Here are some more pictures of our parts.

It's been SUPER busy here. These past few weeks were full of writing midterm reports, designing presentations and parts parts parts. We've worked hard to order everything so that we will have them on time for the Showcase, and things are finally looking up. We received a huge shipment of parts in last week and got to work. Below are a few photos of us working. We were able to complete the frame design, just so we could get a good idea of the full size of the concept. We're very proud of what we've done so far, and are really looking forward to continuing our work and doing the best we can at the Showcase.

Newer stuff

Here are some images of the framing system for the washing machine. Aluminum extrusion from a company called 80/20 is going to be used. I use this stuff at work all the time and it's a great time saver in designing equipment.

Below is a quick video of our cam and agitator arm design in motion.

Check it out.

Pictures of the Design

Below are some 3-D models of our Design. As said before, we have begun ordering and manufacturing parts, and construction should begin within the next 3 to 4 weeks. We are really looking forward to making a functional model of our system, and presenting it on April 12th at the TSGC Showcase.

We look forward to seeing everyone there,

~The Lamar Launderers

So So So Sorry

Wow... We're so sorry that it's been so long since we've updated everyone.

Here's what happened at the end of last semester and what's happened so far this year:

The showcase went off without a hitch. The Lamar Launderers proudly represented Lamar University and we felt like we did a nice job presenting our concept. When all was said and done, we walked away with these five awards:

-Best Poster
-Best use of 3-D modelling Program
-Best Photo Documentation of Project (Semester I Team)
-3rd place for Oral Presentation
-Honorable Mention for Patch Design

More importantly, the Lamar Launderers made some great contacts with other schools and teams, as well as NASA employees and other "big-wigs" that we were very happy to meet.

So far this year, the Lamar Launderers have been focusing on purchasing parts to begin constructing our design.

We've been in contact with Advanced Urethane Inc., and they seem very excited to assist us as much as possible. The Team has also been shopping around for assorted parts, including motors and water tanks that will be necessary for our presentation.

Other than that, the Team has run some basic experimentation and calculations dealing with the press mechanism, and we are very pleased with their results.

So that just about sums it up. We're happy to be posting again, and even more so to be working on, and finalizing our project that we're so proud of. We'll be posting more pictures and information when we have them.

Thanks for following us,

~The Lamar Launderers