The College took delivery of their RouterCAM in November 2012 and immediately started making use of its maximum potential for straightforward 2D profiling and adventurous 3D machining.
It is a truism that nobody will ever have enough storage and visiting PSC’s Product Design studios in late May clearly showed how Malcolm and his team have to carefully manage student’s aspirations! Having a RouterCAM alongside uPrint 3D Printing and more modest CAD/CAM resources means that Malcolm can let students focus on ‘clever’ almost regardless of scale. Of course size isn’t the thing when it comes to assessment ‘clever’ projects will always be what matters. This piece looks at the opposite end of the scale and how Malcolm’s students have embraced their new TechSoft RouterCAM 1290 to create larger scale projects. Last month, I looked at a great example of intricate 3D Printing and some highly competent use of SolidWorks to develop the design. I am once again indebted to Malcolm Cross, Head of Product Design at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, for providing some excellent ‘showcase’ examples for this piece.
