Jacob Mccormick
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Design Fabrication Timeline

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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The following is a layout of the schedule for my final project (Wind Chimes).   Week of: March 28: Order supplies from McMaster Carr and pick up supplies form McGuckins.  Also model the pieces in Solidworks.   April 4: Begin work in the machine shop, starting with the aluminum pipes.   April 11: Finish work…

Wind Chime Page

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Post 13 - 2016
This page contains links that chronicle the process of making an aviation/engineering style set of wind chimes.   Final Project inspirations Main Project Design Review Jake’s Top Five Constraints Design Fabrication Timeline Wind Chimes Update + Aesthetics Game Wind Chimes Progress as of 4/8/16 Wind Chime update Wind Chimes in C Major Final Report Part…

Wind Chime update

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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Since the last post I have calculated the hanging length for each pipe (length from the end to drill the hole by which the pipe will be strung up) and machined those holes in the shop. I also started, or tried to start drilling the hole pattern for the top plate but ran into trouble.…

Wind Chimes Progress as of 4/8/16

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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Since my last update, all of my material has arrived!  The raw material includes a 6 foot long aluminum pipe, a 3 foot aluminum pipe (both .625″ OD and .495″ ID), a 4″ diameter aluminum hanging plate, and a 2″ diameter plastic striking weight. I measured out the lengths of my five chimes and marked…

Wind Chimes Update + Aesthetics Game

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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I’ve made a decent amount of progress on my project in the last week. I finally decided what notes my chimes will play.  Since it is a Navy/Engineering aesthetic that I’m going for, I’ve decided to use a C Major key since that is the key that “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins is played in.…

Jake’s Top Five Constraints

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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After spending some more time on this project, some more constraints have arisen that I did not see in the beginning. My top five constraints are: The pitch – getting the diameter and lengths of the tubes right so that the chimes actually sound good.  There are some equations for this but it may take…

Main Project Design Review

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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For my final project, I plan on making an engineering/aviation style set of wind chimes.  Upon first sight the aviation aesthetic should really stick out, with either a model Super Hornet jet used as the bottom weight. It will be a functioning wind chime. My inspirations were the windy, windy weather in Boulder, along with…

Final Project inspirations

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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Until today, I still had no idea what I wanted to do, which is one reason this post is late.  Today, Wednesday March 2nd, was incredibly windy.  While I was walking between classes the wind gave me an idea, an inspiration you could say.  I decided to make a set of wind chimes.  Some examples…

Jake’s Apsirations

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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In this, my last semester of college, I’m just hoping to gain as much knowledge as I can before I start the next chapter.  At this point I’m just trying to expose myself to as much as I can, which was my main motivation for taking this class.  Even at this early stage in the semester…

Jake McCormick Skills

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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Hey everybody, I’m a mechanical engineering student graduating this May.  I have retained my Solidworks skills from back in Computer Aided Design, having used them recently for senior design.  I also fancy myself pretty good with EES and thermodynamics in general, although I doubt anyone will need that for this project.  I am proficient in the…

Bottle caps: An American Crest

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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When I sat down to think about what I wanted to do for this upcycling project, I wanted something that could last, something that I would like to keep around.  I ended up using a blend of two things I like very much: beer and the United States of America.  I decided to use old…

American beer bottle cap art

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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If there’s two things I love it’s beer and the US of A.  So I decided to merge the two and create an American themed mural to hang on the wall made of beer bottle caps.  Originally I thought I would make an American flag, but thats not too original and I didn’t have enough…

Aesthetics of ATVs

Jacob Mccormick
2016, Student Work
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When I hear the word ATV, short for all terrain vehicle, I automatically think four wheeler because those are the ATVs I grew up with and are the most common incarnation of the ATV.   However, ATVs were originally invented as three wheelers, with the first ATV from a major manufacturer, Honda, shown below. This is…

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