Drawing Practice

Research

Patterns are a repetition of shapes or visual elements to create a design

Idea Development

These are all different stages of me developing my idea for my lantern the far right one is different possible patterns the middle is the one I chose on a lantern template and the one on the left is the design created in a 3d modeling software called "Onshape" that will eventually be laser cut.

Prototype

This is the model that was laser cut from corrugated cardboard it has led lights inside and a switch to turn it on or off at the bottom.

Evaluation and Testing

Final Product

      Coaster Project

Project Brief

For the Holiday Season I will be making four coasters to give to a family member or friend. I am trying to highlight my craftsmanship skills and my ability to use woodworking tools.

Research

I will need to pick my wood and how I want it arranged then smooth it. I will cut down the wood to the length I need and into 5 parts. After I will put it through the planer. Once I have my five I will biscuit join it and put biscuits in, in order to do my glue up. Next I glue clamp and let it dry. After I will put it through the planer again. Next I sand it. Lastly I cut the glue up into 4 coasters. This is the last step if you don't coat it.

Idea Development

2. Glue Up

I picked my wood types and put them together in a 4” by 4” and then clamped and glued them together.

Product Documentation

Reflection Questions

What are you most proud of this semester and why:

I am very proud of my documentation and the portfolio work I have done this semester. This is because it lets me reflect on all the work I have done. I think I have been very thorough and detailed in this, so I am very proud.

What skill do you think you mastered and could teach another student: 

I feel as though I master the laser cutter I am able to make complex shapes and fun designs. Making stars for our hallway also helped improve this. I am confident I could teach the laster cutter to another student.

                Harp Cart

This project was very enjoyable, from the process of brainstorming to actually creating it. Participating in this gave me valuable experience when it comes to dealing with a client, I had to learn to understand their needs and fufill it to the best of my ability. I think I met the main constraints being: not having a back, being safe for the cart, good craftsmanship. Firstly I made sure there was no back but still support on the bottom, I made sure the cart wassafe by adding rubber mats and cradles, lastly I made sure no caulk was visible and there were no drips in the paint. So overall I really enjoyed this project and think I did well.

      Infinity Mirror

                                                                                         Stop Light Video

To make this stoplight code I set a name for each light and chose when to turn them on and off. I  I also had to wire them with female female wires, the black wires went into the ground ports and the short side went in the black. I made sute to put the lights in the same order as a stoplight and go off in that order also.

To make these light patterns set a name for each light and chose when to turn them on and off. I  I also had to wire them with female female wires, the black wires went into the ground ports and the short side went in the black. I made 6 patterns  they were: Up down Left right Chase counter clockwise, Chase clockwise, Blink all. I made the cardboard and intentionally placed each light somewhere to complete the the pattern.

You can see multiple layers of light in an infinity mirror because there is a translucent layer at the top so you can see the light but some light bounces back down because it isn't fully transparent. There is a mirror film at the bottom that bounces light back up to the top  to the translucent layer and this cycle repeats to display multiple layers.

I made this prototype by laser cutting 10 layers of cardboard as a shell. I then put 4 underneath a piece of cardboard covered by mirror film. Then I stacked 4 more layers on top to put under an acrylic with a translucent film. My light sources were LEDs  I coded using a pico. I coded various light patterns also. 

              Final Product

The reason you can see multiple layers of light in an infinity mirror because there is a translucent layer at the top so you can see light from the light source, due to the reflection of light, photons from the incident ray are being refracted down since it isn't fully transparent, but it isn't opaque either. There is a mirror film at the bottom that bounces light from the reflected ray back up to the top of the translucent layer and this cycle repeats to display multiple layers. The wood doesn't effect the light pattern because the wood on the outside is opaque and non-luminous, so it doesn't produce light or let it out.

What was your favorite project from the school year and why: The coaster project was my favorite project this school year. This is because I feel I had great craftsmanship on it and a design i really liked. As well as the fact that I was able to give to my mother as a Christmas gift.

What is something that you have learned in this class that you know well enough to teach another student: I am confident that I could teach another student how to design a 3d model with Onshape and laser cut it.

What is one challenge that you have overcome this school year in Engineering Class: I've overcome many unexpected setbacks in this class. Ranging from short deadlines to unexpected setbacks on the quality of my projects. The hardest setback was when I had to almost completely repaint my  harp cart due to a failed attempt at spray painting while the deadline was in 1-2 weeks, i was also sick during this time which further delayed the process. With assistance from my partner, grace from the teacher, and focus I was able to bounce back and complete the project on time.