Sunday, November 15, 2009

Update 2: The parts arrive!

The Worm and Gear that we ordered from sdp-si.com has arrived. The pitch and lead angle are complementary so they fit together flush. We now need to assemble the rest of the MCM by manufacturing the baseplate, upright, and axle, and assembling them all together.



After receiving the actual gear, we began to visualize how our machine will actually look. Going over the dimensions of the materials we have and the parts we need to assemble, we believe that we should be able to assemble our project without a problem. The only potential problem we can see is attaching the motor for the rack and pinion which extends the arm. We will use all of our angle stock mounting the first motor (for the worm) and it appears we will need more to mount the second motor. We will be thinking about all the possiblities for the design in this upcoming week.

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