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Mechanical design
What I learned:
How to make a mechanical machine.
Sources and inspiration used:
Sand spining art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH4X8TwVmzI
What I did: First, we decided which kind of machine we were going to build. We chose to make a machine that draws patterns with sand over a disk that spins. Below you can see where we took inspiration from.
Together we started to brainstorm and sketch the ideas for the machine.
Below you can see the the Solidworks files in SolidWorks format and also in DFX
Click on each image
to download Solidworks file
Click on each image
to download DFX file
Below you cans see the MDF pieces cut with laser
I contributed to designing the base of the machine. I also helped by collecting all the information from the other members to organize it and make the group web page and the poster for the project.
I designed ind Solid Works the base of the machine. As a group we decided what form it would have, but i turned those ideas into reality by sketching them in Solidworks. Then I went to the laser cutter machine and I cut the pieces, so I could ensemble them and create the base (that looks a lot like a box).
The base is pressfit, so we didn't need to use nails or glue to put the pieces together. The bas is made with top and four side.the top has holes and the side have both holes and parts that enter those holes.g
A possible improvement for the future is to build the machine in steel and use the water cutter machine (I would also love to learn how to use it). Maybe the design can be a bit changed so it is not that big (it's hard to find a spot to place the machine), it could be more portable.
