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Reimagining a Previous Design (week 8)
After testing Design 6, both on myself and on my friend, I concluded that the idea of creating a tool that stretches open an elastic was going to be the best option. I think that Design 6 needed some curved ends to make the elastic stay in the divots of the tool. In this design,…
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A Mini Design (week 7)
This week I modified Design 4 by making it shorter and adding divots. Design 4 was an 80-millimeter cylinder with cross divots on each end of the cylinder. It mildly worked but it was awkward to use. With the past few iterations, I have been thinking about making the tool help with holding/gripping on the…
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Modeling, Printing, Blogging, and Testing (week 6)
I was able to print Design 5.1 which was candy cane shaped. The design was made in OnShape, which has a learning curve but was successful in helping me make a hook on the side of a cylinder. It has been tricky getting time with the 3D printer, but I was able to print my…