The Mighty Arm Post Creators Michael Dunleavy Willie Ho

Names (Main Ones) Jacob John Justin Michael Other Clients Students who take ceramics classes Love to use different materials to create new things Ex. using spaghetti to make a simple tower Enjoy making ceramics with clay

Disabilities In Our Clients Poor hand eye coordination Lack of upper body strength Can not center clay properly If clay can not be properly centered, then any product made will be faulty Our team will create a device that allows them to easily center and mold clay

Needed Requirements Materials (cheap & efficient) Safety Size Durability Portable Time Constraints Find the right material Search for useful scraps Screws on plate can’t interfere Screws can wear out materials Using minimal space Metal rod needs to be secure Existing Solutions Strong Arm Axner Power Arm

Home Depot View materials to get ideas Diagrams Based on existing solutions (Strong Arm, Sure Arm, Axner Power Arm) Remember: materials needed to be cheap & efficient.

Main Materials Wheelbarrow Handles Metal Screws Pipes/Rods Wooden Blocks Metal Plates (Aluminum) Choosing the Best Design Best, & cheapest design was one arm - Possibility of building 2 nd arm? Metal plate attached near the handle NEEDED A SHELF TO ATTACH ARM

Steps 1.Browse through wood pile for arms Given two bed posts Bulky design was faulty Given an old wheelbarrow handle by Mr. Rhine 2.Find plate used to center clay Used aluminum metal 3.Discuss on how to mount shelf 4.Cut 60 degrees in arm for the plate 5.Mount the plate onto the arm Make sure plate is parallel to wheel Screws should be perpendicular to arm

Testing – Day 1 - Failure 1.People didn’t like it Had a hard time centering the clay Arm was considered too high Angle was too steep Metal plate created ear rattling noises Revisions 1.Center the arm of the wheel 2.Reduce height of shelf by about 2 inches 3.Reduce the angle by about 10 degrees 4.Added electrical tape to the bottom edge to reduce the noise Testing – Day 2 - Success 1.People say that it was much better than before 2.Flaws were improved

1.Gave final project to ceramics department for another test Paint made it easy to clean New blade helped with large clay New blade didn't scrape Centers Clay Helped our disabled clients Fun for regular students

If another group were to redesign the project... 1.We have enough supplies ready to go to make a top arm 2.Top arm could come down Used to open up the clay from the inside