How will it even be made?

WEEK 4 Meeting 1

This week we looked into how this product would actually work, we needed to make sure the lamp had structural integrity as well as good aesthetics. Keeping the shape we already had, we made sure that there was a way to make it out of multiple pieces that could be manufactured. Taking a look at how thin the lamp stem was, we knew we had to use aluminum or steel sides to make sure that the stem stayed rigid. Nick and I decided that it would be best that the sides would be metal while the center could be 3D printed, and that the metal would be easily machinable.

We decided that it would be best if we made the views of the lamp stem look like this, it would keep the strength of the thicker part of the aluminum "grey" but also have a very clean look. Of course, with this, we also needed to have grooves in the 3D printed parts to account for electronics. As simple as these views looked, it took us a lot to get the exact shape we wanted as well as keeping machinability in mind.

After assigning knowing how we were planning on breaking the pieces up, we got to work and made the lamp stem. This is a cross-sectional analysis of the assembly of parts that would make up our lamp. with a groove cut into it allowing for electricity to travel through to the light fixture.

This week we also decided to pimp up our website a bit more with more pictures and animations. Though bound to be upgraded more, Khushi did a great job at making the website look very beautiful.

There are many aspects to designing a product you can sell to an audience. beautiful aesthetics and a cohesive website is a paramount part of it. We are starting to look like a team with a project ready to be advertised.