tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200279514430416522024-03-13T23:39:32.161-07:00Time TurnerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04939720797214324112noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-55440200051187093542014-04-30T13:43:00.003-07:002014-04-30T13:43:52.032-07:00Final Gantt Chart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We have finished our yoyo production and assembly! Here is the final Gantt Chart for the entire process this semester. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04939720797214324112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-38085003787153303882014-04-22T19:36:00.002-07:002014-04-22T19:36:51.925-07:00Final AssemblyWe all worked hard this evening and now have 58 assembled yoyos to show for it.<br />
All the photos I took are in the dropbox.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04939720797214324112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-80745343069299139972014-04-09T13:38:00.001-07:002014-04-09T13:38:45.126-07:00Parts Team Gantt Chart - 4/9/2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The parts team has updated their Gantt chart to reflect recent changes in our timeline.<br />
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Rashedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09628043208349597151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-61341255242450528422014-03-30T22:22:00.000-07:002014-03-30T22:22:09.396-07:00Body Optimization ResultsXochitl and I met this weekend to measure all of the yoyos we manufactured. We decided to measure the outer diameter of the yoyo that is involved in the snap fit with the ring, as this is the most vital dimension for functionality. The target dimension was 2.3in.<br />
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We used two different calipers in order to speed up the process. However, this gave us inconclusive results as the two calipers gave different readings. One set consistently gave readings above 2.3in, and the other consistently gave readings below 2.3in. Although the two calipers gave different readings, it is important to note that the difference in readings between the two are approximately 10-thousandths of an inch, which is an incredibly small difference.<br />
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Results are tabulated <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An_ZUQ8oCrlmdDBORlVRalNvUE12dDdKdGloX3BfSkE&usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>. Results to take note of are Percent Dev and Dev Length.<br />
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The most important conclusion from our measurements is that all 6 processes we tested in lab produced yoyo's within 0.3% of the target dimension of 2.3in, which is 7-thousandths of an inch. Because this dimension is involved in the snap fit, we believe that it is better to be slightly larger than 2.3in rather than smaller. Process 5 produced the largest yoyo's, as measured by both sets of calipers.<br />
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Depending on which caliper you trust, process 5 made yoyo's<br />
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We will be discussing these results with Dave and Dave later in the week to determine which process to use in the final production run. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04939720797214324112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-67521405786468926912014-03-29T14:42:00.000-07:002014-03-29T14:42:58.518-07:00Center Headed PinsThe 1/8" headed pins we ordered from McMaster-Carr arrived. They fit onto our injection molded body part. To accomplish this I used a vice to press fit the pin into the center hole. This press fit holds very sturdy.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I just want to make sure that everyone else is up to date with what Eddie and I have done with the body. Hope everyone had a great spring break!</span></div>
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<b><i><u>Wednesday, March 19th</u></i></b></div>
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Eddie and I made the shaft that holds the nut that gets embedded into the body when we are injection molding. </div>
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We were given the shafts as pictured in the top left. Using the lathe we cut the shafts to our desired dimensions. It was very important that when we placed the shaft into the center hole of the cavity mold, it was flush with the mold. Dave advised us to make four shafts to help speed up our production rate when are are injection molding. </div>
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<b><i><u>Friday, March 21st</u></i></b></div>
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Friday morning we went to our first injection molding appointment. We quickly found that air was getting trapped in the plastic. This lack of a gas vent was giving us short shots on all of our parts. </div>
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In order to pin-point the problem, we increased the injection pressure to make the plastic burn in the problem area. </div>
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To fix the problem, decided to drill three 0.001" deep slots to allow the air to escape. We drew our initial design on the mold and then went into lab to do the Mastercam. We finished the Mastercam, however, it was too late for us to use the mill that day.<br />
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Even though we had a problem area, we wanted to see if our snap-fit worked with our team's rings. We found that they fit beautifully. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"> We put together our first yo-yo and it worked!</span></div>
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<i><b><u>Monday, March 24th</u></b></i></div>
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On Monday, Eddie and I had our optimization appointment. However, we first needed to fix our mold. After a minute on the mill, our air channels were on the cavity mold. </div>
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We happily found that this fixed our problem. There was a tiny imperfection, however the ring would be covering it, so it was perfectly fine. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The point of this appointment was to optimize the production process of the injection molded body. We did 6 batches of 8 pieces, where each batch used different machine parameters. This process is summarized below:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955409496697707499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-28960039012024849592014-03-28T13:35:00.000-07:002014-03-28T13:35:12.818-07:00Optimization run for the ringSebastian and I (Delphine) ran the optimization run for the ring this afternoon. Our pieces do a nice color scheme of red to blue through some weird purples.<br />
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The acrylic, pins and a sheet of thermoform stuff (although I couldn't remember what thickness it was supposed to be, so I hope I took the right one) are in our bin now in addition to all of our 50 optimization run rings.<br />
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On Friday Eddie and I completed the the mill and lathe work for the molds. I've attached pictures below. We are setting an appointment during our lab on Wednesday to make the shafts.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955409496697707499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-52332094982777211582014-03-12T14:08:00.001-07:002014-03-12T14:08:15.343-07:00Ring molds doneNo pictures because I forgot, but they're all set.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04939720797214324112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-91108921343694912702014-03-12T08:28:00.002-07:002014-03-12T08:28:32.434-07:00Completed Bubble Core MoldHello all. I made a mold for thermoforming the "Bubble", that is, the clear outer casing of the yo-yo that covers the clock face features.<br />
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Machining appointment with Rashed during lab time Wed. March 12, 2014.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955409496697707499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-2902676899505447942014-03-08T19:50:00.000-08:002014-03-08T19:50:11.978-08:00Finished Body Core MoldToday I was able to finish the Body Core mold:<br />
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Rashedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09628043208349597151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-5938571401077294662014-03-07T20:25:00.001-08:002014-03-07T20:28:54.162-08:00Body Mold UpdateXochitl and I met today to make revisions on the yo-yo body. Several changes were made to the design:<br />
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<li>Re-dimensioned the center hole for the press fit, such that there is 0.005" clearance for the pin to be press fit</li>
<li>Removed some of the center material to keep uniform thickness</li>
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With the design revised, we made the molds. Xochitl determined the percent shrinkage we expect to see based on taking measurements from previous yo-yos with similar features. We determined a shrinkage of about 2.3%. To make the molds on Solidworks we followed a tutorial:<br />
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Here are our molds:<br />
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The next steps to take are to make dimensioned drawings of the two molds, and to Mastercam the tool paths to manufacture the molds.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04939720797214324112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-4403509314876805192014-03-02T16:33:00.002-08:002014-03-02T16:33:39.408-08:00Initial Yo-Yo Design<br />
We have designed our yo-yo to resemble a clock. When the yo-yo is in motion the two clock hands will spin about a pin.<br />
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The yo-yo components are as follows (from front to back on the picture below):<br />
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<li>Injection molded body using black polypropylene</li>
<li>Laser cut plastic clock face from 0.02" white High Impact Polystyrene</li>
<li>Laser cut clock hands from 1/8" black acrylic</li>
<li>1/8" stainless steel captive pins</li>
<li>Thermoformed cover from clear High Impact Polystyrene</li>
<li>Injection molded ring that snap fits entire assembly</li>
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Yo-yo halves will be assembled together using nuts, screw, and metallic sleeve. In total, 50 fully functional yo-yo's will be produced. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04939720797214324112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020027951443041652.post-44144484174135606372014-03-01T13:12:00.000-08:002014-03-01T13:12:03.223-08:00Hello/Initial Gantt Chart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is the first post on our blog! Woo!<br />
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We've started detailing our initial design! Here's our Gantt Chart, which details our current plan moving forward:<br />
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