Welcome to EDSGN 100 Cornerstone!
Engineering Design Cornerstone will give you hands-on experience in engineering design as well as improve your skills working with others to communicate processes including ethical decision making that apply to the projects posed throughout the class. It is important to recognize the role engineering has to improve health, safety, and the welfare of our communities while identifying when solutions are feasible, economically viable, and desirable.
Cornerstone Maker Experience Design Projects
Before starting any projects, you must complete both online and in-person training. For some of the projects you also will need skills training. After completing the training, you are ready to begin one of the projects below! Click on each one for more information.
Anodized Aluminum Pen
Make a custom pen by cutting aluminum, 3D printing your own pen cap and nose, and laser cutting a pen clip. You can even custom engrave your pen!
Embroidery Project
Use our Baby Lock Alliance embroidery machine to stitch a unique design onto a blanket, towel or tote bag. Choose from multiple colors to create your own unique image.
LED Acrylic Display
Create a wooden base, laser engrave a custom design on a piece of acrylic, and watch your display come to life with the help of LED strips and a Bluetooth receiver.
Wireless Phone Charger
Design the housing for electronics that will allow you to charge your Qi-compatible devices wirelessly. This will work for phones, headphones, etc.
Ultrasonic Range Finder
Learn how to use electronics in navigation, object avoidance, and enhancing home security.
Snow Globe
Create a custom wooden snow globe base using the drill press, table router, and woodshop jig to form a circular pocket for the globe insert. Shape the block into a hexagon, assemble it with the acrylic globe, and add your own 3D-printed interior decoration.
Wood and Acrylic Plaque
Design and laser-engrave a custom acrylic plaque, then machine a two-piece wooden base to hold the acrylic insert. Cut, route, and profile the wood, engrave your artwork, and assemble a personalized plaque.
[Credit: Zemra Lena ]
Double-Sided Maze
Design and CNC-route a double-sided wooden maze, then laser-cut acrylic covers and assemble with hardware to enclose a rolling ball. Include a through-hole that connects the top and bottom maze paths so the ball can travel between both sides. Secure the acrylic covers using the bolts, and voilà! You have a made double-sided maze.