Projects in this class are cut on a Thermwood Model 40 CNC router. This 3-axis, turret head router equipped with conventional and universal vacuum, 16 HP, 9 HP, 4 HP and 3 HP (horizontal) routers, 9 HP shaper, vertical and horizontal air drills and a 3D probe was donated by

Thermwood

CAD drawings were generated on Rhino3D or Autocad and toolpaths were produced using Mastercam software.

Tools were donated by following companies


 

Whiteside Machine & Repair Co., Inc.

 

  
FNR484, offered through the department of Forestry and Natural Resources, is a project-based introduction to production and design for CNC Routers. 

The course objective is to familiarize students with Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), CNC router operation, rapid prototyping and basics of secondary wood products manufacturing.

 
Instructors: Dr. Rado Gazo, Assistant Professor
E-mail: gazo@purdue.edu, 
Phone: 765-494-3634

Rick Paul, Chair of Art and Design
E-mail: rpaul@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-3057
Semester: FALL
Office Hours: Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or by appointment
Class Time: Monday
Wednesday
Friday		 12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Handouts: • Syllabus - 30.5kb Word Document
• Schedule - 27kb Word Document
 
Student Portfolios:  • Project Portfolio- Fall 2001

• Assembly Picture Album - Fall 2001

• Project Portfolio - Fall 2002

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