Week NINE & ELEVEN: Mechanical Design

Assignment

: to work in a team to design and build a mechanical machine based project with at least 2 axis motion.
Our project is called “Find Me” and you can read more about it in this page :
http://archive.fabacademy.org/archives/2017/fablabkuwait/team/team1.html
, The idea summery is soldering components frame that could be used for circuit components cabinet which allow the user to find the required component by typing the name of the component and an LED light will move in an X & Y axis to the required drawer.

My Contribution :
1)I shared in brainstorming and suggesting potential project ideas like a cake printer or a 3D printer.
2)Then I dismantle the motors from an old device.

3)Searched for the motors infos and data sheets in the Internet to know the required power etc.

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4)Shared in measuring the dimensions and suggested 3D printing several sizes to determine the perfect fit size to be used.

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5)Then for week eleven I participated in assembling the parts

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There was a problem in stability for the horizontal axis so
6)I suggested redesigning the 3D printed part that holds the step motor to be wider and create more contact with the vertical axis which will reduce the settlement ( deflection ) of the far side of the horizontal axis and after several attempts we succeeded and get the device to work probably

One of the trials of printing a 3d part that didn't work good.




The defect is clear at the top of the part.

One of the tried designs

The bearing I suggested working perfectly along with the 3d printed part that I came up with the idea of it design

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