THESE ARE BASICALLY THE SAME AS MY DESIGN!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Term 3 Week 2
Thursday recap: Today we learnt how to lay down a board. Using Sams as a prototype Maddy and Jack explained to Me and Kenji the process. First you get an empty can (baked beans can works well) and mark out 55mm, then 66mm. Fill the can with epoxy (up to the 55mm mark) then add hardener until the 66mm mark. Stir to mix the two together. We then spread the mixture on a single piece of ply wood. We made sure we spread it evenly and everywhere. Next we laid down the sheet of fibreglass and pressed down on it until it was firmly glued to the bottom ply. Next we spread the epoxy/hardener mixture on the top of the fibreglass. Once again we did it evenly. Next two people held the last piece of ply in the air while the other two spread the same mixture on the top. Then we flipped it and put it onto the rest of the deck. We then (using 6 clamps) clamped down the newly made deck onto the mould. We finished and sam was happy with his board. On Monday period 3 i helped Kenji lay down his board (using the process described above. Once again Maddy and Jack helped and we finished before lunch. After lunch it was my turn. Unfortunately I only had 5 clamps (1 less then everyone else) but managed to place them evenly and was very happy with my board. I will take iit out of the clamps on Thursday (but hopefully longer). Today i'm doing the usual blogging (including writing this long as reflection) and maybe will be able to continue with Solidworks (which i'm having trouble getting used to). Tomorrow im guessing i'll be helping someone else lay down their board. Oh and i will be researching my design (which i have already decided on).
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Term 3 Week 1
During the two-week holidays i went up to Auckland, to work. I had an awesome time up there. On Monday it was back-to-school time, so in DTM I drilled the holes through the bottom MDF board on my almost completed mould.. I then screwed the mould pieces on to the board (with the help of Kenji, and occasionally Sam). YAY! My mould was completed! Today i'm blogging, calender-ing and SolidWorks-ing. Tomorrow I hopefully will be laying down my board but if not, helping Sam And Kenji lay down theirs. Next week i definitely hope to lay my board down if my attempt tomorrow is unsuccessful.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Term 2 Week 10
On Monday i was working on my mould (yet again). I sanded down the pieces that i had cut on the previous Monday. I also laughed at Sam because he got sawdust poured down his hood then put his hood on, showering his head with sawdust. On Wednesday the class voted that we do practical that day then computers on Thursday. I got bad news from Terry that we were only allowed to use four pieces on our moulds. This upset many people as they had already done 6-7 pieces. I was unhappy because my mould consists of 7 pieces. I also found out (this week) that we would not be using flax in our boards (I already thought the flax was a bad idea), making most of term 1's work a waste of time. I started measuring where the mould pieces will eventually lie on a piece of MDF. Terry laid down the first test board (Toms) on Monday. The test board (see pics) broke as a result of not enough time in the mould (2 days as opposed to the ideal 7). Today im blogging and may continue with solidworks. Over the next two weeks we have holidays so i will continue working next term.
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