Student Work

For my project, I have already stained the wood and carved out the certain design and aesthetic I wanted to have on the wood.  I will be finishing the project today or tomorrow by assembling the wood top to the turn table.  I then will add the bucket and try and see how many different…

For my project a number of things must happen to build the jewelry box of quality I hope to achieve. First I must create a CAD of the box so that the cutting process will go smoothly. Once the CAD is done I will move onto cutting the wood in the Idea Forge makerspace. Drawings…

After some thought I have come to the conclusion that my jewelry box will not be as easy to build as I previously thought. Here is a list of 5 constraints I will have to consider while constructing my box: Time: Although we do have a number of weeks to work on and finish the…

As a 22 year old ready to graduate from CU Boulder with a major in Mechanical Engineering I have acquired a number of skills related to the major. The department I have the most skill in is probably manufacturing, and this is because I was the Manufacturing Engineer for my groups Senior Design project. Along…

I have purchased almost all of the materials I will need to finish my wine inspired coffee table. I purchased a very nice, light colored coffee table from goodwill for only $20. The table was measured and then disassembled into pieces for further fabrication. I am currently in the process of converting two wine boxes…

I hit a bit of a predicament. As I entered the wood shop on Friday to being working on my jewelry box I first spoke to Marc in the ITLL to ask him a quick question. It was at that point that he informed me that the wood I have purchased was not going to…

As of today, I have acquired all the materials needed for my project. This includes the wood siding, 2×4’s, drawer slides, and screws. All that I need to do now is to cut and assemble the wood. I have all the laser cut designs finished on Rhino3D and I’ve scheduled a time to cut for…

According to my plan on implementing the project I am happy with the progress so far, I have been able to get a 3D printer once to make the base of my candle. I have also acquired all the necessary materials. The following are the things left to finish the project: Finalizing Pattern designs on…

I really need to get going on my book. April hit me like a brick wall, but I finally have a lot of time to finish my project. I purchased and gathered all of my final materials, as well as practiced marbling the paper. I left my practice pages at my parent’s home, so unfortunately…

For those of you who are unfamiliar with my project, I’m building a levitation stand that uses like poles of magnets to repel another magnet and give the appearance of levitation. I’m actually completely finished with the “meat” of the project, that is I got the magnets to work together to repel another magnet and…

Over the past 2 week I have been trying different methods to shape the chest but have run into some problems. I have been trying to make the box more curvy and flowing but the material I am using does not naturally allow for that to happen. I tried thermoforming the material back home in…

Right now I am on the second iteration of the backpack, but the first iteration that is fully functioning. I really like how this version turned out, but need to change how the straps attach to the bottom of the backpack and possibly the make it a little longer. Here are some photos of it.  

I have already made two versions of the backpack (including the prototype), but I want to make two more before expo. Here is a list of the tasks I need/want to do before the design expo and when I expect to have them done. Backpanel w/ foam inlay design – April 15th Laptop sleeve design…

For the remaining time left to work on my project, I will have to assemble the fan blade section and configure the windmill so that the air will rotate the fan blades. This will be done by building a rotational mechanism on the top of the base of the windmill and designing the blades in…

For casting my design in three other aesthetics, I focused on changing the front pocket design to incorporate other aesthetics. The three aesthetics I used were Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and a turtle’s shell. The art deco design was inpired by a pattern I found while doing research. The pattern was a matrix of diamonds…

For the last few weeks of the semester, I plan on fabricating my project and making adjustments as necessary. My next steps include: Applying Mod Podge and paper to exterior of plastic bin Painting paper in a graffiti aesthetic Wrapping elastic bands through footstraps Wrapping elastic bands around plastic bin Applying LED lighting strips to…

The semester is almost wrapped up and there is only a little left to do in my project. 1 – One more test on techniques 2 – Pick final color(s) 3 – Assemble and present

I’m making good progress on the final artifact. I have obtained nearly all necessary materials and just need to get welding. Pros: Structural material is in Good idea of how I will assemble the structure Have all tools necessary for assembly Cons: Still have to cut material to size Still have to order servo w/…

The end over the semester is approaching very fast. It will be a race against the clock to get everything assembled. The biggest items left are as follows, Finish machining parts: I should be able to complete this by the end of next week. If somthing doesnt work out then I will be 3d printing…

I have finished the sketching and designing part of the project and have procured all the materials that I would need for my project. 8 inch diameter tube High density foam boards. Paints DC motor Arduino I am all set to start working on it this Thursday and Friday in the IdeaForge Makerspace. I will…

This semester is coming down to the final few weeks and it is very busy, but also exciting. I am making progress on my project, but there are pros and cons. Pros I have most of my materials, wood, tools, and base I have a final sketch for the design The design can be me…

Currently the programming and design for the sensor on SolidWorks is complete.  I’m having a few issues with the calibration on the heartbeat sensor (it is not taking in every beat for some reasons, possibly due to where I place the sensor or with the transceiver).  I still need to 3D print the case, which…

To this point I have stayed close to the schedule that I wanted to keep for my project. However I am very busy and my schedule will be hectic for the last 4 weeks of time for the project so I want to space my work out evenly over this time. week 1: Obtain all…

My project is going well. I have my final sketch imported into coral draw and ready to be laser cut into the wood that I am using for the instrument body. The pros of my progress is that I am on track with my schedule and have the materials that I need for the remainder…

I am nearing completion on my project right about now. I have configured Magic Mirror to run on a raspberry pi and have already de-bezeled a monitor to use for this project. This weekend I am planning to create the frame out of wood which should only take a few hours. With the frame complete…

For the final stretch, I still have a fare amount of work left to do. I have all the CAD designs done and the wood picked out. Some of the pieces have been cut, but I still have more cutting that needs to be done. I also still have laser cutting that I would like…

For my project, I have a very clear picture of what I want it to look like and function like. I plan to pursue the vision I have and perfect it down to the inch. However, I know that will be difficult. My top five constraints are: Tool usage: I don’t know exactly how I…

The end of the semester is sneaking up on me faster than I am ready for. I still have some work I need to o on this project. The last of my parts are coming in on Friday, and then I will have this weekend to piece them all together. My to-do list looks like…

I havde yet to actually put my final game board together, but I will be doing that this weekend. My main progress so far has focused on what went  wrong in the prototype and what I want to improve. This includes : Making dice a middle bar wide enough to hold the pieces perfecting the…

For my project, I am building a dummy roping calf out of PVC pipe. I haven’t constructed things out of PVC pipe before, but I think I will be able to get the hang of it pretty quick. However, I would say that working with it is a known unknown. I’m sure I will run…

Progress The project is on-track with a lot of action items to complete. The design has been finalized. Materials have been ordered and/or researched. Actions to complete: Building the project Receiving materials Purchasing materials Aesthetics Presentation Report

For my lazy susan project, I planned out in my timeline post that everything would take me about a week to do.  This weekend, I made the proper cuts into my top piece of wood to give it that hollowed out center so that I will be able to place my items on it.  I…

This passed week, I set aside some time to talk to employees in the Makerspace about my project. During this meeting I was able to finalize my design and determine exactly which parts I will need to purchase. Here are some of the biggest points to takeaway from the meeting: The first is that I…

I’m setting up my timeline week by week with time expected to complete. April 3-7: Complete the programming for the sensor (Complete) April 10-14: 3D print the casing for the watch (10 hours) April 17-21: Paint and finalize the project (10 hours) April 24-28: Presentations to pod

For my nightstand, I already have my pieces sketched up and designed other than the actual design that will be engraved into the pieces. As for my schedule: April 6-9: Sourcing materials and finish the engraving design. April 10-16: Laser cut and etch all materials that will be used. Begin to treat the wood. April 17-23:…

My project is taking a new direction.  The work will progress concurrently to complete on time.

For my windmill project, I am just starting the building process after already acquiring some of the materials. I would like to complete most of the building itself before the end of next week to allow  for extra time in case something goes wrong or late modifications have to be made. This will allow me…

How I plan to do my project is by Design, implementation, Test. I have worked on approximately half of my design. I still have to figure out how I want to make the rotating connection between the base and the holder. Timeline(Weeks): April 3rd-7th: Produce completed CAD design to be 3D printed. April 10th-14th: 3D print…