Week 5

In week 5, we made the necessary cuts to our wood and our "tree" was assembled.  There was a minor setback that the hooks do not fit entirely in the notches. We will have to find a way to shave the wood around them, expanding the circumference. Also, this week, feedback was also provided to our project from another group. They suggested it may be difficult to transport and store our large materials. Another suggestion was that not every school would have a 3D printer, which is necessary for our third lab. We will consider these suggestions and begin to think of some solutions. In week 6 we will begin to start getting together our second and third labs, preparing for the overall testing in the upcoming weeks.

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