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Makerspace I: Super Smash Bros Sign
Makerspace I: Super Smash Bros Sign
Makerspace projects are a hallmark of the CHARGEnorth experience, where we as sophomores are left to our own imagination, and all of the tools in the Makerspace at our disposal. Our projects can be anything from group-based to solo, aesthetic to structural, or even, if given enough work and planning, can serve both purposes! Makerspace projects, on the whole, provides us CHARGEnorth students to learn the uses of a plethora of power tools and machines, sharpen our soft skills such as time management and collaboration with others, while also getting the chance to construct objects and projects that we enjoy creating.
Brainstorming + Designing
Brainstorming + Designing
As I got together with my friends, Lucas, Shaan, and Jonah, we agreed on teaming up for this Makerspace project, and after some deliberation, we agreed on using the BossLaser to laser-cut a 1/8 in piece sheet of birch wood to make a sign, and using my 3D printer to print "corner pieces" for the sign. Then, we make a few rough sketches on paper for our "vision" of what the sign will look like.
Prototyping
Prototyping
First, our group drew up the design on LightBurn to prepare for the laser-cutting. After laser cutting the sign, I brought the first versions of my 3D-printed corners to school to test them out, to see if my corners fit onto the sign. Although the sign was ready to be painted by Jonah, the artist, the corners still needed some improvement, so I worked on improving the corners' dimensions to look more aesthetically pleasing and stronger.
Testing
Testing
I printed thicker corners to make it easier on my printer and also to fix the strength of the corner itself, which had previously broken due to its weakness and failed post-processing (the supports for the corners were in an awkward position).
Presentation
Presentation
The sign, after my structural corners and Jonah's excellent paint job, looked pretty good!
However, some of my corners didn't print on time, so when the due date came for our first makerspace, we had to present a WIP version.
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
One of the most important lessons I learned after my first Makerspace project was to never procrastinate when possible, because this project revealed the reality of procrastinating.
I remember seeing people scrambling for the 3D printers in the makerspace about a couple of days before the Makerspace project was due, and I never would want to be a part of that frantic crowd again (something that would happen again, unfortunately).
The Write-Up/Documentation
The Write-Up/Documentation
For every project that my engineering teacher assigns, he requires that I and other students create a "write-up", otherwise known as the documentation process. I mainly use Google Slides for my documentation, and here's a viewable version of one for this particular project.
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