Ryan uses the measuring caliper to correctly dimension the axle and uses the lathe to turn down the diameter of the steel axle that we bought from McMaster
This is what we want the end product to be for the axle:
We also need to tap a hole to be able to screw the actual arm into the axle. Adam will use the mill to drill/tap the hole in the axle.
Nate is seen here working on feeding the laser cutter the correct dimensions to cut our trap door out of the stock .25" acryllic plate.
The purpose of the trap door is to hold the balls in when the machine is in motion. As the arm is lowered, the door is pushed outwards by the gear mechanism, opening the entrance so balls can enter the holding area. Once we raise the arm to move the machine, the trap door lowers and closes, trapping the balls in the holding area until we can deposit them in our goal.
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| Orthogonal View of Solidworks Model of Trap Door |
