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5.3.7 Martian Speedster Week 2

Now that you have finished building your Martian Speedster

Step 1) Decorate your speedster with crayons, colored pencils and pens.  Make sure that your name is still visible on the bottom.

Step 2) While waiting for others to finish up, you need to create a presentation of your speedster. Color your speedster in Inventor to match the way you colored it in real life.

Step 3) Download and open the files for the front wheel, rear wheel and axle and save them to your computer.
                   Front Wheel      Rear Wheel      Axle

If you used one of my designs - Speedster 1     Speedster 2     Speedster 3

Step 4) Watch the video below to see how to do the rest:

5.3.7 Martian Speedster

This is the start of a 3 week project - For Day 1 you need to:

Step 1) Make a copy of 5.3.7 MartianSpeedsterDesignFabrication into your GTT Turn in folder - using the Google Forms version messes up all of the tables and images for some reason, but you will still be able to fill it in and submit it for a grade. 

Step 2) Read the first 4 pages of instructions so you will have an overview of everything we are going to be doing over the next few weeks.

Step 3) Read the first 4 pages a second time, this time confirming the numbers in the Martian Speedster Specifications Sheet as you go. You are just looking at the "required" specifications as you will not know the actual measurements until you actually build it.

Step 4) Research and draw sketches on paper to get ready for the sketching software on your computer.

For Day 2, you need to have completed your 3 drawings:


For Day 3, this is how you put your speedster into Inventor:

This is how you add a printer:

For Day 4, this is how you print out your speedster:

For Day 5, this is how you put your printout onto your speedster:

Are you ready for the wood shop? 

DO NOT CUT within 1/4" of any part of your air hole or either of your axle holes.  This will leave you room to sand down to minimum specifications without as much risk of disabling your own speedster. 

PLEASE THINK THROUGH EACH CUT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU CUT - YOU CANNOT UNCUT WOOD

                 This is how to use the drill press:

            This is how to use the Dremel Scroll Saw:

             This is how to use the DeWalt Scroll Saw:

                 This is how to use the Band Saw:

            This is how to use the finishing table: