Ben Wirz
Robotics and Engineering Student, and Aviation Enthusiast
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Senior Week 26
Monday # This monday I ran the first operation on the wallet. This was pretty un eventful, but I ended up putting a nasty bend in the part. Because it is mostly decorational, I don’t really want to completely re do it because of it. I ended up not really realizing it till the next day, so I couldn’t really fix it. It is so bowed Tuesday # On tuesday I ran the second operation.
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Senior Week 24
Friday # On friday I was not in shop. I was at the regional science fair. We definitely didn’t win, but in my oppinion we had some of the best research there. Monday # On Monday I decided to start a new project. A few of us watch the same machining guy in shop, Inheritance Machining. In one of his videos he makes a minimalist wallet. I really like the design so I decided to make one.
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Senior Week 22
Before break I pretty much determined that the motors were too weak. This week I upgraded the stage to the new motors. Monday # On monday I started to modify the CAD model. I quickly determined that I would need to re make 4 different parts. The stage booster, Y arm, Y plate, and the X plate. This day I got alot done, but not much to write about. Tuesday # On Tuesday I finished modifying the CAD model.
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