Joseph Knapp
8 posts

Design Review 2: How and When?

For the second part of my disc golf design, I received half of my material yesterday from McMaster-Carr but I am still waiting for my T-slot piping. My plan is…

Top 5 Constraints 2020

My top 5 constraints: Too much money. Normally, disc golf carts run around $280 and they do not offer much creativity. Manufacturing; I am not the best at welding and…

Design Review Part 1

Working on my project, I was able to come up with the frame and full list of bill of materials and measurements for my Disc Golf Cart. I decided to…

Main Project Aesthetics 2020: Disc Golf Cart

After thinking about my main project inspirations I wanted to come up with an aesthetic that fits with me personally and something that I can appreciate after a long time…

Main Project Inspiration: Wood Art

Currently, I am not entirely sure what I want to do for my main project, though I have really liked looking at wood as a medium for what I am…

Upcycle Final Report: Scrap Warrior

Inspiration My inspiration for my upcycle project is two-fold; I first got inspired over Christmas break of 2019-2020. I was reading The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien and I loved his…

Upcycling Project Inspiration/Update

In my original post, I described a lot about how I want to build my project, but my inspiration for this comes back to Tolkien’s books I read over break.…

Exploring Gears and Bolts/Steampunk Aesthetics

For my upcycling project, I am exploring the steampunk/mechanical aesthetic. I have seen a couple examples of this online where sculptures are made out of scrape gears and parts. I…