Twelfth Assignment - 05dec2005


This week, I worked on membranes and solenoids, towards my final project. In terms of membranes, I tried water based latex; in terms of solenoids, I tried laser cutting spools and wrapping with 26 gauge wire.
Twelfth Assignment - 05dec2005



The fact that the latex that I'm using is water based creates a bit of a problem - whatever mold I create needs to be fully ventilated, in order to dry. So, to create a membrane, I cannot simply squish the solution between two spaced plates and expect it to dry in a reasonable amount of time (i.e. this would take weeks)...

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...solenoid... power problem... manufacturing issue... actuators... spools