Mechanical Design

Here's our assignment:

x Make a damn cardboard machine.
Most of this refer to what I did in 2015 with Raphael Demers
It is also mostyl based on the tutorial found on the official MTM page as well as the unofficial documentation page. Here's the step by step:

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This plan explains the layout of cut and folding patterns. Who dosent like a nice gif to explain something quite complicated. We used theses plans, provided that they were way too large for our laser cutter bed. I must also mention that Uline cardboard is damn expensive in Canada...or maybe I'm just cheap.
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The folding part is quite simple, just follow the gif. You will need a sh.. load of clamps to do this. We bought a set at Canadian Tire for 16$. But I can also recommend the laundry type you can get at a Dollar Store. The stages been assmebled.
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It's sliding! Sorry about the fisheye effect. I did not notice that my gopro was in that mode. More of the slides assembly here. More glue and more tape. Noticed the very retro flashlight on the table? Quite slanted but it's working! There's about 250ml of glue in that two stage assembly.


Here you'll find the
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Link to my 2015 archive for more
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Nothing this week!