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Entry 19 : Building The Crank - Main Box

This entry will be discussing about the building of the MO-3 crank (refer from MO-3 crank sketch)

The first version of the crank was scrapped due to structure and rigidity issue. The first version was based on the limited resources which consist of leftover plywoods and mounting boards.

After going through Lin Yew's meeting about the crank building, he told me to have the crank box rebuild. Lin Yew helped with cutting another thicker leftover plywood and build a much more rigid box compared with the first version.




The existing input mechanisms are migrated to the new box and it still worked perfectly fine. Decorations are required so it will be visually similar to the initial sketch of MO-3 crank design.


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