I am doing GCSE product design and need opinions on my product so far. I have made the general outline of what it would look like and if you could tell me any improvements/opinions that would be great. Also for my final product on the outer tube of the product will be solid black and the disks will be closer together, and the whole product a bit shorter. Also the top of the tube will be filed at an angel to give a glowing effect. You can find photos in the link below.
http://www.dropbox.com/sh/3q2kbgme49u7dsh/SExGglmEnT
Acrylics are fun.
Experimenting with light transmission is, too.
Your fabrication looks precise enough to me, but I'd worry about the heat from the MR lamp. LED source might be worth considering.
You might try putting a surface texture (like sanding) on sections or elements to produce different effects and graduating the spacing between the rings rather than having them evenly spaced to add visual interest.
Good luck, have fun, and thanks for sharing.
Oh, and make sure to wear an organic vapors respirator with fresh cartridges when machining that stuff. If you get any of that faintly sweet smell at all, it's not good.
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