Prior to the keyhole issues, Jack and I were designing the gears overall structure of the inner mechanism. We spent about two classes printing out the bevel gear, because we wanted to get the scaling correct. We also created the laser cut gears, but ran into some trouble due to the laser cutting taking too long for one class. The only other issue that we faced was the camera not uploading to the online studio. Therefore I am just now posting the reports for these classes.

For the past few classes, Ryan and I took measures to adjust and fix the keyhole. The keyhole had been previously designed to fit in the gear, but the  keyhole was a couple of millimeters to large to fit in the gear. Once we have fit the keyhole in properly, we will finish the initial gear design and move forward to the working prototype.

Today in class I worked to form a mechanism to raise and lower the table in my shared project with Jack. I worked to form the two sets of the “X” legs. I improved upon the mobility of the "X", and worked to make the model track. I also explored the idea of incorporating wheels to make the mobility even better, so it will function in the slots. Next class I will begin to work on a track with slots, so that the mechanism can rest in place safely.

Today in class, I worked on a small 3d printed keyhole to fit inside of the gears. The keyhole will allow for us to insert a rotation pole securely in the gears. It will then attach to the outside hand crank, and the other gears that lift up out table. Next class, I will work with Jack to put it together, and then connect the gears to the lifting mechanism.