Day 7: (Wed Sep 16, Week 4) Catch-Up Review; Gearmotors

Notes for 2026-09-16.

Assignments

New assignment, due Mon Sep 21: Exercise: Motor Music. Please have the device ready to demo in class and submit documentation to Assignment 4 Shared Folder.

Agenda

  1. Review remaining results for Exercise: Two-Hand Toy, Exercise: Joyful Motion

  2. Common comments:

    • structure should be solid: this is your third laser-cut device, it’s time for the joinery to be fully functional

    • keep it simple, focus on the essentials

    • plan to revise and recut parts

  3. Common themes:

    • identify the core sound production process

    • identify the motor transmission process

    • but the bulk of the work is actually structure

  4. Discuss music box design strategies

  5. Design Q&A

  6. If needed: in-class soldering tutorial

  7. Individual design consultations for Exercise: Motor Music

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