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Locking is possible by connecting the holes of a [[bracket]] and a matching piece of flat steel, e.g. with a padlock. Members can of course get creative and operate their locker with any number of over-engineered fancy setups ;-) | Locking is possible by connecting the holes of a [[bracket]] and a matching piece of flat steel, e.g. with a padlock. Members can of course get creative and operate their locker with any number of over-engineered fancy setups ;-) |
Revision as of 13:00, 20 September 2017
ProjectInfoBox building lockers for our members | |
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Status: | in progress |
Release Date: | Oct 2017 |
Initiator: | Lukas, Ciaran, Patrick, Mitja |
Team: | Ed |
Materials Used: | plywood ("Elliotis pine"), wood screws, piano hinges, brackets |
Tools Used: | circular saw, table saw, smoothing plane, sandpaper, cordless drill |
Software Used: | SketchUp |
We are building a bunch of lockers for our common room!
Vertical Approach
The first prototype consisted of six lockers arranged in a 3 × 2 pattern, all in one frame.
pro:
- few individual boards
- pretty close to the minimum amount of wood needed for lockers this size
con:
- large boards to handle
- large contraption, difficult to transport later on
- cleats holding the floors waste a bit of space
Horizontal Approach
Ciaran proposed an alternative design during the making of the first "vertical" prototype which will be the second one we try.
pro:
- smaller individual boards
- smaller units - easier to move to a new location one day
- no space lost with cleats
con:
- more pieces to assemble
- "double floor" requires more wood and wastes more space than cleats would
Latch Hardware
Locking is possible by connecting the holes of a bracket and a matching piece of flat steel, e.g. with a padlock. Members can of course get creative and operate their locker with any number of over-engineered fancy setups ;-)