Design and Fabrication of Multipurpose Step Stool for Workshop

Abstract

A step stool is a product that offers comfortable work platforms in difficult-to-reach areas. It assists the user in achieving the ideal working height. The idea to design and fabricate a multipurpose step stool for workshop is come from the current situation at UC TATI FTK’s Workshop where the student only used a wooden pallet to step and reaching the height of milling machine for setting purposes. There is many limitations and lack of safety on the pallet used and the new product must be produced to overcome these issues. The wooden pallet used is not safe and the weight is quite heavy, required a lot of space and serves only single purpose. To design and fabricate this multipurpose step stool, the existing product must be compared with the existing in the market in terms of design and function before the new concept is introduced. The concept of design comprises the idea how to design with considering safety, size, multipurpose function and small space required for storage. The whole of the project involved various methods such as concept design, analyzing and fabrication process. Analysis will be done with Finite Element Analysis (FEA).