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Laser cutting was primarily used for its accuracy and precision in terms of cutting. It was used to create links that were precisely a certain length in between pin joint mounting ports. It was also used to cut into our primary acrylic mounting board to create precise mounting points.
Assembly
A picture of both our the mechanical assembly can be seen below.
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The assembly process for our mechanical prototype was rather simple process. We systematically used screws and nuts to fix our various components onto the mounting board. Small brackets/props were installed at the bottom of the acrylic board to allow it to stand vertically. The xylophones xylophone keys were orientated parallel to the ground, as they would not function otherwise. Any other orientation and the removal of the foam pads results would result in unnecessary damping. This extra damping can ruin the characteristic xylophone sound.
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