Instructions for creating drawings using Solidworks 2017. (Use these to remind yourself how to make a proper drawing -- it will be graded to the standards listed here.)
Requisition Template (Use this template -- following the instructions exactly as listed on the instructions tab -- to provide Mr. K with a requisition to obtain material.)
Wood Prices (Warning: these prices move around quite a bit -- it is always best to verify cost with a supplier -- the Hardwood Centre for hardwood, and Spaeth Lumber for softwoods and cedar).
Solidworks Drawing Template (Inch, 11x8.5) (Use this template when making 11"x8.5" drawings in Solidworks when you want your units to be inches. Be sure to do a SAVE AS and save it as a drawing file immediately. If you don't, it will continue to be a template file and your work will go away.)
Solidworks Drawing Template (Inch, 17x11) (Use this template when making 17"x11" drawings in Solidworks when you want your units to be inches. Be sure to do a SAVE AS and save it as a drawing file immediately. If you don't, it will continue to be a template file and your work will go away.)
Solidworks Drawing Template (mm 11x8.5) (Use this template when making 11"x8.5" drawings in Solidworks when you want your units to be millimeters. Be sure to do a SAVE AS and save it as a drawing file immediately. If you don't, it will continue to be a template file and your work will go away.)
Solidworks Drawing Template (mm 17x11) (Use this template when making 17"x11" drawings in Solidworks when you want your units to be millimeters. Be sure to do a SAVE AS and save it as a drawing file immediately. If you don't, it will continue to be a template file and your work will go away.)
Sparkfun.com (Click the "LEARN" tab and you will have access to all kinds of videos and tutorials for working with microcontrollers -- like Arduinos -- and other electronics.)
The Wood Whisperer. (Good videos including anything and everything on woodworking by Marc Spagnuolo.)
Woodworking for Mere Mortals. (Great videos by Steve Ramsey on woodworking.)
Weld.com. (Scroll down to videos -- you'll find topics and just about anything having to do with welding.)
Pouring a Concrete Slab -- Ground Prep and Sealing Video
Putting Steel Within a Concrete Slab Video
Finishing the top of a Concrete Pad Video (with some annoying camera work)
How to Install Concrete Anchors (video on how to install the anchors for the main sign door studs).