Building and such

So this past week our team have been strategically planning on how the cross is to be built. The first thing we did was figuring out how big we wanted the cross to be and marking the measurements out on the panels.

the photos: March 22,2010

(our materials)

(jon drawing out measurements)

(Dan calculating the correct measurements)

(Dan and Jon figuring out how things will work)

Note: I did help out drawing out the measurements

TUESDAY March 23, 2010

During class the entire group gathered to figure out everyone's schedule so that we can find time to all work together. After a long brainstorming session we finally start working on building the product, which makes me feel more productive and having the feeling of finally getting things moving along and done.

(jon working the bansaw)



(cut panels)

(scraps)

Wednesday March 24, 2010

Dan, Jon and I met up in the morning to try to put the panels together, and found out that the boards could not properly fit. But it is easily fix with abit of sanding and dremelling.





Thanks to Anhkoa we now have a video of what we have been up to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z59dCdZzSA

Adventure part 2: back to home depot....lowes?

Yesterday my teammates and I went to home depot to take a look at the materials together and semi- brainstormed on how we would put together the cross. Nothing is set, only that we are going forward with masonite panel instead of acrylic. But on Tuesday when we went to Home Depot there was a miscommunication on which Home Depot to go to and Dan was unable to meet up with the rest of the teammate (jon, jen, rickey) so we all decided to fill him in on the plans on wednesday.

WEDNESDAY

Dan, jon and I discussed what materials to use and debated on whether or not to try to go to lowes to see if they were cheaper in terms of price. We found out that Lowes do not charge for the first two cuts and every cut after that is 25 cents, if we were to buy the masonite board from them (but they didnt not carry masonite panels). Jon called Lowes to ask them if they carried masonite panels, but they were unsure of what kind of materials that we were referring to. So assuming that it was a hardware store and since Home Depot carried it, we thought that there is no reason why Lowes wouldnt carry it too, but they didnt. Then we decided to go to Home Depot Thursday to get the panels and possibly fasteners or nails or whatever we need to hold the panels together.

Art 106 Advanced Group: Red Cross Project

The advanced group of 106 have been working on the Red Cross project and decided on dividing into groups. The group that I was placed in was with the production and construction of the cross for the outfit. For the previous week on Thursday my group members (Dan, Jon and Rickey) and also the other group was able to make a trip down to taps plastic to figure out how to work with the acrylic. Afterwards my group members talked it over and made a plan B in case the ideal materials were too expensive. We talked about possibly using Masonite material and talked about what kind of material to use to put the outfit together. So I have volunteered myself to head to Home Depot to look at materials and take pics of materials we need and price check to budget our spending and report back to the group on what my findings.