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Double Pendulum
I painted my wall with glow in the dark paint and built this double pendulum to which I could attach a small UV light. In the dark, the UV light will leave trails on the wall that trace out the chaotic motion of the double pendulum.
This involved figuring out how to cut acrylic cleanly (thank you Bosch T102BF blade), because too much heat and it melts. Also got a bunch of bearings from ebay and steel shafts that I had to cut with a hacksaw. I designed the mount with a tightening screw to hold it in place. It works pretty well.
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