Week 8: Presentation 2, Prototype Progress

The second wave of presentations was today, and much of the progress can be seen in the group presentation in the main blog post. Materials have in large part been taken from the Spartan Superway fabrication shop, with the few materials having been purchased so far including cast iron casters, steel bolts, and corresponding washers and nuts. The prototype is currently being built atop an old lathe stand as a temporary base, as the size and weight of it are useful for resisting the applied forces from the bender.