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).