Hyperbolic Table
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My goal was to build a table that was completely symmetrical and could collapse down for storage and transporting. This was much easier said than done. After numerous models and drawings the solution became this "hyperboloid" shape. This shape is the result of a quadratic function and has very unique qualities. The hourglass resembling structure goes from completely flat to completely straight up all without bending the supports that make it. It is aesthetic to look at and had the exact mechanism I needed. The structure is very stable as long as the bottom portion is braced. The problem was keeping it all one piece. The shape rotates and moves at very strange, unpredictable angles. After building many models I couldn't keep putting money into materials to get it to where I wanted it to be.
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Prototype Models
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Model #2
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Model #3
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