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Redesign
Output, Link 2, Link 3
A hole at the end of each of these links was made large enough to house a bearing. We realized during the initial prototype that these three links needed to move in different directions and would all need a bearing.
Ground link
We decided to simplify the design of the ground link by removing the two prongs that served as the banks for the channel for the vertical rod connecting the mechanism to slide through. The prongs made the piece difficult to manufacture and required the use of two ground links stacked next to each other. In the redesign we decided to use a slot in the positional crank link as the channel for the rod.
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