GABA SLIDER
Project Description
Even when they want to produce several copies of their project, designers often resort to less industrial processes and, consequently, with less initial investment. This may mean some limits, especially in the number of copies, however, by resorting to processes that are thus lighter and more flexible, it may also be possible to have greater autonomy and control in the implementation of the project in question. In turn, at FBAUL the GABA (Galerias Abertas das Belas-Artes), Open Galleries of Fine Arts, has taken place annually, which, having objectives such as "fostering and enabling" each student "to test their decision-making, self-critical or autonomous capacity" or "to establish bridges" and dialogues with the outside public '', are also an opportunity and an incentive for the students of this Degree to take their projects to the production phase. However, this also means that it will be necessary to define and manage the means for this, as well as adapt the projects to be developed to the means at their disposal. This exercise has as its objective the development of the project of a product or a product system that allows the manufacture of some copies through the means available to each student. At least one copy must be produced to exhibit at the GABA. However, during this semester the research and project part will be developed, with production and preparation for the exhibition during the 2nd semester. For reasons of feasibility, this exercise is carried out in groups of 2 to 3 people.
Process Followed
As hobbyist amateur photographers, we both have a common interest in timelapses. However, still images are not as dynamic as we intended. We needed something more: a mobile point of view. For this reason, we decided to approach this idea of designing our own sliding support for the mobile phone in the Open galleries.
The problem is that high prices and the growing variety of products have sparked a revolution in many areas. Photography is one of them. Camera sliders have sprung up all over the internet, each with its own length, motors and circuits. The addition of complexity generally increases prices. However, we want to develop a low-cost product, keeping it as simple as possible.
Product Outcome
Using a wind up music box as a motor allowed us to create a product that doesn't need batteries. We wanted to design and build a product that is capable of offering total control of movement over short distances, stable and at low production cost. Most of the pieces were designed by us, and with creativity and with a certain working methodology we can design our own sliding support and produce it in series. 3d printing was important for the design of some more complex pieces, as well as the workshops, which also contributed to the execution of the base pieces.
