Fundamentals of Engineering

Personal Keychain

This is my personal keychain that I made using a 3D printer. It had to either have our name or something that represented us. However, we couldn't use already designed images from the internet. There were also specific constraints that we had to follow.

This keychain was our assigned first project of 2018. We had to memorize the steps for setting up the printer, and printing the actual keychain. If we had more time, I would have used a different design, and size. I also probably would see if I could use a different color.

Cornhole Board

For our next assignment we built and designed our own cornhole board. We used a variety of tools like saws, drills, wood glue, and many others. The design of the board is based off of the album Toto IV by Toto. After completing the board, we had to code it to respond to certain actions. We will be attempting to sell this board at the Elementary Academy, December 12 & 13, 2018.

At the beginning of the year, we did not know how to properly use the power tools, but now we can. We also learned how to correspond the 2 inputs to the 2 outputs. Our team included Caitlyn, Lilian, and Daniel, and we are known as the "Eaglet Engineers". We plan to sell our board for $80, since we figured out the unit cost of our board ($40).

3D Printed Phone Holder

I made this phone holder for my mother for easier access to her two phones and any other small items that she has. I had to make around 4 different prototypes out of cardboard before I was able to make this design on Tinker CAD. The designs changed multiple times because I either realized that the phone holder was too big or it was too complex. This is the final design of the process.

My original design was much more complex than this. It was at the max of the dimension requirements. It was 6"x4"x4". But after peer reviews saying that it was too big and that they did not know how to properly use it, I changed my design.

Scrap Wood Project - Floorshelf

This is a floor shelf that I made using scrap wood from previous projects. I made it to hold all of my soccer equipment in my room. We had a lot of freedom in this project because we could make whatever we wanted as long as it exhibited negative space.

I looked at many different types of shelf before I design this one. I was originally going to make a ladder shelf but it had to be able to stand on its own without any assistance. Also, there was going to be a border around each level but I decided to keep it simple. For this project I used a variety of tools: miter saw, table saw, and a sander. Instead of just gluing the platforms to the legs, my teacher told me to instead cut slits in the legs for the platforms to slide into.

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