This past week has been very busy as we have been concentrated on manufacturing our MCM. We now have all the parts made for this and will assemble them on Monday, Nov. 23. The biggest part of our manufacturing this week was the arm because we had some difficulties with the possesses. First of all, when we went to cut it out on the water jet (out of 16” aluminum sheet), we were not aware that the water jet only cuts a maximum of 23.5 inches long…. our arm was 23.75 inches. We ended up modifying the dxf file and just cutting the last .25” out on the bandsaw.
When it came time to bend the arm, we also realized that the bender in Bob’s shop would not be adequate for such precision bends on a large piece. Thanks to Anna’s connections at Washtenaw Community College, we got access to a large, industrial bender, and were able to create our good bends. This shows the arm after it was bent:
When it came time to bend the arm, we also realized that the bender in Bob’s shop would not be adequate for such precision bends on a large piece. Thanks to Anna’s connections at Washtenaw Community College, we got access to a large, industrial bender, and were able to create our good bends. This shows the arm after it was bent:
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