Project Status
All Manufacturing completed :
Extension shaft
- Maximal strength/weight ratio obtained by maximizing the outer diameter.
- Hollowed socket further reduces mass.
- Steel pins used to transfer torque.
- Strain rosettes applied at locations of maximal tensile stress. Pins provide CSL.
Hinge
- Sidewalls reduces stress on handle.
- Modeled as sets of rigid beams during analysis.
- Lots of extra material machined away.
Handle
- Tapered design maximizes moment of inertia near hinge end, minimizes cross-sectional area near grip end.
- Flats milled to fit snugly in hinge contraption.
- INSTRON attachment machined directly into end, to maintain sturdiness
Completed Wrench :
Last modified: Tue Jul 3 11:24:26 EDT 2001