User:UsKhalid/ENES-100/project 1/Week2 CDIO

Problem Statement
To print six clamps in a single run on the Makerbot, try them on the Big Strandbeest, and format the SD card to FAT system.

Designing the Implementation Process
After successfully printing a clamp on the makerbot, and testing it on the PVC of the strandbeest, it was the time to print more of the clamps as for the existing six legs of the strandbeest, we would need 12 clamps. A file was setup for the clamps using Makerware. Six clamps were to be printed in a single run. The file was then saved as a x3g file as the Makerbot supports x3g file formats. The defaults settings were used to save the file which means that the temperature was 230.

This formatting did not work either. It was found that only 2 GB or less could be formatted to FAT system.

Anyways, so the other six clamps were also printed using the old SD card.

Test, Verification, Validation, and Certification
The clamps were tested on the PVC rail of the Big Strandbeest and they fit perfectly. Sliding them towards the legs of the strandbeest kept the legs in place.

Next Steps
A lot of important aspects and key points were accomplished during this process. The next steps include:
 * Putting on the rest of the six clamps on the rail of the strandbeest to keep the legs in place
 * Printing Bolts and nuts on the makersbot to tighten the clamps. The previous try to print the bolt was unsuccessful because at certain height the makerbot started to put less material on the bolts. In return the bolts did not print out right
 * The dimensions of the bolt and nut will have to be perfect so that the bolt slides easy through the nut. For this the process of trial and error will have to be used