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