Japanese Coffee machine module for cargo bikes

Preparation

Materials :

Pliewood 240x120 cv, 10mm tickness -> best place in Molenbeek :
CNC machine with a 50 x 70 cm worktable
Woodmill 10mm
All plans of the module : mid 1, mid 2, Side 1, Side 2, Bottom, filling piece

Skills :

Basic CNC handeling skills
Precise work

 Time :

 between 3 and 5h of cutting and assembling for each box 

Cost :

 One day of Fablab + 40 euro materials wood + 30 euro for the mill

Step 1

Cut your wood pannel for a 15cm modul in the following pieces

 2x 20x50 cm
2x 20x70
2x 50x70

Cut your wood pannel for a 30cm modul in the following pieces

 2x 35x50 cm
2x 35x70
2x 50x70

Step 2

Cleaning of the workplate: always see that your surface is as even as possible

Fixing the wood: use double tape to ensure the plate will not move when cutting with the mill

Step 3

Preparing the files: set the right setting on each line you want to draw:  5mm for the horizontal line, 3mm for the vertical line and 10mm for the outside lines. Tackle 2,5mm each cut and put the rotating speed on three. Choose the right mill and the material on soft wood.

Important side notes

Always clean up between the plate cuts and don't forget to clean the mill eather!

Vacuum in between cuts, know where the machine is heading and use that to clean the dust. Some machines don't have an integrated vacuum cleaner.

XYZ ok press : just once, you will see the mill move a couple of centimeters, if not don't click a second time, but restart the proces!

Never try to find your z without turning manualy the mech on. Important if you don't want to break it

Always be near to push on the red button. ALWAYS!

Step 4

With a wood hammer and a little piece of wood in between put all the pieces together. Normally they will fit just right and you need only to applie a little bit of woodglue in between. Start gathering all the materials you want to put in and think how you will be using them. When you managed that cut out the mid 1 (vertical) or mid 2 (horizontal) pieces that fit inside the box

Step 5

If you like a little detailed touch, print 32 times our little piece in any colour you want on the 3D printer to cover up the traces of the mill. When sanding the box and putting a waterproof coting on top you will have a nice result that will charme the people to come and try out the coffee module with its Strange looking coffee machine

Fun sidenotes

When we started working in iMal we had a lot of interesting talks with the people from the neighborhood about the tools we use to make stuff. For us most of the things are as logic as ice cream on warm apple pie, but not everybody has the knowledge about this tools. So here we share them if you want to start making. 

Raspberry Pi : a cheap computer where you can learn the basics of coding and making. Build your first multimedia player yourself for not even 50 euros!

Makey  Makey: a banana becomes a piano, nothing more easy to do then to start with Makey Makey

Thingiverse: You want to print something in 3D but you don't know what, take a look at the biggest database for some inspiration, and download many cool designs from them

Sculptris / Tinkercad: first time using 3D programs, start with these to easy to use tools and learn the basic skills!