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Manufacturing

A majority of the mechanism itself was made by laser cutting 1/4" thick wood. The frame, links, and the slider was made using this wood. The base of the mechanism as well as the slider walls were made of 3/4" thick plywood. 5/16" diameter wooden rods, washers, and 3/4" diameter wooden plugs were used to make the pin joints. For the slotted link, a special brace was made to keep the slider from wiggling on the stationary rod. Super glue as well as wood glue was used for places that could not be screwed together.


Assembly

Two frame pieces were screwed together to strengthen the mechanism, the frame was then screwed to the base. The holder for the input rod and the holder for the stationary rod were placed at an appropriate distance from each other and glued to the frame pieces and allowed to cure. 


The input link was glue to a rod to serve as the method of inputting the rotational motion. 

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