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
Design stage
Audrey and Erica affix the rotation mechanism
Sanding down a nail…sparks!
How does it spin, you ask? Ball bearings!
It stands!
Building the platform
Attaching the legs securely
Final fixes before WUTE
Who needs a gym when we’ve got all this hammering to do?
Early building stages
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Ted models the bicycle platforms
Model of the platform
“…How big is this thing gonna be, anyway?”
Photos by Eric Demicco, Darien Fortier, Emily Glaser, Ted Heinrich, Paulie Pena, Jessamin Yu