Kyle Valeski (ktv5020) SolidWorks Individual Project EDSGN 100 Section 010 Flybar 2025 Original Retro Wooden Pogo Stick Kyle Valeski (ktv5020) SolidWorks Individual Project EDSGN 100 Section 010 The wooden pogo stick above was designed in SolidWorks by me. However, I based the design off of a picture that I found online. I was unable to find any measurements of this pogo stick. Therefore, all measurements were based off of estimation. There are also some minor differences (how things are connected).The picture and link of the original image are below. http://kidsonroll.com/images/flybar/Flybar-­‐2025-­‐Original-­‐Retro-­‐Wooden-­‐Pogo-­‐Stick-­‐main.jpg Kyle Valeski (ktv5020) SolidWorks Individual Project EDSGN 100 Section 010 Flybar 2025 Original Retro Wooden Pogo Stick By this point, it is obvious that I decided to make a pogo stick for my individual SolidWorks project. I chose this idea because I enjoy engaging in activities on pogo sticks. I got my first pogo stick when I was in elementary school. It was a wooden pogo stick, similar to the one above, that cost around $50 at the time. Thus, I decided to make a SolidWorks model of a wooden pogo stick. The most difficult part of this project was making the spring for the pogo stick. I was clueless on how to do this. However, with the help of an online SolidWorks tutorial on how to construct springs in SolidWorks, I was able to completely create a spring. While doing this project, I used plenty of new features. In class, we always used the “fillet” option when rounding the edges of a surface. However, I decided to use the “chamfer” option in place of the “fillet” option. I used this on the part of the pogo stick that supports the feet of the user. Rather than rounding the edges of the surface, “chamfer” uses a straight line to reconstruct the edges. I also used a new feature to create the spring. This feature is called the “Helix/Spiral” curve. In addition, this feature allowed me to use other new features. I was able to select how many revolutions occur at a given length of the spring. For the pogo stick I designed, I used 25 revolutions for a 30 inch spring. I also used a new feature called “Linear Stretch Pattern”, which allowed me to easily create three identical, circular holes on the foot board. This feature was useful in eliminating the time to make the circles. As mentioned in the first paragraph, I chose to create a pogo stick because I enjoy this activity. Although I haven’t been on a pogo stick in a few years, doing tricks on pogo sticks consumed much of my time in elementary and junior high school. In other words, it was a big part of my childhood. In all honesty, I enjoyed this project. It increased my understanding of SolidWorks by forcing me to use new features. At first, I thought SolidWorks was extremely difficult. Throughout the semester however, it became easier and easier. After completing this project, I feel confident in my SolidWorks abilities and believe that given time, I could grasp an understanding on how to use all the features. This Kyle Valeski (ktv5020) SolidWorks Individual Project EDSGN 100 Section 010 project forced me to understand how to use the new features rather than just do whatever a tutorial tells me to do. Additional Images of the SolidWorks Project: Display Hidden Lines Handle Bars Spring and Foot Board