Production Enterprises

Latch project: We had to make a latch for our box. First we researched what type of latch we wanted to create, then we made prototypes out of wood and styrofoam, then we moved onto the fancy wood and created our final latch.

Tool and Safety: The way you use the bandsaw is first you press the on button and the bandsaw will turn on, then you cut the piece of wood you are aiming to cut. Be sure to be keeping your hand as far away from the blade as you possibly can. When you are done cutting , turn the bandsaw off and wait for the blade to stop spinning and then remove your cut piece.

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Styrofoam prototype

This is my very first round of my prototype to make sure it functions

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Wood prototype

This is my wood prototype after I made revisions to my styrofoam prototype

Band Saw

The band saw is a type of saw that uses a rotating blade to cut wood. It can cut shapes with curves much more accurately than other saws. It is also used to cut larger pieces of wood.

Drill press

This tool is used to make precise holes through wood. It is similiar to a drill but it is many times more accurate. When operating the drill press, make sure neither your hair nor clothes get caught in it . Also clamp down the material

My own sticker

For this project we had to make our own sticker with our own message that was special to us using the vinyl cutter. The way we operated the vinyl cutter was we used a software called Inkscape and we made a file. After we made a file we uploaded it to a usb and saved the file. Then we plugged the USB into the computer and turned on the vinyl cutter and went through all the steps Mrs. White walked us through and then the vinyl cutter cut our pieces out and that was it. Then we had to use transfer paper to actually get out the vinyl pieces, then put it on the paper and pulled it off the paper and what you see to the left of you is the final chapter.

Wood Christmas trees

For our final project for the first semester we made Christmas themed decorations/ornaments. We could use any tool we wanted and I chose to use the bandsaw. I made two Christmas trees, One that was 12inches and one that is 15 inches. I made a slit in the middle so that they could fit together. When I was done I sanded them both so they wouldn't cut after you touched them.

CNC MACHINE

This is what we used to make our products. The steps to get the CNC machine to work are as follows: You have to load the material. Secure the material, If metal screws are used note the location. Load the bit for your use. In shop bot zero the x and y axis manually. In vcarve set up your job to represent your material, use vcarve to select individual items and create tool paths, use vcarve to save each toolpath individually. In vcarve save your drawing for later. Use shopbot to open your toolpath file that you created in vcarve always starting from the inside out, run your file, run your next file continue until all files are complete remove materials and cut tabs to collect product.

My family sign

This is the item I made using the CNC machine. I first stained the wood using grey wood stainer. Then I had to Let the wood dry. Once the wood was dry I made the file of what I wanted on Inkscape. After that I went through all the listed steps to get the CNC machine to work

NIGHT LIGHT

Research

I researched images of night lights I liked.

Idea Development

This is my first lamp idea drawn in single point perspective.

Prototype #1

This is the first prototype we made for our nightlight project we made in production engineering

EVALUATION AND TESTING

In looking in my own prototype, I have indentified these improvements that I plan to make

1.The fitment of the light

2. Making my triangle holes sharper

3. Making everything fit better

Additional feedback I received from my peers and Mrs. White is

Make the triangles where the triangles shine through smaller
Changed where my lightbulb enters

PROTOTYPE 2

This is my second prototype I made in Inkscape where I incorporated the feedback I was given. Instead of doing the three small triangles, I instead made an outline of triangle for the light to shine through. I also made sure everything was uniform.

Prototype 2

This is my 2nd prototype without the light. I incorporated the feedback I said

Prototype 2

This is my second prototype with the light on. With this redesign you can no longer see the lightbulb

Evaluation and Testing round 2

This is my second prototype above. I incorporated the feedback above . After making this prototype. I believe I still need to improve

Craftsmanship
Fitment
make sure the light to fit snug

The feed back I received from Mrs. White and my peers.

More triangles
craftmanship
make front`bigger so it covers the sides.

Prototype 3

This is my 3rd prototype. The feedback I incorporated was making the smaller triangles within the triangles. I improved on craftmanship, and I also made the front bigger so that It would fit over the front.

Finalized light

This is my finalized nightlight in the dark.

Finalized light

This is my finalized nightlight, I incorporated all feedback that was given to me since the beginning of the project

I used the laser cutter to make all my designs from start to finish. I used glow forge to digitally fabricate all my designs as well.

I also made the triangles within the triangles to hide the light while also giving my light a sleek design

Final project research

For our final project we could make any product we wanted. I decided to make a hoodie and these are some hoodies I took inspiration from.

idea development

This is my first mockup of how I want the hoodie to look like. In the finalized hoodies the "RID ALL EVIL" font with be black and white puff print, and the demon on the inside will be solid red burgundy instead of blue and red. I created this graphic in Inkscape.

Prototype 1

This is my first prototype. I used stick on vinyl and weeded it out. I cut out my designs using the cricut machine. Some things I plan to improve upon is craftsmanship and incorporating my demon into the next prototype.

Prototype 2

This is my second prototype, With this one I worked on craftsmanship and improved the design by incorporating the demon into my design.

Final T shirt design

This is my final T shirt design. I incorporated all feedback and took everything into consideration.

Final T shirt design

This is my final T shirt design. I incorporated all feedback and took everything into consideration.

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