4/19/17

This week, Kevin and I have progressed a lot on the wooden Cat's Eye design for the architectural model. On Friday, April 14th, I picked up the 3D-printed clamps from Professor Youssefi. They turned out exactly as intended, though Youssefi did recommend that we create fillets on the edges so that the printer wouldn't make the edges so sharp.

After obtaining the clamps, we realized that our wooden model was a bit too thick and had to be filed down so we could fit the clamps on. On Tuesday, April 18, Kevin went to the ME machine shop to use their files to work on the design. Finally, we attached the clamps as pictured.

Our next steps for this are to finalize the design for Maker Faire. This means we will use class time together to brainstorm ideas for the footings, or some way to make it stand up. We will also discuss what to use as a guideway, since that isn't exactly in our specifications, but it is an important part. If we have extra time, we will see what kind of solar panels could fit on top. After class, I will work on painting the model so it looks more cohesive.