This week did not go to plan. I acquired the 3D printed parts along with the laser cut parts I made last week. However, upon starting the construction of the gantry we ran into some issues. Notably the laser cut parts did not fit with the 3D printed parts. Therefore, we had to pivot back to 3D printed parts. This means we had to place an order for 3D printer filament which arrived very late in the week. That same day I started printing some of the parts that needed to be replaced. However, this is very time consuming since Techspark only has one 3D printer that can be used if you bring your own filament. Therefore, I had to strategically print batches such that the printer was going over night. At the time of this post 5 of 7 of the necessary parts are printed. Therefore, assuming no other hiccups the construction will be done on Monday. This allows for us to have enough time to test our code on the gantry for interim demo.
Looking toward next week I will be finish 3D printing the rest of the necessary parts and assemble the gantry. Then I will switch over to the software side in order to prepare for the demo. I will also order the parts for the structure once the gantry is assembled.