Test Your Fate: Cutting Wood

Woodwork has been used to cut out the final pieces for the machine using 12mm mdf. Precise measurements have been determined in order to make the cutting process easier and more straight forward (see figures 1-3). The obstacles have been cut out using a band saw in order to get a precise and clean finish (see figure 4). An electric saw has been used to achieve the curved line which will be used for the top board, allowing the ball to roll over at the top of the machine (see figure 5). 15mm dowling has been cut into 30cm pieces to be used for the leavers within the machine (see figure 6). Some of the edges are slightly split as it was difficult to hold the dowling still whilst using a hand saw, however this shouldn't matter as the edges will be sanded to allow the dowinling to fit snug within the holes of the machine. A mechanical drill machine (see figure 7) with a 11mm drill bit has been used to create precise, clean holes within the secure blocks that will be used within the flipper mechanisms. Using a slightly smaller drill bit allows the dowling to be secure within the wooden blocks, with 12mm drill bit being used of the holes where the dowling needes to move through. The same machine has been use to create the hole the dowling will sit within for the plunger (see figure 8). In relation to the flipper mechanisms two pieces of mdf needed to be stuck together in order to line up the where the dowling will be to allow the dowling to move the piece of wood that will then move the flippers. 

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