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Bait Preparation Improvement System Progress Report II ENGR 232: Design and Communications II Department of Engineering St. Francis Xavier University March 12, 2012 Jeffrey Grover , Alex MacDonald, Alex Scales, Michael Myers, Jessica MacInnis. Progress. Mechanism Design Completed
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Bait Preparation Improvement System Progress Report II ENGR 232: Design and Communications II Department of Engineering St. Francis Xavier University March 12, 2012 Jeffrey Grover , Alex MacDonald, Alex Scales, Michael Myers, Jessica MacInnis
Progress • Mechanism Design Completed • Base Design Completed • Funnel Design Completed • Push Ram Design Complete • Material Acquisitions • Mechanism Acquired/Partially Constructed • Push Ram Partially Constructed • Base Constructed • Funnel Constructed • Blade/Plate Design
The Mechanism/ Push Ram • Bearing Attached • Set Screws Installed • Rack Cut • Push Ram cut Modifications: • Extra Pillow Block • Different Delrin Pattern
The Base • Plywood Construction • Shatter-Resistant Glass Cover for Base • Safety • Weather Resistance Modifications: • Added Rack Guide With Teflon
Funnel • Sheet Metal Construction • Flat-Back Design Modification: • Non-Angled • Funnel Hole-Size Change
Blades and Plates • Blades Constructed • Blades Sharpened • Plates Constructed Modifications: • Plate Grooves • Blade Shortening
Before Final Report • Lever -Arm Length - Engineering Analysis • Cost Table (Actual Project vs. Mass Production) • Complete Design • Final Modifications • Complete Construction • Final Report