So it has been a long couple of weeks, with a lot of visits to Hardwick's, but we have made a lot of progress on our Long Distance High-Five (LDH5) Machine! We have put together a mock up of one of the potential LDH5 machines out of random things that we have found in the graduate studio at UW. Using a box, foam core scraps, random screws and some trusty UW duct tape we were able to start testing out our ideas.
Our goal was to figure out a way to integrate the LDH5 into a table top with all of the motors and levers hidden underneath. This proved to be a lot more challenging then we initially anticipated. Though we managed to create a working mockup, we have a lot of concerns about how the final prototype will work when it is made out of wood and not foam core. I guess only time will tell.
After driving around town, visiting two Goodwill's, Home Depot, and the UW Surplus Store, we managed to find suitable table bases. We managed to repurpose two old bar stools that we found at a Goodwill for only $4 a piece! We chopped off the back support in the wood shop downstairs and cut the main table top out of board we purchased at Home Depot.
I have attached some images of our foam core mock up sitting on top of our final table base. It is pretty laughable, but it gives us some hope that this might actually work!
Let us know if you have any questions. Keep checking back for more updates!
Scott & Catherine
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