Build Series Part I: Zip Tie Beam @spinlabucla
Build Series Part I: Zip Tie Beam  @spinlabucla
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Part 1 of the "Build Series -- 2025 DIYnamics Desktop Rotating Table” set of videos, which walk the intrepid DIYnamicist through the construction and operation of the 2025 iteration of the desktop rotating fluid dynamics hardware kit. Here, Bill Church shows how to set up the Zip Tie Beam that couples the motor assembly to the OXO turntable.

Build Series videos:
Part 0 — Overview (youtu.be/DZJyGC2uRfI)
Part 1 — Zip Tie Beam (youtu.be/vXfPEIhIeDo)
Part 2 — Motor Assembly (youtu.be/bZaVveYNtus)
Part 3 — OXO Turntable (youtu.be/AqUD1hDF0FA)
Part 4 — Motor Adapter (youtu.be/hf2GPd054Y4)

Resources:
Instructions PDF — drive.google.com/file/d/1hhUmNNpMVjZ8pZb-n00Uac2Da0n25hVN/view?usp=share_link

Parts list — docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1humW6rjMDf6oExEyAj2l_a6tAPHrFmjnLQawJukC50g/edit?usp=share_link

STL files for motor adapter — drive.google.com/file/d/1GoUSvxFy8-c0j3AwW9w6UQEbBrK_eSbJ/view?usp=share_link

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Contact / Questions: Jon Aurnou (jona@epss.ucla.edu; https://epss.ucla.edu/people/faculty/543/)

Credits:
Design — Bill Church (CRCS; https://www.crcs.works)
Filming — Bill Church
Editing — Bill Church
Discussions & Feedback — Bill Church, Jordyn Moscoso, Jon Aurnou
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Build Series Part I: Zip Tie Beam

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