Following part 5 there really weren't much left to sort out, but the last finishing touches were required. Today I present to you the final pictures of this build, and at long last a video of the machine in action.
As I left you from part 5 I had a couple of things left to do: staining the arm and the hold-down blocks and modifying the switch. Also, as it turned out, I had to modify the forward lid as well as the force from the arm retracting had the lid pop open. This simply would not do, and so I solved the problem by embedding a couple of neodymium magnets into the frame and the bottom of the lid, very effectively securing the lid while allowing it to be opened if needed.
As you can see I also had to modify the arm slightly because occasionally the arm would stop before completing it's cycle, thus locking the machine. I got around this problem by extending the arm with a small piece of wood (which now also needs to be stained obviously).
The simple, yet in my opinion quite effective, modification I made to the switch involved a couple of short lengths of brass tubing. I used a 3mm brass tube inserted into a 4mm brass tube, superglued them together and filed the top round before gluing them to the switch handle. The result is a lengthened handle, and a better looking switch.
So, Mk.I of my Ultimate Machine is done. The design is not perfect, but for some reason I find the semi-scruffy appearance quite suitable. However, when I build the next one I will refine the design a bit as Mk.II I intend to build to keep at my office - and I think Claude Shannon would approve.
There you have it, the machine is completed and functional. And as promised, here is the video of it in action (I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed building it):
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