KISHI QIANG
DIY PROJECT 2 -- CLAMP CHAMP
OVERVIEW
Individual Project
DIY and Fabrication
Carnegie Mellon Univerisity
Pittsburgh, PA
September 2015
SKILLS
Industrial Sketching Conceptual Design Product Design Solidworks Modeling Laser Cutting
THE OBJECTIVE
You are required to construct an apparatus that interacts directly with an existing object on your desk. The product must support some desktop accessory in a sleek and intuitive way. Lastly, you must employ a clamp mechanism in the product.
DESIGN CONCEPTS
I've considered making a phone stand, a business card holder, an earphone stand and many other ideas for this project. Due to the limited time and material as well as manufacturing techniques, I chose the business card holder at last.
I used spring as clamping mechanism due to its ease of manufacturing and use. I designed some C-shaped frames which are sticked to a semicircular base to hold and organize business cards.
CONCEPT SKETCHES
FABRICATION PROCESS
FINAL PRODUCT
VIEW FLYER
The final product doesn't turn out as ideal as I expected. The part for business cards works well, however, the clamp mechanism isn't that functional due to some interference
