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Matt's Engineering Blog


week of 10/28 - 11/1
This week I started by attaching the bottom of the screw pipe to the bottom of the board, and they lined up well so I had no issues...
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Week of 10/21 - 10/25
This week I began by cutting out two circles that would stop the ball from rolling out of the bottom when they were being put into the...
Oct 24, 20241 min read


Week of 10/15 - 10/18
This week I began by creating a model in CAD of the PVC pipe to motor connector and I was happy with its design. I made holes at the side...
Oct 18, 20241 min read


Week of 10/7 - 10/11
This week I began by printing out the other half of the Archimedes screw which took a long time but I finally tried using a raft to print...
Oct 10, 20241 min read
Week of 9/30 - 10/4
This week I started by designing the board holder for my Plinko machine. After I finished designing that I wanted to finally print out my...
Oct 3, 20241 min read


week of 9/23-9/27
I started by creating the border for my plinko board using CAD this week. The first designs weren’t the right size, but I was using...
Sep 27, 20241 min read


week of 9/15 - 9/20 2024
To start this week I tried to print out the Archimedes screw I had designed, however, when I printed it, it got about 1/4 of the way done...
Sep 19, 20241 min read


Week of 9/9 - 9/13 2024
I started this week by cutting and sanding pegs for the board from a wooden dowel, which took a long time but it looks better and it was...
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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