
PROJECT:
HANDLE FOR MECHANICAL BANK LEVER
Figure
B
shows a vintage coin bank. The Problem: At one time
the metal lever had a rubber handle, but that handle somehow
disappeared, making the lever both unaesthetic and uncomfortable
to use. Let’s make a replacement handle using the image in Figure
C
as a guide.
Figure
D
shows one iteration of ChatGPT instructions.
Regenerating the question results in a different solution. I
regenerated it several times, and often the solutions were too
involved for my liking. But I did get some insight on how to easily
make a barrel using a cylinder and torus:
1. Use a caliper to measure the lever’s thickness ...