A good week!

Some good news from Team MA!

The wedge is DONE. And better still, it works well. After some testing and revision, the wedge slides easily into place, admits balls, and stays there.

The CAD is (very nearly) DONE. Three of our most critical modules (wedge, slot, topbot) are 100% modeled, but we are still making revisions to the design of our fourth module. We do not anticipate construction on this module to be complex or time intensive. However, when we're not in the lab, this will receive most of our attention in group meetings, which means it should be completely modeled by the end of the week.

Fabrication is also going well. We cut most of the body parts of the topbot, laser-cut the paddles, milled the sleeves, and cut and milled the axle mounts. The next step is to laser-cut the slot bracket parts, and water-jet the metal slot components and the topbot body. This should be completed by Tuesday, then we can drill the necessary holes in these parts, turn the axles, and begin assembly on all of our modules.

The team is optimistic about being able to finish preliminary fabrication with plenty of time to test, practice, and revise our design!

-Team MA