Build It | CNC Built Stool

Watch the full episode: http://ift.tt/2BlLEEy Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva travels to a workshop in San Francisco to build a stool using computer-based tools. Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Steps: 1. When using computerized equipment, begin by designing the finished piece using a 3D CAD program. 2. A laser printer is often used for etching metal and glass, but it can also be used for making a physical model using plywood. 3. A 3D printer can prototype smaller sections of the design, like where two joints come together and how stock hardware interfaces with the 3D model. 4. A water jet uses a high-pressure stream of water mixed with garnet to cut the aluminum legs and base, including countersinks, mortises, and tenons. 5. A CNC router can mill the wood top using several different cutter heads. 6. The final assembly takes place by hand. Resources: Tom visited Autodesk at Pier 9 (http://ift.tt/2q9Tyv3). The stool he built was based on a design by Matt Hutchinson, a designer at PATH (http://patharc.com/). Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://ift.tt/1psm4fC Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse https://twitter.com/asktoh Pinterest: http://ift.tt/1psm4fE G+: http://ift.tt/1CtsNjJ Instagram: http://ift.tt/1psm1QZ Tumblr: http://ift.tt/1CtsLbH