Project 2:     make a 3-D object from press-fit parts

For the second project I made a modular platform heel from press-fit parts.
I was inspired by the fact that a heel is worn on the person and is made of a ton of material and yet it allows no creative freedom and is not as flexible and versatile as it could be.

M O H S Y

Modular Heel System

"the platform that you form"


I designed the heel in Corel Draw. Shown below is the design.

The three sections snap together, and the rods hold each plane of heel together in the z direction.
The most difficult and time-consuming part of the design was figuring out the dimensions of the press-fit parts, which required a lot of trial and error on the laser cutter. I ended up having to reduce dimensions by about 17 mils to make the parts fit together well.
I laser cut the heel from 1/4" acrylic.
The heel had three main sections, and could be stacked at any height and in any configuration.

This allows the user to adjust the
-height
-color
-pitch
of their shoe.

and for special occasions like christmas

and july 4th


In addition, I designed a MOHSY piece with a cut-out and a screw which allows the user to attach small objects to personalize the shoe.

These objects are easily interchangeable.