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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: hydrospell on Tue, 08 July 2014, 22:01:21

Title: Prototyping with cutter machine
Post by: hydrospell on Tue, 08 July 2014, 22:01:21

Wouldn't it be nice to use this to cut prototype plates for keyboards?
http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/shop/machines/item-number/silhouette+cameo-3t

Does anyone have this at home? There's a massdrop going on for this one.

Title: Re: Prototyping with cutter machine
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 08 July 2014, 22:57:23

I think cutting cardstock with this could make a nice test plate.

Even more useful, I'd like to see if someone can cut EPDM or other rubbers with it to get a really nice model F mat replacement. Even if its multiple layers, it would be a lot of help.

Title: Re: Prototyping with cutter machine
Post by: jacobolus on Wed, 09 July 2014, 01:55:24

Not sure it's going to cut cardstock that's stiff/thick enough to be the most useful. Laser-cut acrylic is definitely preferable if possible. But this is indeed cheap.

Can a laser cutter cut the kind of rubber/foam used for Model F mats, without making clouds of toxic gas?

Title: Re: Prototyping with cutter machine
Post by: hydrospell on Wed, 09 July 2014, 08:07:36

In the video they were cutting pretty thick stock... Plus if it is precise enough I imagine it is possible to cut multiple layers of cards and then put them together. For prototyping i'd love to give this a go.