Week 21 Progress (2017-3-22)

Since last week, Claude has made more progress on his architectural model designs. Below is what the simpest T-shape form will look like. The rounded grey sections are clamps, which will 3D printed. and the white portions are PVC pipe covers (which will also go over all of the brown crossbeams). Currently, we expect to use Erector parts for the brackets and for I beam connectors, though we may instead use laser cut acrylic.

On Thursday, Winter and Kevin went to the ME shop in the engineering building to try to create one of the architectural models, the "cat's eye" design, with the equipment provided there. The picture is below.

We used the bandsaw on some scrap wood in the Superway Shop to fashion this design. We attempted to sand the inside but this proved to be too difficult with limited tools. The "black box" squares are indications of where the Superway guideway would fit in, which is not part of our scope for this project. We are still waiting on Claude's father to work on the "interlocking column" prototypes, which we thought would be done by now but Claude and his father are still debating on dimensions.

We have also STILL not received any emails from Andries. We have been waiting on this since week #2. Fortunately though, Dr. Youssefi did succeed in making a pair of clamps with the 3D printer very quickly after contacting him.