ENGR 2192 Introduction to Making Spring 2026

  Process:  This project was by far the most comprehensive work I have done in class. I began working on my project based on the drafts I did in my notebook. After experimenting for a while in Fusion, I settled on a double wall design to allow for structural stability on the inside while maintaining a smooth exterior. This design also allowed me to insert a lip for the chess board to sit in smoothly.  I worked from a similar workflow to the first lasercutting project by extruding from a variety of sketches. It took a lot of testing to fit the chessboard onto a sheet of plywood while maintaining large enough tiles for the miniatures to fit.  After designing the box in Fusion, I exported the dxf files, transferred them to Illustrator, and then began cutting out my pieces. I ran into issues with the laser cutter though as pieces came out slanted or missing length -- after talking with Josh we realized the belt may have been misaligned leading to imperfections with my cu...

 Shumyla Lopez Final Project Mixed Techniques Process The original concept of my final project was to create earrings made of fish hooks and a frame using the 3D printer. The idea has evolved into engraved aluminum earrings and a baroque-style heart frame. I originally wanted to have an asymmetrical design for the earrings, such that one earring would have a floral image, whereas the other would have a star. I have decided to make the earrings have the same design (floral design) to make them consistent. Throughout the process, I had drawn my design for my earrings and uploaded them into the XTOOL with Josh (shout out to Josh!) to engrave some elliptical aluminium pieces cut by Ryan (shout out to Ryan!). I problem-solved the 3D printed frame with Elizabeth, who helped me navigate the split tool function in the 3D printing menu (shout out to Elizabeth!). The split tool function would allow me to separate connecting pieces of the frame, which would allow me to glue/weave/include fabr...

   Process For our final project in the Introduction to Making course, we were instructed to make any project we wanted so long as it used two or more of the machines and techniques that we learned this semester. Going into this final project, I knew I wanted to make a small desk clock using a small premade clock mechanism I had received from Josh earlier in the semester. While this clock was intended to solely be used with 3D printing, I wanted to make my clock using the 3D printer along with the CNC machine and Epilog Fusion Edge laser cutter.       After creating my rough sketches and design plans for the project (as seen in my proposal post), I started by creating a model in Fusion 360 with a topography of René-Levasseur Island in Canada as a base for the clock. I chose this location because it had a very circular shape, which would make it easier to add numbers around the center of the design. From there, I cleaned up the shape and added a compartmen...

Process      I knew from the start that I wanted to make something related to my hobby of modeling. What exactly I wanted to make, however, was much harder to decide on. I played around with the Hawaiian Islands, segments of the Grand Canyon, and even the shoreline of British Columbia that my brother and I kyaked around for a month. I eventually settled on a river by my house in Austin, which was pretty simple but still topographical.      Once I had the terrain I wanted, I sliced it in Fusion to fit onto a 120mm x 92mm oval Warhammer base. This would be for a plane with a transparent plastic stand. As one of my larger models and the first one I ever bought, I wanted to give it something extra and put some extra work into it. I tapered the edges to match the slope of the base and cut out a cross shape for the transparent stand to fit through. Ryan walked me through using the CNC machine, and though it took some time to cut, there were no major problems....

Proposal Statement: My hobby station is a perpetual mess, so I want to make a setup to organize the chaos. This will include a paint rack, a tool storage, a brush holder, a work tray, and bins and drawers for miscellanious supplies.  I'm drawing inspiration from examples online such as these Advise: I asked my classmates for feedback: "That'd be sick as hell" -Shumulya Ryan advised that I use the 1/4 in. plywood as it is the most sturdy material that we can lasercut.  Rough Game Plays: For precision and ease of manufacture, I plan to lasercut the majority of this project. I would like the pieces to be seperate (or at least detachable) to allow me to customise my setup and adjust to future workspaces as needed.  My rough ideas for the sections are: Paint rack Brush holder Tool organizer (stretch goal) Work tray (stretch goal) I want to at least make the paint rack and brush holder, I already have an airbrush and painting station, so these parts will go alongside it. Ma...

   Proposal Statement     For this project, I plan on creating a small desk clock using the CNC machine, 3D printer, and laser cutter. I plan on using a clock component kit I got from Josh to allow the mechanisms of the clock to operate while using the tools in the makerspace to make the clockface and stand.    Advice For this project, I consulted with the ever-amazing Shumyla Ló pez. When discussing my project with her, she advised that I use multiple pieces of wood to keep the clock mechanism in place. I was already toying with this idea in my head, especially because I had originally talked about this idea with Ryan for Project 4, and they had recommended a similar solution. The biggest concern that most of my peers and I have shared is that the mechanism of the clock will be too thick for the CNC machine to cut out while also keeping the structural integrity of the piece. This concern is the primary reason I decided to use this project idea for Projec...