This was one of the projects I am more proud of.

Because I like pigs, I chose to looks for nouns of pigs. However, I decided to choose a flying pig, specifically, because of the expression “..when pigs fly” to make my pieces semi-symbolic.  (https://thenounproject.com/icon/possibility-2466095/)

With that file, I went to my CNC tutorials with high hopes that I’d be able to get at least one piece done. As always, there were a couple hiccups that set me back a little. After sorting out an issue with getting the right file for the computer, I started out on the Shapeoko. After starting my cut, I realized my piece wasn’t secure enough, so I  stopped it and re-secured it. After that, I started the cut again and the machine was cutting… above the piece of wood. By that time, we were out of time so I planned to try again another day. This first mishap led my piece to have a “scar,” because I decided to use the same wood.

The next time, I used the Nomad CNC. With this one, I had to rotate my piece of wood and orient it so my noun would still cut on the horizontal piece of wood, even though my file was vertical. With a little help from the OEDK assistants, I was able to do this by shifting my object and manually zeroing the machine so I could print in the center.

 

My prints took about 20 minutes or less and I was able to get them both done within the same time period. My next step was to sand the edges made rough by the CNC machine. After doing this, I used one coat of a dark brown stain for color. One coat proved to be enough, so I left it at that!

COST MODEL

Cost Type	Cost	Price	Source	Quantity	Total
Materials	1×4 Board (8 ft long)	$2.87	Home Depot	1/4	$0.72
	8 oz. wood stain	$8	Home Depot	1/10th?	$0.80
	Sand Paper (3)	$6	Home Depot		$6
Labor	Woodworking Operator	$17/hour	Zip Recruiter	40 minutes	$11.33
	Prototyping Engineer (You!)	$36.48/hour	Zip Recruiter	0.5 hours	$18.24
Overhead	Facility Cost (Machine Time)	$50/hour	Manor mill Machine Rentals	2 hours	$100
Total					$137.09