Engineering Design Portfolio
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Noah and I have been:
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This week: - Noah and I made nice instructions for the laser cutter: That's honestly most of what we did this week, but it did take a while. I've made some further progress on the inventions project as well as done some brief research into what makes a good design. I plan to continue it over break and get something together by the end of the week after.
I also looked into making a lamp. I'm thinking of using the CDs somehow... stay tuned. Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! I am a senior now! (Crazy, right?)
Currently, I'm taking technical manufacturing and concepts- an independent study class where I get to continually figure out how to fill my time. Anyway, thus far I have been helping intro with hand drafting, organizing the makerspaces, and working on a project under this project proposal:
In researching for the chair project, I have found and saved some pictures that I'd like to share: (I own credit to none of these photos and I am in no way claiming credit) From here, I began working on what materials I'll need. But for now, this should give a good idea of what I am aiming for with my chair.
The famous chair project!
So well-known, in fact, that I came into this class with some ideas already and the basics of what I wanted to work on. It is now the 5th day of the 3D Modeling class!
In this class, we will be making chairs, doing a study of a complex object to create a 3D exploded view model, and taking the inventor certification test, among other things. An additional project that I plan to complete is making a wind tunnel (!). So far, however, we have been doing a different project... For the front of the shuttle, I have been having some difficulty determining how to manufacture it. Based on how I need to divide up the shuttle to manufacture it, the front will be a separate piece. If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, here is a picture (it is a different shuttle but the same idea): After further investigation, I decided to 3D print it. This means I'll hollow out the part, but I won't have to make a mold and thermoform it, so this should be easier.
For the finishing touches on my project, I decided that I would add stickers for the outside parts as shown in the picture below: You may recall that some blank 8.5 by 11 sticker sheets were ordered for this purpose, so I have been looking into how to make these stickers. This is an example; I'll keep you updated.
After doing some nice sanding of the mold, some scrap material was used to make a test mold, which allows me to figure out what adjustments must be made. Here it is: Take a look at a close-up of some of the angles within the mold: Looking at these angles revealed that sanding is incredibly important, as even the lines as shown below are visible in the mold. Luckily, that doesn't mean a big change, rather just more sanding. I'll keep you updated.
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AuthorHello! I am an 12th-grader interested in mechanical engineering, potentially either manufacturing or mechanical design. Some of my projects will go here and eventually I'll make a nicer website to act as a portfolio. Don't worry- I'll link it here when I have that. Archives
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