Engr205 Introduction to Design projects/Gallery 2008 Fall

The LC sheller
Innovating concrete with sawdust and clay to lower the costs and weight using materials available in some parts of Western Africa

The Full Bell
Improves the original UNS by reducing the cost and increasing durability of the sheller

Hot Dang Plastic Encasement
Waste plastic bags available in Haiti cleaned, cut, crocheted and ironed into a hard plastic mold

Pressed Plastic
A process to thermoform waste plastic bags to form molds for nut shellers using resources available in Haiti

Nutsy
Shaped like an acorn the Nutsy aims to be a smaller, more portable, and more aesthetically pleasing version of the UNS for marketing within the US

Multiplicity
Smaller U.S. prototype with exchangeable rotors for different size nuts

Simple Simon
Smaller US prototype made from wood and aluminum