This week we worked on the key functional prototype of the final product — the Bow Holder. We worked in the We-Lab to develop a more stable and easy-to-use wheel structure as the base for the Bow Holder.
It was hard to pin the holes on the wooden because the diameter of the screw of the individual wheel is larger than the size of machine. Thus we tried to move the tip of the machine around within the safe range, and finally got to fit the size. It’s actually better than we thought — the wheels can move in every direction freely, and it can be fixed by pressing the peddle beside.
One of our peers suggested us to enlarge the size of the wooden plate to make it more stable. However, we want to try on this one first because larger plate means harder for the archer to stand with the bow holder. Besides, we include four wheels instead of three (from prototype of last week), which already improves the stability of the stand.
Next week we will work on refining the prototype, especially the holder that can move flexibly on the top of the stand.