Cutting Platform and mechanism
- This was the first sub-assembly we put together.
- The platform, links, supports, and quarter-turn wheel were all laser-cut
- The black piece of acrylic was put on the cutting platform so the bread would be elevated and easier to cut.
The sides or "bread blockers" we glued down (using an acrylic glue) to ensure proper positioning of the bread; also so the bread wouldn't move around.
- The links were put together using shoulder screws and acrylic spacers.
- We used lock nuts to ensure that the assembly would not become loosened as it rotated around.
- We used bevel gears to transfer the motion and drive the cutting mechanism
- A metal/acrylic epoxy to fasten the gears to the metal shafts
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