Deployable Anchor and Housing Update

This past week we completed the manufacturing and assembly of our deployable anchor and anchor housing. We used the laser cutter to manufacture the anchor bottom plates from plywood we recieved in our project kit. The picture below shows the laser cutter as it cuts out our anchor bottom.

The two pieces of Round Aluminum Tube Stock that we purchased were used to make the bodies of our deployable anchor and housing. We used the lathe to remove material from the outer surface of the smaller diameter tube stock to create its lip, and also used the the lathe to cut the tube stock down to the length we needed.

The holes in the anchor and housing were drilled using the mill. We accurately drilled the two pairs of holes on the deployable anchor perpendicular to each other by placing another quarter inch drill bit in the pair of holes that had been drilled first, and setting this drill bit on the vice to ensure that it was being clamped perpendicular to the already drilled pair of holes.

Finished Anchor and Housing

 

                                                                      Anchor Bottom Plate