Thursday, April 4, 2013

Freeing Rings/Motor Measurements

Continuing with the machining of the rings, we decided to take a hacksaw to the steel sheet:





This method was met with success as we had no trouble freeing the outside of the ring structure. 

We were also able to complete the wiring for our motor today. Upon successfully setting the device so that the motor speed would vary via a potentiometer, we decided that motor placement would be tackled next:



Seeing that the length of each of the components would be too long to create a single tiered motor box, we propose a two shelf system.We aim to produce a motor box that will have the electrical components at the top while the motor is at the bottom. In addition, we also look to design the box so that the motor can be easily be slid in and out of the oven opening.