This week we finished turning the axles, and laser cut the supports for the harvester. We also finished laser cutting the supports that hold the paddles onto the axle. We used the bandsaw and drill press to work on the motor box. It is almost complete and is only missing two holes. The axles were 1/4" aluminium rods, the supports were made out of acrylic, and the motor box was made out of 1"x2" aluminum. We also water jet cut the supports for our tracks, which came out well besides a couple of malfunctions by the water jet where it did not fully cut holes.
Since the paddles are already made, our MCM, the harvester, is almost complete. This week we are drilling holes in the gears for set screws and finishing production on our MCM. We will be putting all the pieces together for the harvester this week and making sure everything fits just right, and making adjustments for anything that does not. This will be done before MS8 on wednesday.
Next week we intend to build the frame out of the 12"x24" aluminum plate and the 1"x2" aluminum. We will also finish holes on the supports for the tracks where the holes were not fully cut. We also intend to start work on the trap door portion of the frame so we can release the balls.
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