Gravity Battery Update: 2/1/2017

I sent two of the updated gear files to Dr. Kolonko to have them printed and they came out looking good. They mesh together the way we wanted them to. Since these were just test gears I had them printed at a small thickness so we did not waste time and filament. This week I am going to edit the files again to make them the thickness we have decided on for the final gears we will print. I tested the steel rod again with 100 lbs and found that the rod still holds, but there is a slight bend in the middle due to the heavy weight. The solution to this could be to make the rod shorter so the rod has more support from the t-slots on the ends holding it up. I am currently in the process of figuring out the best way to cut through the steel bars. This week I am going to put two screws on either side of the ends of the rod to see if that helps keep the rod in place.

Pictures (sorry, Alyx):