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 appropriate fasteners
- Solidworks modelling
- Keyshot rendering
Problems
Process
Solution
Manufacturing
Metal Concept
Wood Concept
Building jig
Cutting strips of veneer
Clamping down sheets
Testing thickness
Adding more layers
Bending steel rod, welded on a washer and slid sheet of aluminum on
Using router to fit aluminum sheet flush with surface
Setting epoxy
Applying wood stain
Applying vernish
Context
Considerations
Technical Drawings
