Monster... Machine or...
Ninja
After nearly two weeks of working on my drawing machine, I've finally managed to create something that seems to satisfy a portion of the firgure 8. Patrick's emphasis on drawing prompted me to sit down and really look at what I was trying to build. Shortly after I began drawing potentional parts and mechanisms of the machine, taking into account the simple geometries that were produced movement. Consequently, playing with the geometry of the machine and its parts helped me figure out important factors like length of rods and placement of stationary points. However, although the drawings proved more effective than my intitial trial and error method it did not completely solve of the machine. It wasn't until I paired the information I gathered from my first experiments and the drawings that I began to gain headway.
Recap: Models, Past to Present
Experimenting with layering:
Incorporating a track system to keep rods at a 90˚
Relying solely on sliding mechanisms
Considering replacing one central pivoting system with a gear
Combine intial ideas of track and sliding systems to maintain 90˚
The final bass wood kit of parts. Using dowels as pivoting points and soap to minimize friction
1 comment:
I really like your Ninja.
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