Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Online Meeting

15/4/17

Held an online meeting to discuss the prototype

- Narrowed scope to just cans instead of general trash (too general = compromising effectiveness?)
- First sketches of prototype:

Horizontal crushing mechanism operated by lever suggested in Prelims
Consider:
Trapdoor to manually pull out after can is crushed?
Material: 3-D Printed?
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