Here is sketch of my ideas for what i look forward to build.
September 20, 2016 Progress so far!
September 23, 2016 This is my final prototype. The motion will be a wheel and axle making the sticks move up and down.
Check in #4 Here you can see the peaces of my project made of wood.
This is check in #5 you can see that i have put the peaces together i just need to make it turn.
Reflection:
For this project i used a wheel and axle and friction. The wheel and axle helped move both of the objects on top. Thers one end with a little piece of wood that you can turn making 2 wheels rotate around to make 2 sticks move up and down. Friction is also part of this project because have a wheel rubbing up against wood to make it move up and down. Without the wood spinning the two sticks wouldn't move at all. In conclusion, this project consists of a wheel and axle and friction in order for it to work.
Some struggles that i experience while completing this project was knowing where to drill holes or how big i should cut the pieces of wood. Measurements were a real big problem for me. I cut out at least 10 circles trying to figure out which one would best rotate and how i should shape them. Another problem was not knowing what to do next. I can prevent this in the future by first planning out my steps to know what to do everytime i finish one step. Also i will measure out my pieces to know how much to cut.
During the process of this project my work improved but it did get harder to make. The making of each part was hard to make but at the end my project came out better than planned. A difference is that instead of one wheel i made 3 and it works a lot better.