Kentaro Yasu
ABSTRACT
This study presents a technique to make 3D objects by folding a resin sheet using a piece of common home electronic equipment: a microwave oven. Though personal fabrication has grown widely popular because of the price reduction of digital fabrication tools such as 3D printers or laser cutters, printing a 3D object is still slow. Moreover, installation of laser cutter at home is still difficult because of issues of health and safety. So, we have proposed a simple but widely applicable home fabrication method called "MOR4R": Microwave Oven Recipes for Resins. By putting properly sized microwave susceptor strips onto a piece of acrylic sheet, and microwaving it for about 3 minutes at a power of 800 W, only the part where the susceptor has been placed becomes soft. This paper reveals a suitable size of susceptor strips for folding an acrylic sheet. This technique allows the creator to form a rigid and strong object, much like folding an origami.
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Index Terms
- MOR4R: How to Create 3D Objects Using a Microwave Oven
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