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Table of Contents 1 Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners 2 Project Overview 3 Mission Statement 4 Course Deliverables 5 Design Pictures 6 CAD Files (In ProE)

Tiger Claw Hidden Deck Fasteners

Tiger Claw is a leading company that sells hidden fasteners in the deck building industry nationwide; they are the users and sponsor for the design.

Project Overview

In the building industry, contractors are always looking for new and improved methods in order to cut the time and costs of building. Contractors who work with outdoor decking share these same desires. They wish to use the modern technology that allows them to stay ahead of the competition.

Mission Statement

To provide a tool that will save time and expenditures for contractors and home owners and be able to combine multiple tasks into one task. The team will design, develop and test a pneumatic gun that will be capable of assisting anyone that is going to build a deck.

Team Members

Members	Discipline	Responsibility	E-mail
Jon Gardner	ME	Pneumatic	jag3235@rit.edu
Aaron Wagner	ME	Structure	amw3411@rit.edu
Sean O'Keeffe	ME	Materials	sto3655@rit.edu
James Bagg	ISE	Production	jpb3650@rit.edu
Bokeun Song	ISE	Human Factors	bas6954@rit.edu
Dr. James Taylor	ISE	Faculty Guide	jbteie@rit.edu

Course Deliverables

1. Roles & Responsibilities
2. Customer's Needs Assessment
3. Target Specifications
4. Quality Function Deployment
5. Ghant Chart.mpp
6. Concept Selection 1&2.xls
7. Bill of Materials.xls
8. Concept Presentation & Discussion.ppt
9. Concept Review.ppt
10. Testing Results

Design Pictures

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4. Von Mises stress in piston hammer
5. Von Mises stress in staple
6. Staple deformation under stress
7. Hammer deformation under stress

CAD Files (In ProE)

1. Piston Metal O-ring
2. Piston O-ring
3. Piston
4. Piston Cap
5. Piston Assembly
6. Feed Clamp
7. Feed Cover
8. Feed Guide
9. Cover Screw #1
10. Cover Screw #2
11. Feed Assembly