For this homework, we were assigned to CNC machine a 2D design in softwood. For mine, I used this Tulip SVG from Noun Project, as I enjoy floral designs, and wanted to work with multiple colors in my resin fills.

The materials used were epoxy resin (60 g total of 1:1 mix), softwood planks (2 pieces, 3″ x 6″ approximately), acrylic paint, and resin dye. The resin costs approximately $30 for two 32-oz containers, equalling roughly $1 of resin used. The resin dye cost approximately $11 for a 16-pack of 10 ml bottles, of which I used $.13. Acrylic paint is roughly $10 for 32 oz, which I would estimate I used than 2 oz of, costing roughly $.06.  The softwood 3×6’s would cost approximately $20 for 36″ of 6″x.5″ wood, which I used roughly $4 of. The equipment used was the Nomad 3 CNC machine, Carbide Create, Carbide Motion, and a kitchen scale.

The Nomad 3 costs approximately $ 2,800, and a kitchen scale ranges from $10 to $20. I would argue that the Nomad 3 and scales cost is negligible, as it is widely used in the OeDK by various students and teams. The time spent on this project was approximately 4 hours: one hour learning the software and CNC machine, one hour on the CNC machine, 1.5 hours sanding and painting, and 0.5 hours mixing and pouring resin. According to the MIT Living Wage Calculator for Texas, this would equal $87.28 of labor, or $29 according to the Texas minimum wage.

In total, this would cost 5.19 + labor, equalling $92.47 under a living wage, or $34.19 under the Texas minimum wage.