Coaster Project



SKETCHES

     This post is a collective post from the last three weeks of work so might be a little long. On the first week I made 5 different coasters with various designs in Procreate. The first one I designed is a mandala with a pastel colour pallet using the radial symmetry tool


    The second one, I took the prompt of a coaster that fails at being a coaster. I essentially just made it a block of wood with a sloped top

    Next,  designed a Formula 1 car as a coaster. I would have made it to have functional wheels and a spoiler at the back for maximum aerodynamics.

 

    Then, I designed a coaster for the centennial at AUArts. I would make it out of a a light wood, and originally have the AUArts logo appear when condensation gathered on the surface and have an art themed pattern engraved. however numerous people suggested I had the logo engraved and the pattern be what appears with condensation. 

    Finally we get to the final one and the one I chose to prototype. This one is a Bee themed coaster with honeycombs and a little bee. This one was a fan favourite when I showed my friends and peers.


BLUEPRINT AND RENDERING

    Now for the fun part, making the blueprint and 3D render in Rhino and deciding materials.
To start I made two large hexagons for the boarder of the coaster.


    Next I added smaller hexagons around the inner shape to look like the honeycombs. I decided to space them out more than I did in my original sketch.

    Then I added the little bee, making sure to trim all the parts of the hexagon that overlap with the bee.

    Finally I create the 3D render of the coaster, using this as the chance to pick the materials, and get the different parts in their own files ready to print.







   FABRICATION


    Now, Unfortunately I forgot to take photos at this stage, so it will just be me talking about the steps. I made an appointment to use the laser printer and after a final look over I cut out all the pieces using the following materials:

  • Gold mirror cast Acrylic (honeycombs)
  • Cherry solid wood (Base and frame)
  • Alder solid wood (Bee)
    After they were all cut out, I started by gluing the frame to the base, then I used the off cut from the gold acrylic to line up the hexagons evenly and also help guide where I place the bee. Overall, it came out as I hoped and the gold acrylic definitely gave that honey effect I was aiming for. Im planning on entering this into the coaster contest that's coming up soon.



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