On another day without my partner, I was able to examine our recently printed slider mechanism that was supposed to be perfect. I got to look at it and made sure it worked. Moving forward, the design will be further improved by including a track system that will keep the raising part better alligned. Putting off the actual mechanism for a short while, today was mostly about our model chair. We have mostly designed a scale 3D model of the wheelchair in the studio and adjusted it to be able to move with separate pieces. On one hand, it is a privelege to be able to re-structure the wheelchair and get maximum customization. On the other one, it is a major challenge that we have to add a whole new step to a process. Overall though, I do believe that it will have ended up being a fantastic choice.

After today, we have a start of a 3D print. We did a seemingly flawless run on Fusion of our sliders, however, when it is created physically, it is not as exact as the computer. We tried to put a stopper on the ends of the two devices.This would allow the smaller part to slide in and out of the bigger part to a certain point so it will not fall out. Our design still holds water as a viable option and will most likely prove more effective soon. We will go back to the computer to check our design and fine tune the mechanism so that we can continue on our project with ease. Marty and I have the best hopes for the mechanism in its next iteration and count on making those hopes a reality as soon as possible.

Here is a look at the new method that we will be using to raise our seat and keep it attached to the rest of the chair. It is usually used for drawers, but we will be flipping it on its side and letting it telescope up.

These are the last shots of our scissor concept. It was the idea that we thought was going to go somewhere but didn't. After much discussion, it was discovered that the scissor was too unreliable unless atomically measured. With so many points of attachment, the structure will lean all sorts of different ways. Even with that being so, our eventual wood prototype wasn't so bad.

We are trying to solve the issue of height. People who are regularly sitting in wheelchairs are misfortuned with a point of view shorter than their actual body. They cannot work efficiently and comfortably in an average workshop. When a workbench, shelves, or drawers are made for a person standing at their full height, a wheelchair user cannot complete tasks that require such resources.

After doing a lot of brainstorming about our issue relating to the raising of a wheelchair seat, Marty and I began to wonder about one of our most viable options. Having a sort of scissor lift raise the seat seemed to be a good way to solve our problem. We decided to figure out what scissors of that nature would look like.