Balancerator: weight-box construction details

extra cardboard made the boxes too small for the plates lol
side layers out, tape around instead. save rope spacing + shaft height before changing anything else

• assembly notes, Days 9–11: use cardboard containers in place of printed parts. Extra layers on every side made the internal space too small for the plates; remove the side layers and tension-wrap the box with tape instead.

• Add cardboard projections for the shaft to push against. Tissue around the shaft reduces shifting. Match rope lengths using the intended spool-to-box distance, and route the rope toward the sides inside the box so the suspended load is distributed across the top rather than concentrated at one small point.

• reference for rebuilding: preserve internal plate clearance, shaft entry height, rope attachment spacing and the intended motor elevation together. Changing box thickness changes usable clearance and may change the shaft contact point.

• review questions: which part deforms first under load—the box, tape joint, rope anchor or shaft guide? The notebook documents construction choices, not a fatigue test.

Electronics enclosure layout.