learning how to better use inventor and the brake bracket was fun to design as well. After I Finished in inventor I headed into fusion to continue with the project
Using Fusion:
After I finished designing the brake bracket in inventor I headed into fusion to begin setting up my settings and tool paths so that my bracket would cut out successfully. I first did some setup so that my basic settings and area that it would cut out in would be correct. After that I went in and did my tool paths for the brake bracket which wasn't too bad at all(picture below). After that I simulated how it was going to cut out. finally I made and exported the g-code to my flash drive and was ready to go use the mill.
Tool Paths:
Setting up the Mill:
After I finished setting everything up in fusion I downloaded the g-code onto my flash drive and headed down to the mill to start cutting out my brake bracket. I first downloaded my g-code onto the machine and loaded it up. After that, I used the remote control to move the spindle into the correct position which for me was the bottom left corner. Finally zeroed all the axes and started the cut, it took around twenty minutes but was a huge success over all.
Cutting out my name:
After I finished using the mill I created an illustrator file so that I could laser engrave my name onto the brake bracket. I made sure the lines were blue so that none of the foam would melt, burn, or become misshapen. Then I went down to the laser and engraved my name. It was a success!
Final Brake Bracket:
What Did I Learn:
While designing and cutting out my brake bracket I learned many things. I learned how to correctly follow a blueprint and become more efficient with inventor. I learned how to use fusion 360 faster and i'm much better at using it. When Designing and cutting this out I also learned how to use and setup the mill so I can use it in the future which is cool. Overall I learned a lot in this unit about using new machines and programs and I am very happy with what I learned and accomplished during this unit.