For this assignment, I learnt how to use the plasma cutter and post process metal pieces. I used my favorite soccer team’s logo (Tottenham Hotspur) as my diamond design. I had to come back to use the plasma cutter by myself because the pieces i cut during the training was too small. I was comfortable using the plasma cutter thanks to the training and the step by step guide!

Here is a picture of plasma cut in action:

I couldn’t find a perfect reference piece in the box for reference cutting parameters so I my cut wasn’t very clean on the edges. I first used the files to grind down bigger melts of metal on the side.

For the next step I sand blasted the pieces for better surfaces for coating. This step took slightly longer than I expected and holding the pieces with the gloves really gave me an arm workout.

My last step was to powder coat it into blue, because I was wearing gloves and goggles, and someone is using it next, I didn’t have photos of it in action.

Here are proofs of clean up:

(brushed off the powder from the grind and powders on the table)

Cost breakdown:

Materials: $3.63

Tools: $0 From OEDK shared equipment

– Plasma Cutter

– Angle Grinder

– Files

– Powder Coating Machines

– Air compressor

– Sandblaster & Sand

– Oven

Labor: $30

– $10/hrs for 3 hrs

Total Cost: $33.63