Cricut Venture
Cricut Venture Sheet Metal
As part of the Cricut Venture project I also had the opportunity to design several sheet metal parts. All the parts were designed with best practices provide proper clearances, reliefs and hole to edge placement to prevent excessive tooling wear or part deformation during stamping.
Base Plate
The base plate was a large powder coated part made from SPCC Steel. The Cricut Venture utilized a vacuum hold-down, so louvers were designed to ensure proper airflow through the fan.
Base Plate Formed Features
The base plate used formed feature which were design with generous radii to help prevent excessive material thinning and tearing.
Left Cap Support Bracket
This bracket was designed to help support the left end caps and mat arm release button. It is made from SECC Steel. This part utilized the cut edges as the primary datums to the end plate. The bracket also provided good alignment between the mat arm release button and left upper end cap through the use of hole and slot features. The overall C-shape of the bracket provided good rigidity and a secure area to help lift the whole machine from.