The initial ideas in this first photo are:
Neck Rack. Carrying canoes in the traditional manner can be extremely difficult and uncomfortable, especially for those who are unaccustomed to it. A rack could theoretically help distribute weight and prevent the carrying thwart of the canoe from digging into the person’s neck.
Pre-emptive prosthetic leg. I don’t have any need for a prosthetic leg but it would be convenient to have one just in case. A mold of my leg and foot could be used to cast models out of various materials and I could also try different materials for bones (like aluminum)
Pulley system. It’s very inconvenient to walk between rooms at Wiess. A window-mounted pulley system for passing notes and small items would be very nice.
Toy Glider plane. Pretty self-explanatory. I’d want it to have various materials for weight, structural integrity, and safety if it hits things.
Lathe. Foot pump lathe would be super useful for turning super cool wood projects. There are many designs already. They’re very complicated but cool.
Clothing filing rack. Spring loaded rack to fit in any size drawer for hanging clothes like t-shirts so they’re not all on top of each other so you can see them all at the same time.
Initial ideas part dos
Cribbage board. A board for playing Cribbage with different levels though which play travels, various textures and styles of terrain.
Shoe rack. Stylized, spiral shoe rack that collapses smaller/narrower for easier storage.
Game table. Long, narrow table stylized with various convenient features including a laser-etched acrylic Wiess crest illuminated by LED’s.
Higher Fidelity Photos and Explanations
Top down
Cribbage Board. Wilderness themed. CNC router wood into the base board shape w/ mountains. 3D printed, removable trees. Inlaid blue acrylic for the river. Playing pieces 3D printed, vacuum molded, and cast out of rubber.
Game Table. Wooden surface and legs. Legs like sawhorses on metal hinges to fold up under the table. Legs have rubber caps. Drainage slots around the edge of the table with a hole to collect any spilled liquid. Center of the table features laser-etched acrylic that is side-lit by LED’s powered by batteries mounted under the table. Each end has an equilateral triangle with side length 10″ made out of thin strips of wood. Within the borders of the triangles, the surface of the table is rubberized (plastidip or cut vinyl) and has very small drainage slots.
Scooter Accoutrements. The main feature here is a removable aluminum sidecar. On one side it has its own plastic and rubber wheels. Connected to the main body of my Razor A5 Lux (her name is Scarlett) by curved aluminum or stainless steel bars. Clips onto the lip of the scooter deck for easy removal. Deck of the sidecar has rubber strips for grip and comfort. Other options: luggage hook 3D printed and cable tied onto the main pole. Rear foot lever compatible with spark cartridges used on other scooters.
Window mounted pulley system. The best way of passing notes and small pieces of candy and cold bottles of water between adjacent dorm rooms at Wiess is clearly by an external, window-sill mounted mechanical pulley system. The window sills are slightly angled (5-10 degrees) but metal clamps with rubber feet should be sufficient to attach a small load to them. Light metal pulleys lined with rubber would support nylon rope without slipping. Pulleys would be geared to a hand crank for easy turning.
Toy Glider. The difficult part of this project would largely be the research and design of the aerodynamics here. However, a fuselage of ~1.5 ft, with wings of ~2 ft and an aspect ratio of ~25 would make sense for a glider. To be extremely light, many parts of the body could be sculpted out of heavier, lower fidelity materials and then vacuum molded. Also, surfaces likely to strike first on landing (ie nose and wing edges) would be rubber.
