4. Manufacturing and Assembly - ES

All of the pieces in this assembly were manufactured using a laser cutter, with the exception of the bearings, bolts, nuts, and pins. The mechanism was modelled on SolidWorks to ensure that all the pieces would fit together after manufacturing. I was reluctant to laser cutting pieces without assembling them first because I wanted to avoid wasting material. The length of each link is shown in the table below. In addition, the SolidWorks assembly is also provided. 

Laser Cutting Process

The images and video shown below display the laser cutting procedure as well as the first version of the prototype.