Component Fabrication Attempt #10

So I'd spent a lot of time printing the floor pieces, but not the things in between.  The first attempt was on the Makerbot, it printed fine, however the tabs that I had modeled on the floor planks didn't fit inside the holes in the joining components.  This was probably due to the fact that the inaccuracies were compounded as both elements were on the 3D printer.  On the replicator any inaccuracies generally increase the size of the component, this is not the same with the laser cutter.

The laser cutter reduces the size of the component.  This kind of works well in conjunction with the replicator as the increased size of one fits well with the other.  I laser cut four different versions of the rib components with varying internal sizes, however the first one worked the best.  Also the thinner the cut, the more the cardboard warped and disintegrated.

It became clear that even though the laser cutter was capable of very detailed cuts, it was still better to make the pieces as thick as possible.

VERDICT:  SUCCESS