Jackson Humphries' High School Portfolio

Foundations of Engineering

Day 1 - Table Project

Planned Table Sketch

Our new project is a laptop table/tray with foldable legs.

Cut List

This is the cut list for my table

Before Cut

After Cut

This is the piece of wood I am using for my project.

This is it cut in half using a bandsaw to fit the width specifications of my table.

Day 2 - Table Project

Before Planer

This is the board as it was last class.

After Planer

This is the board after moving through the planer 3 times. it is thinner and has most surface scaring from the bandsaw removed

Day 3 - Table Project

Before Table Saw

This is the beam that I started with.

After Table Saw

This is the beam after I cut it to a width and length that I needed using a Table saw.

Day 4 - Table project

Partial Table Base

Today in Class, I sanded my board with a orbital sander, cut out the sides of my table from the wood beam using a miter saw, and then glued them together and nailed them together with wood glue and a nail gun.

Day 5 - Table Project

Station 1 - Cutting Side Pieces with miter saw

Before Cut

This was my beam before I cut it with a miter saw.

After Cut

These are two pieces I cut out of my beam using the miter saw.

Station 2 - Assembling side pieces an main board

Before

These were my table pieces before assembly

After

This was my assembled table base after I used wood glue and a nail gun to attach the pieces.

Station 3 - Cutting leg pieces

Before

This is the board I will cut using the Table saw

After

This is the board we will cut our legs out of after the cut

Day 6 - Leg measurements

Leg Measurement Drawing

This is the drawing of my leg angle measurments.

Drill Marks on Table

these are the measurement drawn on my board to be drilled.

Day 7 - Sand Table

Board before sand

This is my table before I sanded it with an orbital sander.

Board after sand

This is my table after I sanded it with an orbital sander.

Day 8 - Cut Leg Pieces

Before

This is the board before it is cut.

After

These are my leg pieces after cut.

Day 9 - Round Legs and Fill Holes With Putty

Table with wood putty

This is my table after I filled it in with wood putty and sanded with an orbital sander.

Rounded legs

These are my legs after I rounded them with a belt sander and band saw.

Day 10 - Stain

Before

These are my pieces before I stain them

After

These are my pieces after I stain them

Day 11 - Glue Legs to Table

Before

These are my pieces unassembled

After

These are my pieces assembled with wood glue.

Final Product

This is my final Table. It is stained with grey stain and has slanted legs.

Pull Apart Activity:

This is the project calender for our project and outlines the timeline of what we should get done

These are the design constraints for my project

Project Research

Inspiration

Today I looked at Ideas for what I wanted to create on Google. After deciding on making a shelf or an organizer, I selected these images as ideas of what I wanted to create

Construction Journal

Idea Development

Today I planed out my design. It is a test tube holder for 16mm test tubes.

Day 1 Construction

Today I cut out and sanded the two base pieces. I used a bandsaw to cut out the squares and a Belt sander to sand it. I might change the number of holes from nine to four

Day 2 Construction

Today I finished polishing the sides of my bases using sandpaper. I also drew out the measurements of my side pieces.

Day 3 Construction

Today, I cut out and sanded the sides of my holder using a bandsaw and belt sander. I wrote marks on my bases where the holes would go as well

Day 4 Construction

Today, I used a drill to drill holes into my bases. I also Re-sanded my bases and re-sanded my bases. I then wood glued my pieces together and spray painted my holder to finish the project.

Final Product

This is my project. It is a test tube holder

The projects size constraints were 18" x 18" x 18" and the final dimensions of my project are 6mm x 9mm x 9mm

My project is expected to have at least six parts. My project meets these expectations and is made out of six parts.

I give my craftsmanship a 7/10 for this project because I cut some parts out wrong and some of my sands were uneven.

Reflection

I am most proud of the paint. Some parts of paint came out bad because the wood was chipped but overall I think it was good.

Geometric Motion Lamp Project

Today, I learned that we will design a geometric motion lamp.

Above are the design constraints for the lamp. There are additional constraints that will need to be considered in order to get an advanced grade.

Above are the steps we have to take to code the lamps

Above are the steps we will take to design the lamp body.

2x2x2 Practice cube

Today, I practiced drawing designs by drawing and then making a cardboard 2x2x2 cube.

2.75^3 cube

Today I made and cut out a 2.75 x 2.75 x 2.75 cardboard cube

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Get Built In LED Light To Blink

In class today I coded the built in light for my Pico computer to blink at different speeds.

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Get external led light to blink

I also made an external light hooked up to my pico light up. The long end of the light went into the GN14 and the short end into the point GND

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Led Lights Blink In stop Light Pattern.

Today, I got my Pico computer to make three lights blink in a stop light pattern.

Plan Ideas for geolamp

Today in class I drew four shapes to choose from to make my Geolamp design.

Draw Choosen shape

Today I drew the shape I wanted to use and where lights would be on it.

Cut protoype out of cardboard

Today, I used measurements to cut out a cardboard model of my lamp.

First Prototype completed

I laser cut out a cardboard prototype and codded light on my pico. Then I put them together.

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Three Light Patterns Coded

Today, I finished coding three patterns for my Geo Lamp

Final Craftsmanship Draft

This week i made sure that i could put together my geolamp well by printing out a lamp with holes already in it.

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Final Product and All Light Patterns

Technology Used in This Project:

Inkscape

I used the inkscape application on my computer to draw out the sides for my lamp.

Glowforge

I used our schools glowforge to laser cut out cardboard and wood for my project.

Mu editor

In order to code my pico computer, I used mu to write the code to operate my lamp.

Bandsaw Box Project

Today, we learned that we will be making bandsaw boxes as our first project.

The purpose of this project is to learn how to use the tools safely.

These are the skills we expect to learn during this project.

Practice Puzzle 1 and 2

Today, me and my group made a puzzle using a bandsaw.

We also made this puzzle cut out.

Bandsaw Safety

Do's

Turn the saw off after use
Put on proper safety equipment
Clean up after yourself

Don'ts

Leave more blade exposed that needed.
Distract someone, or be distracted while using the saw.
Use the saw irresponsibly or cut something you aren't supposed to .

Planer Safety

Do's

Unplug the planer after use
Wear eye and ear protection
Attach the vacuum to the planer

Don'ts

Cut anything other than wood
Remove debris from the planner until the blade has stopped
Make sure that nails or other scraps are in the wood you cut.

Miter Saw Safety

Do's

keep the power cord of of the cutting plane
put you hands behind the safety line.
wear proper safety equipment like eye protection

Don'ts

leave the saw area dirty
put you hands near the saw
let anything get caught in the blade

Planer Wood Cut

Today we cut our wood we will use to make the bandsaw box with a planer

Miter Saw Wood cut

Today we also used the miter saw to cut our wood into two parts

Band Saw Box Glued Up

Today I glued my box together

Bandsaw Box After Cut

Stencil

Today we practiced spray painting our name on our boxes.

Learning Technical Sketching

Single Point Perspective Drawing Steps

Draw Horizon Line
Mark Vanishing Point
Draw the Front of Shape
Draw Diagonals
Draw Back of Shape
Erase Construction Lines
Shade Shape

Bandsaw Box Peices Cut Out

Today, I cut my bandsaw box into two sides, the lid, and the bottom and started to glue them together

Box Glue Together and Sand

Today, I put all pieces of my box together and smoothed it out with a sander

Handle Design Sketch

I sketched out a Handle Design for my Box. I will be using tinkercad to make a 3D model and 3D print it.

Sand All Parts Smooth

Today, I used a power sander to smooth my box down even more.

Sand Inside of Box

I also used sandpaper to make final touches to the inside of my box

Wood Stain Box

Today, I used wood staining to make my wood a reddish brown color.

Spray Paint Name on Box

Today, I spray painted my name onto my box using a stencil.

3D Printed Knob

I used a 3D printer and tinkercad to design a handle to glue on my box.

Glue Handle On Box

Today, I glued the 3D printed handle to my box. This was the last step of my project and I am done.

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