Daniel testing out...
"locking systems"
A locking system is an important part of intellectual property or design.
Using only cardboard (B flute 3.2mm) create a :
· 'locking' system that is strengthened under load (100kg)
· has a minimum height of 200mm
· relies on geometry rather than brute force
· relies on minimal material ie. weight to strength ratio
Through the time in workshop I have realized that triangulation is the key to load bearing. It took a long time to come up with a design which will only utilize 1 600mm x 600mm cardboard.
In the end I decided to keep the height to minimum of 200mm and to construct a stool like object which is a result of many triangles.
The prototype went well, but once I started to make the 1:1 scale things got a little bit dodgy. As a result I kept adding extra locking system, and the stool ended up looking very Gundam/Transformer. Far from simple elegance...
Even though as a result it had a very high tech look, it did its job holding Daniel's weight in class. There are lots to fix on but for now... it's a success?!
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