I’ve decided to make a prototype of a moving picture on a wall.
While I was drawing the idea on paper, I was trying to decide how I’m going to build this project. When I had an answer in my head, I started looking for sources in Internet that could match my idea. My thought was to build a “sliding door” with two picÂtures on it using pneumatic. So, I started looking online how people build sliding door, and found a blog that helped me to build my prototype.
I chose pneuÂmatÂics to move my picÂture, I think this is more ofÂfiÂciant way to build theÂatre reÂlated prodÂucts and also I wanted to test myÂself. WorkÂing on pneuÂmatÂics on paper (and not only pneuÂmatÂics, alÂmost everyÂthing) doesn’t give you enough unÂderÂstandÂing. TESTÂING is a main key!
When I had an anÂswer how to build movÂing picÂture I started lookÂing for acÂcesÂsiÂble maÂteÂriÂals: mountÂing brackÂets, tracks, cylinÂders, etc. Most of the maÂteÂriÂals I found at McMAster.​com.
I started a process from buildÂing the movÂing part in my proÂject, testÂing it (had some misÂunÂderÂstandÂing which way cylinÂder goes, while it’s acÂtiÂvated ), and then creÂatÂing a frame for it.
I think my overÂall process went smooth, I had good sources at the beÂginÂning. For my first pneuÂmatic exÂpeÂriÂence I’m happy with the reÂsult, my model is acÂcuÂrate enough – it works!
In real life things depended on a completion of overall production with tones of projects like this one, and things can change by a specific task, like weight, position, noise, speed, size, etc. And I’m sure my project will be different in a way in a real production.