Thursday, May 24, 2012

Blog #5

My Finished Product


 


                                            








Tools I used

 

      Sanding Machine                                                                                   Screw Driver

Small Band Saw

 
                     Oven                                                                                                      Sanders

 Band Saw

Strip Heater


Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Blog #4

I have finally finished my Desk Tidy! At the start, when I was trying to glue the stands on the iPod holder, I was having a lot of trouble; but I figured out how to fix it. All I had to do was sand down the bottom of the iPod holder to make it a little more flat so that I have a definit surface to glue the stands on and it worked. After I glued the stands on, I tried to have the holder stand up all by itself, but the stands weren't stable enough. I decided to have a back stand as well to make it more stable. I put a small rectangle at the bottom of the back stand so that the charger wire can go through it. I made the edges of the back stand where I was going to glue it diagonal so it had a bigger surface to glue like what I did to the bottom of the holder. Then I gued that on and I was finally finished. I'm really happy with the final product. I believe it fits all of the requirements I needed and it's also reasonably stable.I also like how it looks as well. I'm ready to take my desk tidy home now!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Blog #3

The first thing I started on after I finished the bowl was heating up the iPod stands so I can fold them. I tried the heater with the smaller gap as the stands are pretty small. I then waited for 5 minutes and went back to check on the stands, but they weren't even hot yet. So I decided to glue the parts (pencile stand and bowl) onto the base. I was a little worried that the glue under the pencil holder is going to be a little messy as you can see through it. But I glued it on anyway and I was right. But I couldn't fix it now so I went to glue the bowl on but there was glue everywhere. I finally found the source of all the glue which was a hole in the glue packet. Some glue got in the bowl, so I tried to scoop it out but it was getting worse. I then went to the tap to try and wash out the glue but that just made scares and scratches on the outside of the bowl which did not look good at all. When I finally glued the bowl onto the base; it looked terrible! But I couldn't fix it because the glue had already dried. But that wasn't the worst part of the lesson. After the stands were finally ready after nearly the whole lesson heating up, I bent them and tried to glue them to the bottom of the iPod holder. That was a complete disaster. Because the stands are thin and the area where the stands are suppose to stick on are small; it's very difficult for them to stay. After attempting around 5 times and failing all times, I asked Mr Churchill and he gave the advice to try and use tape. But before I could try, the lesson was over. I really hope that next lessons work improves.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Blog #2

I have had alot of fun being independent in the workshop lately. I have nearly finished my dest tidy. I have finished the small rectangular pencil etc. holder. All I really had to to was draw a rectangle and two folding parts on either side of the base. Then I heated up the marking of where I was going to fold it. I have also finished the bowl for my languard. Than was fun to do as I got to use the oven! I heated the plastic for around 5 minutes and then quickly tried to fold it before it sets. I found it really tricky because it wasn't bending into a bowl shape and it set quicker than I thought it would. At the end, my bowl was actually really unique and I liked it because it still looked like a bowl but not as plain as a normal bowl. And lastly, I cut out small stands for my iPod holder. I needed stands because I want to be able to plug in the charger at the bottom of the holder so it needs to be up more. The stands are two small rectangles that will have a bend in the middle of it to make a triangle shape. I'm nearly done!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Term 2- Blog #1

This terms project is to make a desk tidy that suits your needs. I have already designed my task tidy and have started on it just a little bit. We are using plastics which I haven't used befour and it has been fun so far. I have finished my base and the stand for my iPod. The iPod stand was harder to make than I had expected. The shape was easy enough, but I wanted a small square at the bottom to I could charge it while it was on the stand. I couldn't cut it out because it was in the middle of the stand. So therefore, it was a little difficult. I decided to get a drill and drill some holes into the square. Then I got a small file and filed the edges to make the sides smooth. It was challenging but I worked out a way.