Mock-ups
These mockups helped me reach my final design. Some failed tests also helped me improve my final design, for example tolerance was a very important part of this project. Throughout this process I had decided to either cast or to laser-cut. For affordability purposes I opted for laser cutting. There is also more efficiency in this process when it comes to batch production.
Mock-up 1
This was the design I almost went for but after some recommendations from my lecturer as well as my peers, I decided to take from this concept but further develop it to make the organiser look more unique and to look like a product that is not seen everywhere.
Mock-up 2
This design I loved as I have seen tiles similar to this shape but not a organiser so I intergrated it into the design. I also love that the containers can join together in so many ways which makes it very ideal especially for small spaces as it is for small items but also should not be overwhelmingly large to take up too much space in any environment you use this product for.
Mock-up 3
This design was also a failed 3D printed test but the intention was to create circular shaped containers that lock together when placed together. This design also would have not been ideal for laser-cutting so another manufacturing process would have to be used and it may have not been ideal for batch production and budget constraints.
Mock-up 4
This was the very first Mock-up I made for the final concept direction I went for. It was cut from cardboard just to see how the final product would look when laser-cutted. I used cardboard first so that I did not waste wood and the tolerance on this piece turned out to be wrong so it helped me to test with cardboard first before laser-cutting the MDF board.
Mock-up 5
This is a 3D printed version of the final design and it really also emphasized the importance of tolerance because this was also a failed test and the pieces did not fit well together.
Mock-up 6
This is a mock-up made of MDF as a test piece before final print test. This came out well which gave me the confirmation I needed to carry on with the manufacturing of this design.
Laser-cutting
Assembling the pieces after laser-cutting
I used super glue and super glue fast drying reactant to stack slices on top of one another.
I did this for all 4 pieces. The measurement height is 40mm so estimating the slices needed I decided to stack 6 pieces on top of one another.
as thickness of wood also needed to be considered in the engineered design vs final design.
Once I was done with the assembly of the part pieces, I then sealed it with Polyurethane Sealer which is good to ensure no staining of the wood as the organiser will store many different things. Polyurethane Sealer is usually used on bar tables to prevent stains so this is why it is an ideal choice for my design. Making a quality and long lasting product.
Application
Final Outcome
With Packaging
Part renders:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Full piece put together
In-situ Renders:
Manufacturing Manual:
