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Step 1
Step 1
After mrs douglas printed my onshape drawing I cut out the wood part of it then stuck it on to the wood I chose. Using a normal gluestick and a pair of scissors.
Step 2
Step 2
Then using this machine I follow the lines and cut out the shape of my wood. It wasnt hard using this machine because I have used this multiple times last year and also the year before. Before I used this I had to make sure I had my hair tied up and my id card put away or else it couldve eaten both up very easily.
Step 3
Step 3
After cutting my shape out there were some unessesary curves so to smooth those out I had to use this sanding machine. It was very satisfying watching the sandpaper slowly dissolve the wood bit by bit.
This was what it was looking like before the sand machine.
This was what it was looking like before the sand machine.
Then I used this file to smooth out everything again, making sure I got every curve.
Then I used this file to smooth out everything again, making sure I got every curve.
Step 4
Step 4
Then to get the inner part of my shape I used this pack of tiny files which worked very well. Around the inner corners. Each file was different, the shapes are different the sizes are different. I used the round and the flat one because it really got in the curves.
Step 5
Step 5
After filing I used rough sand paper and sanded the whole of my shape, I made sure to get the bottom part and the top because those are important . The top not so much because there would be resin on top.
Step 6
Step 6
Step 6 is me spraying my wood with acrylic lacquer, It's supposed to set my wood and prep it for resin pouring. I basically sprayed a thin layer of it everywhere. While doing it I was wearing a mask because it smelled very bad.
Step 7
Step 7
Resin pouring set up
Resin pouring set up
This is the resin pouring area, this is where we do all the mixing the pigments and the pouring
Resin pigments
Resin pigments
These are the pigments, there are many options but I chose the transparent powder pigment because they have this sort of glow to them, I chose mint green and blue and added sparkles and glow in the dark pigment.
Trial 1
Trial 1
After pouring I added wild flowers to it but then when it dried, all the flowers were above the resin and it wasnt embedded in the resin which looked very bad. So I decided to redo the whole thing, which was very challenging because I wanted to keep up with the whole class. Becuase of this I had to cut the wood and move on to resin all in one day which was incredibly challenging but I did it.
Trial 2
Trial 2
When my wood was finally ready I started pouring, with the same colour just with no flowers this time
After it dried this was the final product, I am very very happy with the results. I love the colour on both sides and how they both glow
Front
Front
Back
Back
STEP 8
STEP 8
To make it easier to cut out and sand I decided to seperate the layers into 3 pieces. The middle layer will be where the coil sits and the other two is the original design.
Making the layers
Making the layers
Mr kennedy did this part for me, this machine basically seperates big blocks into pieces so it's easier to manage.
The 3 layers
The 3 layers
These are the three pieces after. As you can see there are a few lines that I don't like which means I will have to file and sand them afterwards.
STEP 9
STEP 9
Cutting the pieces
Cutting the pieces
I used this machine which has like a tiny saw that moves up and down really quickly, so personally this part of the manufacture was very easy and incredibly fun. I had no trouble cutting the pieces which was good.
The three pieces after cutting
The three pieces after cutting
These are the three pieces after I've cut them. They turned out ok, the lotus petals are abit uneven but its ok because I can file and sand them into shape later.
model
model
I tried putting the pieces together to see if they would stand and also to get a rough idea of what it might look like after im done. I like how the petal surrounds the coil I think it looks very nice.
STEP 10
STEP 10
Sanding
Sanding
For sanding I used multiple wet and dry sand papers, I used the very rough ones to the very light one going through each level to get that nice smooth wood and resin. Sanding is quite tiring and boring but you have to do it because we want our product to hava a nice, smooth finish.
STEP 11
STEP 11
Drilling machine
Drilling machine
To make the hole for the pin to go through I used this drilling machine, I basically had to pull the lever down on where I would like to drill then it just drills for you.
Product
Product
I did it on both layers ( separately). This is what it looks like afterwards, I'm happy with the resuklts because the hole seems pretty identiocal to me which is good.
STEP 12
STEP 12
Sanding tool
Sanding tool
I had a few scratches on my second layer, to be specific the scratches were on the wood and I didn’t want to spend all lesson sanding using my hands. So I used this sanding tool, This machine/tool basically sands it for you because it vibrates. All you have to do is hold on to the grip to control the direction it sands.
STEP 13
STEP 13
Step 13 was to make my resin and woody shiny and kind of reflective in some ways. To do that I used brasso, wood oil, and two pieces of cloth. One cloth for the wood old and the other for the brasso.
Brasso
Brasso
This is the Brasso, it's used to make the resin shiny, to use it I just pour a bit on to the cloth and rub hard on my resin to create friction. It's kind of like sanding but with a cloth.
Wood conditioner
Wood conditioner
This is the wood conditioner, it's like oil because it is oil. I do the same with the brasso It's supposed to moisturize the wood to make it shiny and this is used to bring out the wood's original colour.
Cloth
Cloth
Nothing importnat about this it's just a piece of cloth ripped out from a used T-shirt.
STEP 14
STEP 14
Countersink
Countersink
After that it was time to counter sink the hole with the same drilling machine. Countersinking the hole will make it easier for the pin to slip through and it looks nicer with the counterskinker, I just had to make sure I countersinked it enough so its not too big or too small.
STEP 15
STEP 15
Gluing
Gluing
After countersinking it was time to glue everything together. I used TOA adhesive glue and a flat paintbrush to glue evrything together, I made sure to spread the glue evenly through out each layer then wiping the acces off.
clamping
clamping
After gluing it I used these two small clamps to squeeze everything together and to make sure all the layers are sticking to eachother I tightened it.
Trial 2
Trial 2
I came back the next lesson and the layers werent sticking to eachother well enough so I had to break them all off and redo it again. This time I used the table clamp instead of the two tiny ones.
This is how it turned out after the second trial, I am quite happy with it actually the three layers are very sturdy together. It's just the the layers are not lining up properly and the glue kinda oozed out and dried on the outside abit, but that's fine it;s just that I'll have to sand and cut so that it lines up perfectly.
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