Sea Otter Filter Basket Lid

For two years as an operator at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, there was a growing crack in the acrylic lid on one of the sea otter strainer baskets. The crack stretched with each strainer basket cleaning, as the bolts that attached it to the basket base needed to be re-tightened. Unfortunately, there was no backup for this lid as it had a unique shape with a cutout to make room for a nearby actuator and uniform inset bolt slots that were used to fasten the lid to the basket. I re-designed the lid using AutoCAD and worked with our shop to CNC the acrylic lid. The new lid has been installed and we have the files to quickly make a backup in the future.