Conclusion: Lessons Learned

In the end, the mechanism worked, but I struggled to make it aesthetically pleasing. Many of the decorative cut-outs were very small, and I started messing a lot of them up using the tools that I had. In the future, I would use an x-acto knife and liquid glue. Additionally, the mechanism would probably run smoother if I paid more attention to making things parallel when the book suggested it. Overall, I had a fun time with this project and might pursue some of the other models in the book.