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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Kage House - Laser Cutting


Tulsa is lucky enough to have a Fab Lab, an outreach component of MIT. Fab Lab is a resource for enthusiasts who span a broad spectrum from hobbyist and tinkerers, to artist and designers, to engineers and scientists. It is a platform for innovation and invention, providing stimulus for local entrepreneurship-it is also a place to play, to create, to learn, to mentor, to invent.


I have been working on a setting for my Kage furniture collection and wanted to create an Art Deco inspired place.  I was able to take go cut out my doors and windows today.


After figuring out how big the doors and windows needed to be, it made sense to glue wood together to maximize the layouts.


The CAD files were uploaded into the computer



With-in minutes, the pieces were all precisely cut out!

I spend a little extra time designing an entrance gate that will be in front of the main entry.

I was inspired by this picture that I found online.


Now I have to sand, stain and paint them.


To see my Kage collection click HERE 

To see my first post about the Kage house click Here

More to come!  


10 comments:

  1. Wow! Lucky you Troy! What a fantastic resource! But even better to know how to use it!!! Your windows and door-gate look wonderful!

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  2. Impresionante recurso,que suerte saber utilizarlo,tus ventanas y puertas tienen un diseño maravilloso!!!!
    Besos.

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  3. Magnifique! Je rêve de pouvoir faire cela.

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  4. It looks fantastic Troy. Isn't it wonderful how technology can help us in our hobby. I am excited to say that my home town is getting a FabLab and I can't wait to try all of the machines =0)

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  5. Oh my how nice! I like the fact that it is so precise. I have to figure out how to get to MIT one day!

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  6. Hello Troy,
    those are wonderful. What a great tool the laser cutter is for our hobby.
    Big hug,
    Giac

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  7. How lucky you are to have access to such a wonderful tool. I'm dying of jealousy!

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  8. I love those windows, unfortunately where I am the technical capabilities to make them is not available to me. How can I get some of them?

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  9. I love those windows, unfortunately where I am the technical capabilities to make them is not available to me. How can I get some of them?

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    1. You can send me an email and maybe we could work something out?

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