Esquisse two – ‘locking systems’

Background
A locking system is an important part of your intellectual property or design. It is your own
innovative mechanism to ‘lock’ and ensure it supports the required weight in your 1:1
prototype.You may need to reference basic engineering principles on load and force to
understand how to best use the material’s integral properties.

Process
Using only balsa wood and wire (no glue or fixings) identify the different forces that you will
need to consider when joining two parts together. After considering what types of forces we
need to allow for, create at least 3 locking systems that marry the wood and wire, that work
with the type of force allowed for.
Your locking system should work with the force and possibly get stronger with more load.
It should also be easily assembled and disassembled.

Submission
Multiple mockups from balsa wood and wire in the best scale that demonstrates your locking
system, considering the material to be used for the major project.