Test Your Fate: Legs and Backglass

In order to finalise construction of the machine the legs and backglass needed to be added. Initially I wanted the legs to be fixed to the base of the machine as this would allow the legs to be flush, making the machine look more professional. Therefore brackets where used to secure the legs to the base (see figures 1-4) however the leg was very wobbly and unstable making the use of brackets unpractical as the machine is supposed to be usable. Another option was to cut into the base, fixing the legs to the inside side of the machine. However this had a very high error rate as it would be difficult to recreate the square holes exactly in all for corners for the machine to be stable. Furthermore this option could damage the base of the box during testing if it was to fail. Therefore the legs had to be secured to the outside of the box using screws (see figure 5-7). The holes in the base where pre-screwed allowing the legs to be removed and reattached for easy transportation. This allowed all legs to be tested before the vinyl was added to the sides or the legs. Furthermore in order to achieve an angle within the machine so the ball would roll down the back legs where made 10cm higher than the front. This made the whole machine a usable height for most people as I didn't want the machine to be too tall, as it would be more difficult to see the entire board. 

In relation to the backglass, this was attached in a similar way to the legs via pre-drilled screws allowing it to be removed if needed. Two wooden strips were used to stabilise the top of the backglass and attach it to the base (see figure 8). 

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