{"id":12338,"date":"2020-12-10T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=12338"},"modified":"2020-12-09T20:32:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T01:32:01","slug":"solidworks-helps-bring-makers-dreams-come-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2020\/12\/solidworks-helps-bring-makers-dreams-come-to-life.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Helps Bring Maker’s Dreams Come to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am always taking on a new maker project and one of my favorite things to make is a new purse. I get to enjoy my new creation almost every day.<\/p>\n

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I have made a few purses in the past and I wanted to make a new one with wooden sides and an interesting geometric profile. I used SOLIDWORKS to decide exactly what shape I wanted. This allowed me to quickly change the angles and side lengths until I finalized my design.<\/p>\n

Once I noted all of my final dimensions, I used a miter saw to cut all of the side panels and created a jig to glue them all together. Whenever I glue wooden pieces together that need to be perfectly aligned, I cover one surface with wood glue but leave a couple spots blank and put a dab of super glue on those spots. I then align the pieces and use a clamp, jig, or pile of books to add some pressure and join the pieces.<\/p>\n

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The super glue acts as a clamp that can allow me to ensure that my pieces aren\u2019t going to shift out of alignment when I leave them to set. The wood glue is very strong and will supply most of the bond between the two pieces.<\/p>\n

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I decided to line my purse with some fun holographic scale print fabric that I had left over from the dinosaur Halloween costume I made myself last year! This adds a vibrant pop to the inside of the purse.<\/p>\n

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I then adhered a layer of white leather to the front and back of the purse. I used fabric glue when gluing fabric to fabric and super glue when gluing fabric to wood.<\/p>\n

I decided to make it easy on myself and purchased a white leather cross body strap online. I then added a triangle hanger to each side of the purse so I could easily hook the straps on.<\/p>\n

The wooden accent piece on the front has a small neodymium magnet embedded in it. I created the accent by laser cutting a bit of bamboo scrap and using a dremel to hollow out the space for the magnet.<\/p>\n

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Finally, I have my finished purse!<\/p>\n

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