B.Light Design

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Double crank mechanism running on one TT motor #lasercutter

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Laser cut acrylic parts assembled around a geared DC motor.

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After a quick polish, it appears to magnify a bit.

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I CNC’d some acrylic on the 4 axis into lens like shapes. After a polish on the buffing wheel, they actually worked.

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The lens making process

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Been trying some metal inlay experiments. More to come.

Doing some experiments with reclaimed wine barrel staves. I really like how the wine stained the oak.

I’m teaching a new class this semester called Reinventing the Wheel, a design and engineering studio based around the wheel. So there will be a lot of round, rolling experiments in my future.

Also been doing some experiments with some milled plywood. More to come.

Been milling some wheel designs lately. More to come.

I got my hands on some more bourbon wood, so I turned a couple of blanks. This stock is a bit thicker, so I went a little taller (original lamp is about 2″ tall, the latest are about 2.5″). Not sure yet if I like it taller.