[Navid Shafa]

Originally Posted by MysterE

We are so used to building with framing materials that I'm not sure where to begin or how to best make use of this resource.

We are fortunate enough to have a partnership with OMAX Waterjets, and have had access to several different models over the years, A-Jet included. However, most of what we cut for our robots are sheet metal plates for drive-base construction, brackets and other 2D Frame-work.

I did cut some prototype hooks for climbing the pyramid last year. I attached a crude paint drawing showing the idea. The tilt was on the inner part of the hook, which would allow us to drive at the pyramid's corner and have the hook geometry match the pyramid's. This turned out to be entirely unnesceary, but was kind of a neat waste of my time.

I have tons of 3D parts that I've designed and cut at work for fun. I attached some of my favorites designs. Nothing that I can really think of Robot-related though...

My 3D F-22 (Not true 3D Tilt-Cutting, but 3 Orientated cuts):



And my Batarang collection, before they were anodized Gold:

(Tilt in 3D used to create sharp edges)

Probably the coolest thing I made though was the Bevel Gear Assembly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mesdfQOEYek

*All parts were cut on an OMAX machine with an A-Jet