Objective: Create an inexpensive table for sap collector which could handle steep terrain, harsh winds, and small wild animals passing by
Solution: A three-legged adjustable table adaptable to steep or rocky terrain. Fabricated PVC legs with slot and pin mechanisms for easy setup
Individual Contribution: Created leg design. Cut and milled PVC pipes to necessary dimensions with slots to either use pins or a handle for easy adjustability
Leg Design Iterations (Left to Right)
First Iteration
Pros
• Could withstand 50lbs+
• Allowed leg height adjustability
• Maintained stability in varying terrain levels
Cons
• Unclean cuts, potentially leading to user injury
• Too tall for user's need while also increasing tipping vulnerability
• Cuts made with the intended purpose of locking pins, once a certain height was picked, were in the opposite direction of dowel pins once a load was placed on the table
Second Iteration
Pros
• Clean cuts
• Shorter than previous version, reducing tipping vulnerability, while still meeting the needs of the varying terrain levels
Cons
• Vulnerable to small animals moving the dowel pins of one leg once a height level was picked, potentially knocking the whole table over.
Final Iteration (Last 2 orange legs):
• Met all user's needs
• Allow for easy height adjustability
• Secure locking mechanisms, making design unsusceptible to small animals
• Version 2 (first leg design from the right) was made using only household tools to allow users for potential easy replicability in the future
