Skills: SolidWorks, Mill, Plasma Cutter
This group project, completed over the course of a month, challenged us to build a clock incorporating at least four different mechanical mechanisms. We worked within a $50 budget and used scavenged parts whenever possible. The main mechanisms included a ratchet and pawl, chain drive, cam system, scotch yoke, ball-joint mechanism, and several gears for power transmission. This course, taken during my first year at Olin, was also my introduction to more advanced CAD modeling using SolidWorks.
Above is a CAD rendering of the cam mechanism used to move the teacups. A series of cams and cam followers allowed the teacups to move up and down and were connected to each other using a series of beveled gears. Given the tight budget for this project, we had to resort to 3d printing a lot of the components.
The teacups themselves also have the ability to pivot on a print in place ball-joint mechanism, as pictured above. The teapot itself moves on a plasma-cut linkage mechanism attached to a scotch yoke mechanism, as pictured above.
Other mechanisms present in the design include a ratchet and pawl system to move the tail of the cat, and a series of chain and gear mechanisms for the moving scroll.
