STRESS Test

So this has been not so easy, not that we thought it would go smoothly, but Dang! Working everyday, putting out fires and working out the kinks.
So many things to work on, so little time. Between this and Studio I don't think I am going to sleep much until August.
These photos are over a few days of working, I should have some from today but I forgot my camera because I remembered everything else I was supposed to bring, screws, drill, sensors, servos, mini table saw, ya know the important stuff.


So Today we finally got the door to slide smoothly, (Thanks Brennen) and got the servo mounted and level, but it was just too weak to slide back up after its descent.









No biggie. Just replace the servo, or borrow one from a totally awesome and generous team (Thanks Matt and Carlos) we owe you...about 15 bucks and a beer or 2.





So One door works great and the rest are coming along nicely.







P.S. If any group members would like to join us we will be working on the project everyday until it is due, on Thursday... this week. I know people have other things to do, I have a Studio Final I could, no, should be working on. Group projects suck, but only when 2 people do all the work and everyone else seems to pass. So if you read this, COME TO STUDIO AND DO YOUR PART, please.




We still have so much to do.

Servo Served Us

After days of mounting and remounting (new door slider...super smooth) we finally completed door one...

THEN THE SERVO DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO DO THE JOB!!!

We are attempting to try and mount a new servo to test to see if it has the might. HOPEFULLY THE THIRD TYPE OF SERVO WILL WORK!!!

Back to the beginning as it has been day in and day out. The question now is will the setbacks overcome the progress.

Progress...ONE WEEK REMAINING

We meet again...

So far we have worked out the outer skeleton aesthetically and are on the verge of making it functional.

The doors are slowly mounting, sliding, lifting, and becoming more and more difficult to engineer.

This is what happens when you design as you go... (FIXED PERFECTION)

CODE... GEARS... MOTORS......aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

In other words we are all having a blasty blast!!!

Trials & Tribulations of the Laser Dependent Student

So we have all of the door pieces figured out, and the laser cutter no worky worky.

Between Brennen and myself we designed of the gears and arms for the doors to open properly and in sequence, but can't cut them. Now we might be in trouble.

We meet again...

We met...we conquered!!!

The idea is having multiple revealing planes moving in odd ways creating a rube goldberg (slightly Scarpa) chaos. Aaaaahhhhhhhhh

"the Reveal"

Totally unrelated....Floppy Disk Purse

Ok so this is not related to class, but it is an adaptive reuse of technology, and its crazy cute.






I was cleaning this weekend and found these old floppy disks, so I made a purse.


This was the stuff I used. The holes are already there if you lock the disk and drill through the preformed round holes. I found that if you connect the holes you can create a flat material.








I did a couple of different connections
Zip ties worked good as a connection, but didn't look good. The final solution was Black book binding tape on the inside. It is very sturdy and makes it easy to make an even exterior.

New Ideas for Smart Skin

Cheap stuff looking cool.
Popsicle sticks with a pivot point and tied together. When a motor turns behind the vertical plane the sticks move in a fluid wave.