Cork Pals

Description: Design and create two animal figurines utilizing recycled bottle corks. We designed the animals on tinkerCAD and printed them in the 3D printers.

Brainstorm: At first I wanted to design an elephant, but as I started working on it, I realized that it may take me too long. I ended up deciding to make a bunny and a pig because I thought that I would be able to finish them in time. As I thought about it more, I realized that I have a story behind a pig and a bunny. For a long time when I was younger, my favorite animal was a bunny and my one of my best friends' favorite animal was a pig.

Procedure:

Pick out two corks and use a caliber to measure their diameters
Design the rings for the corks on tinkerCAD and print them out
Design the animals on tinkerCAD

Cork ring design from tinkerCAD

Design for the front of the bunny

Design for the back of the bunny

Design for the front of the pig

Design for the back of the pig

Prototype 1 for bunny front: It turned out pretty well, but the ear was not strong enough and it broke.

Prototype 1 for bunny back: Turned out well, it fit and nothing broke.

Prototype 1 for pig front: I measured the cork wrong because it didn't fit the cork and I had to print again.

Prototype 1 for pig back: Turned out well, it fit and I had no issues with it.

Prototype 2 for pig front: This one turned out better, it fits the cork.

Bunny finished product-I tried to glue the ear back on, but it still doesn't stay very well.

Pig finished product

SOUL Reflection

S-Strength of work:

My cork pals turned out pretty well. After the ear broke, everything else was pretty strong and didn't break.

O-Opportunities to improve your project:

One way I could have improved my project was making the ears on the bunny sturdier. One ear broke because it wasn't strong enough.

U-Understanding-what you learned through this project:

I learned easier ways to create pieces, especially when I needed to align.

L-Limitations encountered in this project:

I didn't have any limitations, I think besides the ear of my bunny falling off, and having to reprint the front of my pig, my project went pretty smoothly.

WISCR:

I think I showed the I in WISCR, insightful and critical thinker, because I put a lot of thought into my project to make sure it would turn out well.

I think I also displayed the C in WISCR, clear communicator, because I communicated clearly when I needed help.

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