I really enjoyed this week’s task and it was the quickest one I’ve completed to date! I originally started off creating a triangular corrugated system that interlocked. I then realised that a complex design was really not necessary and that a simple join created a sturdy lock. From here I expanded my idea by encapsulating this join within a box, to then realise that the join itself made the box weaker as it meant that slits had to be cut in the centre of the object. Having done a full circle in the span of 1hr I scrapped the joining system and focused on the method of folding to create a sturdy box.
Having achieved a simple folding system all that was needed now was something to hold it together. Having made two semi-circles on either side I cut a strip of cardboard to create a band that wrapped around half the box and folded over both the holes. The band worked really well in that the band was held in place by the tight fold of the box.
All in all I thought this weeks design was quite successful and all though I may not weigh 100kg, it was pretty damn strong!
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