Motion
At this point I try out my pulley system, in hopes of animating some of the fish in Onna’s design – some motion really makes the invention come alive. Unfortunately, I can't get my pulley system to work… the elastics are either too tight, in which case the axle’s friction is too high, or they're too loose, in which case the elastic slips. After getting some fresh air to clear my head after having a bit of a frustrating time, I decide to switch my approach and use some gears instead. I dig out some gears from an old lego set, the easiest solution at my disposal, and it’s very easy this time around to get my system working. Once that’s done, I'm able to mount everything to the frame and have a good test run of the electronic and mechanical parts of the system… fingers crossed… and everything works! It feels like I've reached a good milestone. Next week it'll be time to make things more permanent.
