May 16, 2019
Tank Finishing Touches
Once the tank was together, all the finishing touches could be added to make the tank complete.
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Tank Finishing Touches
Once the tank was together, all the finishing touches could be added to make the tank complete.
All the Rocks!
For our tank, we decided to create a bit of an environment for our babble fish and this included making some rocks for the bottom of the ocean. At first, I thought about how this could be 3D printed and then I saw blue work-out mat foam and thought it would be faster to carve rocks out of that!
To start, I cut various shapes and sizes of rocks using a small blade.
Then I sanded the sides of each rock to give it a smoother surface finish.
Finally, I added a bit of green paint using a natural sponge in order to give it some texture and depth.
TADA! Rocks!
The Tank: From Fusion to CNC
For our fish tank, I created a fusion final that would allow for pegs and holes to be cut out on a CNC machine and create nice joinery for our little babble fish.
Then after some edits to help it work on the CNC machine, it was ready to cut.
Finally, a base layer of blue paint was applied and all the pieces were glued together.
Final Prototype #3
The final prototype included the tank with the joinery in scale as well as a partially printed fish body that we were able to mount and figure out the mechanics more thoroughly.
Prototype #2
We then began making our prototypes more complex and flushed out so they could be incorporated into the final project. This included a more exact tank structure and a laser cut fish head.
Prototype #2
Our text prototype included a focus on the layout of the fish tank and the motion of the fish talking.
Cardboard Prototype #1
We created a cardboard prototype in order to show our idea to the class.
We showed our dream goals for the fish’s body, as well as some of the features we wanted it to have. This included a hole that allowed for a phone light to light up the angler of the fish to show some of the light effects we were thinking of.
The Idea
When beginning the Babble Fish project, we came together as a group to decide what our dream project would be and all the components we were excited about and wanted to learn more about.
The next meeting we had, we went through our list and compared it to the budget and time we had allotted and broke down what was possible and what was a stretch goal.