Eiffel Tower: Cutting and Glueless Demo
I designed the CNC laser Eiffel Tower a while back after not being happy with all the models I’ve seen previously at shows and online – they lacked refinement and were actually not very accurate. I gave myself the task of designing one that was SOLID and easy to build with as few parts as possible. You can find a link to it right at the bottom of the homepage at CNCKing.com.
With the upcoming World Maker Faire in NY, I wanted to have a model I can quickly assemble and dissasemble at my booth while something people how easy it was to make this stuff. So, yesterday I cut it out of 3 mm material and today I did a dry run and I can pretty much assemble the whole thing without needing glue though a few parts have to be left out as they do require glue. Looks awesome… watch the video!
I took a few shots while I was cutting this model – the video does a great job and it’s sped-up quite a bit otherwise it’s like looking at grass grow.
The amount of detail is incredible on this model, I ended-up with a million little pieces all over my bed by the time it was all cut.
The machine was also quite dirty so it needed a full cleaning after the fact – a few rags with BBQ fluid helped get all the stains right out and the vacuum took care of sucking all those little sticky and stinky pieces off the vacuum table bed.
It’s quite incredible how much garbage cutting one model will produce, the good news is this is great material for the fireplace to keep things warm in the winter months or bond fires out back.
The build process went fairly well, everything fit exactly as it should – the way I designed this Eiffel Tower with interlocking sides and bases all the way up really strenthened this model dramatically.
As you can see, the model stands quite well without any glue, I could push on it from the top and no way was it falling down. There are some pieces of this Eiffel Tower that do require glue so I didn’t put them on – the three observation decks are well built but need retention to stay in place, otherwise, was a fun time!
If you want a lot more details about this model, check out my latest book CNCKing.com V4, it has the assembly and thinking behind this model and many more.