Michal Czapla Capstone

I always wanted to make my Capstone involved in something that brought me joy whilst still having the aspect of challenging my engineering skills. Prior to this school year, I wanted to physically build my own pool table in order to give regular consumers a cheaper option and make the game easier to get into. Given the restrictions of online school, I wasn’t sure how I would bring my idea to life until my CTE-Engineering class began to practice and delve deeper into a CAD software called Fusion 360, where I realized I could digitally plan and design the table at home. Designing a cheap DIY build involved looking at online examples people have made in the past, finding which materials are necessary and which can be cut out, and researching the universal measurements used in pool tables (height, pool ball dimensions, pocket sizes, etc.) in order to make this project a legitimate table one could practice with and use. I had to go through a few iterations with the design before I achieved the right balance between cost-effectiveness and stiffness, which was accomplished after I conducted a static stress simulation on Fusion 360. This capstone was wrapped up and put together in an interactive website where one could easily read and follow how to make the design. Along the way, I learned that pool tables are not just desks with holes; their prices depend on the quality of parts used, their level of craftsmanship, and many structural intricacies.

Website: https://shark-chimes-4kn6.squarespace.com/

CAD: https://myhub.autodesk360.com/ue2ccdb80/g/shares/SH56a43QTfd62c1cd968f83d2024e3c0f01f

Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GyZqh7YynaL_75F0jTGIbS6e9amO3UmrxOyzkA8x1yY/edit