Asher Burkin

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MakerSpace Fabrication Technician

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Email: aburkin@tulane.edu

Major: Engineering Physics

Certificate: Mechanical Engineering

LinkedIn: in/asherburkin

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Maker Skills

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Projects

CNC Mill

I have been working on creating some of the Titans of CNC pieces to develop a deep understanding of CAM. Milling has a steep learning curve. I started with watching videos on how to use CAM. I then just started to mill. I found that actually milling I was learning a lot more. Actually seeing the tool path cutting in real time, I was able to get a deeper understanding of

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These are the final versions of the first and second piece I milled from the Titans of CNC course.

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The Rubtsov Group (Optics Lab)

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CNC Lathe

The Ferris Lab (Ecology Lab)

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Water Jet

I worked on a project to cut this 1 inch thick, cold rolled slab of steel, into a new base to hold a vice. The entire operation took around 45 minutes. The garnet container needed to be refilled over 10 times and I was constantly checking the orientation of the the water jet cutter. In setting up the program, I had to take into account the kerf of the water as the holes and size of the base needed to run true to the design. I ran a very slow cut for this operation to ensure the the deflection of the water, as it first goes through the steel, does not curve too much through the cut.

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Casting

Casting is very useful for making things that have odd shapes. However, casting does have its restraints. There need to be draft angles so that the mold can come out without ruining the sand. I first 3D printed a shape with large draft angles to go through the process of forming the sand and pouring the pewter. I then 3D printed this tiki head to do another casting out of the rest of the pewter I had.


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