STAND WITH ME
  • Home
  • About
    • Mission Statement
    • Origins
    • Current Projects
    • Team
    • Partners
    • Press
  • Gallery
    • Patient Photos
    • Workshop Photos
    • Inspirational Stories
  • PT Zone
    • Instructions
  • DONATE
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Newsletters
    • REQUEST a Stander
    • Director's Info
  • Constructors

First Cuts

6/11/2015

0 Comments

 
The first full day of work with the whole team resulted in the successful cutting of two templates!
We also had our first wound. Although her finger was grazed by a cotter, with the help of a Band-Aid, Alé is expected to live. The majority of the day was spent in the CAD lab, since designing templates that are effective for making standing frames while also easy to build is challenging. For a router to cut the slots needed on the standing frames, we must first develop what essentially functions as a large stencil for power tools. Since tools like routers have a lot of power, cutting the standing frames requires this type of guidance.
These screenshots show the template for the standing frame’s backboard during the designing phase in CAD. A significant amount of time goes into ensuring that the measurements are precise so that we can use all of our resources efficiently. We are only using one sheet of 4’ by 8’ plywood to make two standers, and the pieces that are cut away from the backboard are used for the headpieces and tray table.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    SWM Team 

    This blog is a daily story of our team activities around the world.

    Archives

    August 2019
    November 2018
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
    • Mission Statement
    • Origins
    • Current Projects
    • Team
    • Partners
    • Press
  • Gallery
    • Patient Photos
    • Workshop Photos
    • Inspirational Stories
  • PT Zone
    • Instructions
  • DONATE
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Newsletters
    • REQUEST a Stander
    • Director's Info
  • Constructors