STAGE 5: FINAL DESIGN SIGN OFF

Base on the mock up, the stool is not stable and moving. To fix this problem, Daniel suggests to make the folds and overlap each other to create the strength.

Draft Solidworks

Sheet Format

After re-make on Solidwords, I found out it is weight 2093gr, which is more than the maximum weight that is allow on the brief, I need to have some spare weight for the finishing and rivets as well so the idea is to cut a hole on the base or perforations everywhere to reduce the weight. Also have folds along the edges to make the design nicer and stronger

After discuss with Allen in the workshop for the minimum fold of 10mm and fix some of the edges, I cut a hole on the base that have the border of 60mm and re-make it again on Solidwords and it weights 1866gr

Now the only thing that I have to think is should I use rivets for a strong design or just glue for a sleek design.  Glue cannot be powercoat and I need to do the powercoat first before gluing pieces together, while rivets can be powercoat.

Draft Solidworks

Sheet format

Small holes are to locate the rivets

STAGE 4: WORKSHOP EXPERIMENTATION

Sheet metal arrived

Bending and joining using rivets

Join of the middle parts

Finished mock up

The joining

Testing the strength

I have made a mock up base on the sheet metal format and found out a lot of problems to fix. The stool is not stable and moving from side to side.