Our Microcontroller Club dedicated many evenings and weekends to learning and creating something new to them: a bicycle-powered spin art machine we dubbed the Spin Cycle. Check out photos of their work, from designs and models to drilling and final touches. Cheers to the MC for their hard work and creativity! Click here to see photos of the Spin Cycle at Wake Up the Earth.
Design stage
Design stage
How does it spin, you ask? Ball bearings!
“…How big is this thing gonna be, anyway?”
Building the platform
Design stage
Final fixes before WUTE
Ted models the bicycle platforms
It stands!
Design stage
Sanding down a nail…sparks!
Early building stages
Design stage
Design stage
Who needs a gym when we’ve got all this hammering to do?
Design stage
Audrey and Erica affix the rotation mechanism
Model of the platform
Attaching the legs securely
Design stage
Photos by Eric Demicco, Darien Fortier, Emily Glaser, Ted Heinrich, Paulie Pena, Jessamin Yu