
PROJECTS: Oxocard Cereal Dispenser
than the largest piece to be transported.However,
the mechanism works better if the ratio is 1.5:1 or
even 2:1.The more irregular the pieces are, the
more often blockages occur.
Large, misshapen pieces also tend to get
caught in each other so that gravity alone is no
longer sufficient to transport the pieces into
the cup. The solution here was to position the
axle in such a way that the bucket’s blade edges
penetrate the bulk material, allowing it to be
moved.So, we paddle around a bit until the mass
flows again.
PREPARATION: PRINTING,
CUTTING, AND SOME SANDING
After everything is printed (Figure
A
), ther