Macgregor Simmie-Open Lab 4/10

Jorge and I repaired our main shaft for our scissor lift and replaced it with a stronger pvc pipe. We also used couplings to secure it to the piston. First we removed our original metal shaft which proved to be far too thin and flimsy for our purposes. Then we installed two couplings to the holes we drilled that were originally meant for our metal shaft and one onto the piston itself. We then measured the distance between the three points that the couplings are on and used the chop saw to cut out the required length of pvc. After we installed the new pvc shaft into the scissor lift frame we planned to make the couplings into L couplings and improve upon our sliding method for the lift frame, this however will be our next steps for the next open lab.