For this project my group and I decided to make a coffee sleeve. We wanted to make something that wasn’t going to be wasteful like the disposable sleeves you get at starbucks, but that was also unique and had more that one purpose. We decided to make something that had a detachable handle because we all like the idea of having a handle, BUT did not want to always have to have a handle. We really wanted this piece to be unique, appealing and user friendly. We ended with a piece that looks really nice and that anyone could use.
When we started this process we first did research on different cup sizes. After finding the different sizes we modeled an average cup, and then started with the sleeve. We found a size for the sleeve that looked nice to us. One that was not too large or small. We offset those curves to give the sleeve a little depth. Next, we wanted to play around with the joint. We like the idea of something that was curvy and not so geometric. We used three different sized circles and connected them with curves. We then extruded that curve and then about a fourth of the way up we made a ridge so that it could be more snug in the sleeve. We placed a copy of the joint on the sleeve and messed around with the angles and placement to get it just right. We finally did a polar array, and then boolean difference to get the design for the sleeve part.
The handle was a little different. We started with just a curve for a shape we liked for the handle. Once we got that we made a curve that fit along the curve of the sleeve. We used the “extrude curve along curve” command to get our final handle. We then did a fillet edge to all of the edges to get it rounder.
For the printing part of this project we decided to print all of the pieces at the same time. We did this so that if the material did something a little weird it would at least be consistent. We printed the sleeve upside down so that there would be no hangover. We printed the joint straight up and down, and we printed the handle on its side. Once it was done printing we glued the joint to the handle and let it sit. We ended up having a few problems making it fit, so for this actual piece the ridge is sanded off to allow it to press-fit, instead of slide in. We had to do this because the material that we printed in was not flexible enough to allow for the tolerance of the joint.
Below is photos of all the process and final product and then an individual statement, and a group artist statement. Also linked are the blogs to the following contributors to this project, Tess Korpela and David Ingraham.
https://davidingrahamblog.wordpress.com/
https://tesskorpela.wordpress.com/
in the works 