Clef was created for Stanford's Design and Manufacturing course, where I defined, planned, and built a meaningful product over the course of a 10-week period. My love of music inspired me to create a headphone stand based on the shape of an abstracted bass clef. My design goals were to make an elegant form and incorporate a variety manufacturing techniques.
Clef
ME 203 - Design and Manufacturing | January 2017 - March 2017
Almost every piece of Clef was made with a different manufacturing process, including use of a mill and lathe as well as sand casting and tube bending. To create a more elegant form for the cradle I used both rotary and tilt tables on the mill. I also minimized visible fasteners by using a combination of set screws, machine screws, and press fits to connect different components.
Fixturing for cradle on mill
Casting pattern for base
Engineering drawing of cradle
CAD of final stand assembly