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  • Tutorials: Laser Cutter

    Your task for this course is to create an enclosure for your Teensy Microcontroller. You can make the computer see your Teensy in different ways:

    • USB Mouse
    • USB Keyboard
    • USB MIDI Controller

    You will get the electronics parts for making the controller including a couple of potentiometers and switches.

    You can choose the way you want to do the controller. It can be either completely laser cut or you can combine laser cut and 3D printed parts. You can of course also work in the other workshops (metal, wood etc.) for additional parts of the controller. Some possibilities:

    • cut an aluminium panel with the waterjet cutter
    • print some stickers in the Printlab
    • 3d print some knobs for you potentiometers


    This page will have an updated list of resources to help you build the version with the laser cutter.

    Matti's Walkthrough of the Process

    Step 1: Figure out the kerf of the laser cutter

    [video missing]

    Step 2: Cut out some test pieces for the finger joints

    Step 3: Design the Box

    Arcade Button

    Potentiometer

    Step 4: Prepare the Files for the Laser Cutter

    How to do the offset in Illustrator:

    https://mycourses.aalto.fi/pluginfile.php/1262252/course/section/170096/kerf_illustrator.pdf


    Videos Show Alternative Techniques:

    Completely parametric finger joints for the laser cutter:

    Another way of adjusting your files with the kerf compensation

    Playlist for creating a parametric enclosure in Fusion 360

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