School of Engineering + Technology Wool Felting Machine Requirements Problem Statement Results Final Design Team & Acknowledgements Concepts Sponsor Dr. Erin Tapley • What is wet wool felting? • Wet felting is the process of using water, soap and some form of agitation to cause wool fibers (or similar) to open and then bind together. • Wool felting machines are expensive, do not offer flexibility to felt wet wool, and are cumbersome to carry. • Project goal: • Build a wet wool felting machine • Must offer opportunity to be powered independently by bike or electric motor • Must be built under budget ($1,300) • Must fit under size constraint of 12’’ x 24” • Concepts were chosen based on different ways to produce felt • Gutenberg printing press type (too heavy) • Needle felting machine (Needles break easily) • Felted by hand (time consuming and tiring) • Triple roller machine (expensive) • Final 3D Concept • Troy Hudson (Engineering Technology) • Natanael “Nate” Huendo (Electrical Engineering) • Jake Lyons (Mechanical Engineering) • Noah Plemmons (Engineering Technology) • Sponsor: Dr. Erin Tapley • Mentor: Dr. Yang Zhang • Special thanks to • Dr. Robert Adams • Shawn Lyvers Summary • Summary 1: The team was able to build a wet wool felting machine that could powered independently by a bike or an electric motor. • Summary 2: The machine was built within budget which was $700 below the competitive market price. • Team produced the physical felting machine that is portable and cheaper than other market options. • Has a dual drive system consisting of an electrical motor and bicycle. • Final 3D Concept •Exploded View

Sponsor Wool Felting Machine Dr. Erin Tapley• Dr. Robert Adams • Shawn Lyvers Summary • Summary 1: The team was able to build a wet wool felting machine that could powered independently

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School of Engineering + Technology

Wool Felting Machine

Requirements

Problem Statement ResultsFinal Design

Team & Acknowledgements

Concepts

SponsorDr. Erin Tapley

• What is wet wool felting?• Wet felting is the process of using water, soap and

some form of agitation to cause wool fibers (orsimilar) to open and then bind together.

• Wool felting machines are expensive, do not offerflexibility to felt wet wool, and are cumbersome tocarry.

• Project goal:• Build a wet wool felting machine• Must offer opportunity to be powered

independently by bike or electric motor • Must be built under budget ($1,300)• Must fit under size constraint of 12’’ x 24”

• Concepts were chosen based on different ways to produce felt• Gutenberg printing press type (too heavy)• Needle felting machine (Needles break easily)• Felted by hand (time consuming and tiring)• Triple roller machine (expensive)

• Final 3D Concept

• Troy Hudson (Engineering Technology)• Natanael “Nate” Huendo (Electrical Engineering)• Jake Lyons (Mechanical Engineering)• Noah Plemmons (Engineering Technology)• Sponsor: Dr. Erin Tapley• Mentor: Dr. Yang Zhang• Special thanks to

• Dr. Robert Adams• Shawn Lyvers

Summary• Summary 1: The team was able to build a wet wool

felting machine that could powered independentlyby a bike or an electric motor.

• Summary 2: The machine was built within budgetwhich was $700 below the competitive marketprice.

• Team produced the physical felting machine that isportable and cheaper than other market options.

• Has a dual drive system consisting of an electricalmotor and bicycle.

• Final 3D Concept

•Exploded View