In December my shop teacher, Mr. G assigned me to a project two of my fellow classmates were working on. In the alternative fuels class one of their projects called for tubing to be bent. They needed a tubing roller in order to fix several chairs in the auto shop. As we do not have a tubing roller, my two classmates decided to design their own. The first step was to research as much as they could and look at several different designs and come with one of their own. The second step was to draw out their design and see if the teacher approved. After that they made their design out of cardboard and tested for any flaws. The process of testing took several weeks just to make sure everything was well supported. Finally after they finished everything on their prototype model, I was called in to take all the necessary measurements to put it into solidworks. Their original cardboard model is below.
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