I write up my journal in the morning and I’ve been told
your brain is at its most creative in the early morning. Journal writing is not particularly inspired
work, it’s actually like writing a report in some important ways. This morning while writing out the journal
and revisiting some of the ideas I had yesterday I was struck by inspiration
and got sidetracked from journal writing while I scribbled my new ideas.
Enough background.
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Brainstorming was done to create a new spinner for the
impass. Three ideas were created which
are all able to be produced with current skills and materials.
The first spinner is a wooden dowel cut down in a
sequence to create a specialized shape.
A lathe would be the most effective tool to use for his project but it
can also be accomplished with a radial arm saw.
The shape uses small protrusions at the top and bottom of the spinner to
maintain distance from the edge and protect the whisker from accidental
triggering.
Sequence to take to make the first idea
The second puts magnets at the very bottom with a small
metal protrusion to spin upon. The protraction
and magnets are topped by a metal disc to act as a bumper to protect the whisker. The disc and protrusion are simply steel so
the magnets will not need adhesive. A
wooden dowel is attached to the top to act as a float and keep it upright.
Second idea
The third design is a copy of the second but uses a
standard steel bolt or screw as the protrusion and matching bolts to keep the
magnet faces parallel. This design could
have had the bolt go the length of the wooden dowel as well.
Third idea with standard bolts
To do:
Construct spinner
Test + Evaluate
Journal Page
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