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Rachel Nations is making (almost) anything.

Machine Design

This week, we had to work on the mechanical design for our final projects and work in sections to build a machine.

  • Project: Automate your Machine and document the process.
  • Tools: MTM kit & materials, laser cutter

Most of the work for this week is documented on our section's project page. This is just a quick overview of my contribution to the project.

The section met on Saturday at the IDC, met with Nadya and James, and then broke off into our tasks. I took the lead on on-site documentation, making sure we had pictures and videos of all the different processes. Additionally, I was part of the assembly team that folded and glued the boxes and assembled the axes.

Project 01a
Assembling!

Jasmine and I worked on designing a box to hold the axes and paint setup, but we as a group ended up going with Sara's support design.

Project 01c
The final support structure

I didn't do anything with the code (see my disastrous weeks 11 and 12), so my role pretty much ended after Saturday. Overall, I was really impressed with how smoothly the group worked together. Our painting machine turned out awesome!