https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7 Final prototype design journal en-us 2022-05-11 13:59:05 UTC 2025-09-28 01:24:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/270f.png jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180222812 2022-05-11 23:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180222812 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180222934 2022-05-11 23:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180222934 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180223029 2022-05-11 23:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180223029 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180223302 2022-05-11 23:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180223302 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180225861 Part of the reason the structure was unstable was because the coathangers were only designed to withstand force in a given direction, and so they would twist easily under forces from other direction.]]> 2022-05-11 23:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180225861 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180227106 I thought doubling up the coathangers might add enough strength to stop with twisting, but I didnt have enough of the same type of coathangers to try this howvwer.]]> 2022-05-11 23:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180227106 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180228482 2022-05-11 23:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180228482 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180229160 2022-05-11 23:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180229160 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180230261 I thought introducing metal trusses might be an easy way to help with the stability.]]> 2022-05-11 23:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180230261 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180231962 It did seem to make the coathangers redundant (if you're going to have metal trusses, why not just use them as legs?) ]]> 2022-05-11 23:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180231962 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180234959 I think one of the reasons the original coathanger table worked aesthetically was because of its hourglass-like shape. Trusses would disrupt this shape, so I don't think it would look as good.]]> 2022-05-11 23:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180234959 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180243077 2022-05-11 23:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180243077 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180244172 2022-05-11 23:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180244172 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180245378 2022-05-11 23:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180245378 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180245639 2022-05-11 23:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180245639 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180247873 2022-05-11 23:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180247873 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180256320 2022-05-12 00:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180256320 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180266530 2022-05-12 00:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180266530 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180268086 2022-05-12 00:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180268086 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180269866 2022-05-12 00:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180269866 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180272133 While this didn't entirely fix the stability, it improved it enough that I was happy to showcase ut at the class demo-day.]]> 2022-05-12 00:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180272133 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180276163 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 00:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180276163 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180276860 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 00:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180276860 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180277585 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 00:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180277585 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180278583 - The table is CLEARLY unstable
- The table is too small to be a dining a dining table, will need to be sold as coffee table or side-table]]> 2022-05-12 00:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180278583 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180282377 I imagined making the table taller by adding an additional set of coathangers in an additional orientation.]]> 2022-05-12 00:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180282377 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180286179 i thought I could use string to restrict the maximum deflection of certain strcutural member sin certain directions. ]]> 2022-05-12 00:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180286179 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180287906 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 00:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180287906 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180288676 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 00:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180288676 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180296322 2022-05-12 00:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2180296322 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181011591 Version five proved to be the most stable version yet, such that my flatmate felt comfortable balancing an overpriced starbucks mug on it.]]> 2022-05-12 10:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181011591 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181024374 The table was still not stable as it needs to be. If I were to develop it further, I would need to look at other ways of reinforcing the legs to stop them twisting under certain loads.]]> 2022-05-12 10:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181024374 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181029149 I used two rigid cardboard joints to hold the coathanges in a tripod configuration.]]> 2022-05-12 10:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181029149 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181029869 I created a pocket into which a 'table top' could be slotted.]]> 2022-05-12 10:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181029869 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181031311 I liked the way this looked, but it was too small.]]> 2022-05-12 10:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181031311 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181032277 I went to the workshop and created the central connecting piece out of MDF.]]> 2022-05-12 10:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181032277 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181043365 2022-05-12 10:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181043365 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181044138 2022-05-12 10:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181044138 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181046323 I cut out the table top from MDF. I drew a circle, and roughly followed its path on the bandsaw, and then matched more precisely using the belt sander.]]> 2022-05-12 10:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181046323 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181049297 While i was looking for more hangers for Version 3, it crossed my mind that trouser hangers with clips could be used to reinforce the structure]]> 2022-05-12 11:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181049297 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181056166 Placing them in the centre would make the inverted tripod rigid with the bottom tripod.]]> 2022-05-12 11:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181056166 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181057784 Reintroducing the metal coathangers would make the base rigid. The trouser coathanger would transfer this rigidity up the structure).]]> 2022-05-12 11:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181057784 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181061149 2022-05-12 11:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181061149 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181061369 2022-05-12 11:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181061369 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181062510 I imagined adding metal coathangers to the base, to help with rigidity and also because adding more weight to the bottom might bake the structure less likely to topple.]]> 2022-05-12 11:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181062510 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181063731 I decided to experiment with the shapes that could be formed with coathangers, and try to work out which shapes were the strongest.]]> 2022-05-12 11:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181063731 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181079883 Imagined repairing broken coathangers with other materials , such as wood, in order to use them as structural members.]]> 2022-05-12 11:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181079883 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181080926 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 11:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181080926 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181082331 Playing about with the shapes that could be formed. and trying to imagine what type of products they might apply to]]> 2022-05-12 11:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181082331 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181083607 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 11:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181083607 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181084095 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 11:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181084095 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181084420 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 11:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181084420 jdoyle118 https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181085018 ____________________________________]]> 2022-05-12 11:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jdoyle118/j5clumriek78pkj7/wish/2181085018