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Outline
Motorcycle gear is big, awkward and bound to become cluttered. The goal of this product is to elegantly organize any kind of motorcycle gear while keeping it safe.
Constraints
- The product had to organize multiple items
- The product could not have a footprint larger than 8.5X11
- Only sheet material could be used
What I Learned
- Properties of different kinds of wood (Oak and Birch)
- How to laminate wood veneer
- Steel rod bending using a tube bender
- Working with epoxy to bond dissimilar materials
- Selecting appropriateĀ fasteners
- Solidworks modellingĀ
- Keyshot rendering
Problems
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/975cd354-dc0e-4139-a68d-66762aa5a6ee_rw_1920.jpg?h=ae11f3f6fd97376426e746e25089c4cc)
Process
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/42952bd2-6948-4b06-9c82-41e761a46678_rw_1920.jpg?h=1129371ba54586a0dd554498131d291d)
Solution
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/2fac29b6-799e-4d75-ba84-3930d1a149f2_rw_1920.jpg?h=472af00dfb79f2249c538be9de1fc4ec)
Manufacturing
![Metal Concept](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/5f5a2270-704b-4e6c-b3b1-6be98b174ad3_rw_1920.jpg?h=60653142d36ffbe3d31d1c25bc2adbf0)
Metal Concept
![Wood Concept](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/a4bc2ec0-71ca-4e54-a0af-046bdf100143_rw_1920.jpg?h=b56635f5e35141ecb2060c8dfef3fcce)
Wood Concept
![Building jig](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/c227980c-08a1-4dde-8e78-5852b8808145_rw_1920.jpg?h=de56f4e9e6af8f10bececb99534f4b61)
Building jig
![Cutting strips of veneer](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/4202d2fc-6321-46a4-9a18-f2d8ef478114_rw_1920.jpg?h=209c832d06c6f775b4866bfc81e7e15d)
Cutting strips of veneer
![Clamping down sheets](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/9c9cbfcb-1333-46b4-bd12-ef10f852356b_rw_1920.jpg?h=2688dc80127e64777f8320f4ba9ba633)
Clamping down sheets
![Testing thickness](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/208d7e43-9075-4b4f-b879-1c519c28f4d5_rw_1920.jpg?h=f6642b28b2a6ac1e899b7f04350fcc98)
Testing thickness
![Adding more layers](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf5.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/66284df0-f6d3-48f7-a972-c3636a6f1e47_rw_1920.jpg?h=a9b6f77954273c9b2d30881d2796ff12)
Adding more layers
![Bending steel rod, welded on a washer and slid sheet of aluminum on](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/502dcca2-9f97-4354-aa5b-7bffd1873b4b_rw_1920.jpg?h=f77e623ee3a8bf5f4090830d5a03b721)
Bending steel rod, welded on a washer and slid sheet of aluminum on
![Using router to fit aluminum sheet flush with surface](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/ab172e93-8199-493f-852b-cc8b08b58f79_rw_1920.jpg?h=995354420ca82a4e5fb7d6134f2329da)
Using router to fit aluminum sheet flush with surface
![Setting epoxy](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf5.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/6d7b76b2-2b6a-4074-ad6a-3076a2900c11_rw_1920.jpg?h=42c6a7cd1d6439a80ddf12064ea66aee)
Setting epoxy
![Applying wood stain](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/7c5f9ad2-4f90-4266-bec9-777708b0f33a_rw_1920.jpg?h=ed9b46bf260e9e27961e5a73b280e4ef)
Applying wood stain
![Applying vernish](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/f71a7969-90dd-4086-b920-8a2a07921155_rw_1920.jpg?h=39cc2d3792be7c319c6e253047b4b066)
Applying vernish
Context
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/8cc5433d-a675-4249-8446-630faaec614e_rw_1920.jpg?h=78a6d7c378d0061d6fc96721b7da786c)
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/3d5f3893-c22a-4956-a9a2-32be22e9d64f_rw_3840.jpg?h=35aecda17b2e785b922f4d5c5fdea2ac)
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/c8d0d37e-e511-457b-ba0c-199f6a594c2b_rw_1920.jpg?h=b14e571becd542d760728609a2252f46)
Considerations
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/31615a4f-1f5a-4094-9465-d12febba938e_rw_1920.jpg?h=2d8fdff48df1a56c1f4065d50f76eb44)
Technical Drawings
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/bdad7673-c33d-432e-85d4-972f8e06cf47_rw_3840.jpg?h=f2dc63142415932a92def9f3e4746b81)
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/e59d2dc0-dd90-477f-b37c-bc9057ecc442/4de3246a-72da-44fe-95ea-8de97c3a7f73_rw_3840.jpg?h=4576ab6bb6771d59abbe297096591dae)