Gem Faceting Machine - Open Hardware CAD Project

This project aims to create open-source CAD designs for a gem faceting machine, with inspiration from various existing machines.

Project Structure

- README.md           # This file
- TODO.md             # Just a to-do list.
- OFF_THE_SHELF.md    # Dimensions for off-the-shelf parts, for reference.
- BOM_ESTIMATE.md     # Estimated Bill of Materials.

Getting Started

Previewing:

Just download CQ-Editor from https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor/releases, open it, and open machine_assembly.py. Run it, and it should preview the entire machine.

Exporting:

• First, make sure you have Python installed.
• Then, create a virtual environment (venv), by opening the command prompt, going to this project's folder, and typing "python -m venv venv". This creates the virtual environment in the "venv" folder in this project.
• Third... uh, well, exporting currently is only sorta-kinda supported by mast_design.py, so... >_> TBD.

Current Status

See TODO.md

Other Relevant Projects (for inspiration)

• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6505241: Gem Creator, a failed Kickstarter that's already solved most of the problems I had in designing this.
• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6010663: Diagonal flat lap. Honestly kinda does the same things, still useful to compare & contrast.

Contributing

This is intended to be an open hardware project. Contributions are welcome!