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Tag Archive: Workshop

02 May

Pen Weapon Printed

Today my pen toy design came off the 3D printer.  The lid to the pen didn’t quite come out properly so I had to drill a slight hole in the…
May 2, 2012 at 7:57 pm Leave a comment
30 Apr

Presentation started

Today myself and Michael have planned and started putting together the presentation boards for this project’s presentation on Wednesday.  We cut up all our initial ideas and lay them out…
April 30, 2012 at 11:32 pm Leave a comment
28 Apr

Metalwork

Yesterday myself and Tom cut ‘r’ shapes out of the rake and spade heads so they can be attached to the handle. I finished drilling the aluminium plate and glued…
April 28, 2012 at 2:56 pm Leave a comment
26 Apr

Todays Bike Work

I have been working on the lathe again and have finished making the aluminium pole thiner so the spade and rake heads can attach to it.  To attach the spade…
April 26, 2012 at 7:42 pm Leave a comment
25 Apr

Bike Update

Yesterday I lathed the top of the spade handle so it would fit inside the seat attachment.  Then myself and Callum drilled a hole on either side of the lathed…
April 25, 2012 at 4:57 pm Leave a comment
23 Apr

Workshop

Today has been spent in the workshop.  We have been working on the bike now we know exactly what we are doing.  Firstly, the pole of the seat has been…
April 23, 2012 at 7:58 pm Leave a comment
22 Apr

Pliers – Rhino Model

I am still in the process of drawing the pliers up in Rhino.  I need to do this because I intend to CNC Route part of the plier head out…
April 22, 2012 at 1:34 pm Leave a comment
19 Mar

Just off the Laser Cutter

My prototypes came off the laser printer today.  I tried them all out to see which worked best.  The first couple I drew up did not fit properly as I…
March 19, 2012 at 10:13 am Leave a comment
16 Mar

QR Tab Prototypes

I am making a prototype of my design and have decided to do it on the laser cutter as it is quick and extremely accurate. It also means I can…
March 16, 2012 at 8:05 pm Leave a comment
02 Jan

Scale Up – Masterclass One

The next stage in this masterclass was to sand down the blue foam model so I did not waste too much filler when it came to the filling process.  To…
January 2, 2012 at 3:45 am Leave a comment
22 Nov

Scale Up – Masterclass One

During my ‘scale up’ project, I will also be doing three miniature masterclasses so I can learn a number of new craft skills.  My first masterclass was to make an…
November 22, 2011 at 10:11 pm Leave a comment
12 Nov

Scale Up

‘Scale Up’ is a new project I started at the beginning of this week.  I have been given a product – a pair of pliers – and the brief is…
November 12, 2011 at 3:12 am Leave a comment
07 Nov

Hang-On

Today I finished making my design in the workshop.  To cut the holes in the plastic I firstly had to draw a CAD model of where I wanted the laser…
November 7, 2011 at 10:58 pm 1 Comment
07 Nov

Hang-On

In the workshop making my design.  Unfortunately there was no white acrylic in the size I required so I am now making my design from clear acrylic.  Firstly, I cut…
November 7, 2011 at 3:39 am Leave a comment
05 Nov

Hang-On

Following my sketches of some initial ideas, I went on to make some sketch models.  Below are a couple of sketch models I made from cardboard based on the Pentagon…
November 5, 2011 at 4:46 am Leave a comment
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