Design for Fabrication
This page is a work in progress.
Project 6: Lifting machine 2.0
Project Description: Build a human-powered machine for lifting a enclosure containing one of your team members from the lower patio to the upper patio of the SEC.
Project 4: Gravity-Powered Record Player
Project Description: Build a gravity-powered record player. It should be able to play a 7" diameter record for 4.5 minutes at 45 RPM.
Project 3: Puzzle Ball
Project Description: In a team of 3, design and fabricate a spherical puzzle similar to the Perplexus. Your puzzle should contain a total of at least 15 puzzle stages. Each team member should fabricate at least 5 stages; each person’s stages don’t have to be contiguous.
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Project 2: Hidden Mechanism Box for Kids
Project Description:
Make a mechanism in a box that connects two opposing rods and survives exploration by kids. It should have the properties listed below.
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When you push rod A into the box, rod B moves into the box in a symmetrical fashion. When you pull A out, B emerges too.
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Rods A and B cannot be removed
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The top and sides of the box are opaque, hiding the mechanism. The top should not have visible fasteners if those fasteners would reveal the nature of the mechanism.
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The bottom is transparent, or in some way reveals the nature of the mechanism.
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The mechanism should be durable when exposed to kids.
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The mechanism should have a satisfying feel– this might mean detents, no rattling, or smooth motion, but it depends on the mechanism.
Project 1: Build a Matchbox Car Launcher
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