- Started the lesson by finishing off the previous exercise, see photos from last post.
- Quick demonstration about todays class. Had to form pairs then line up to get the metal; literally the last group. Finally got metal half an hour later.
- I found a round shape from the metal lab and my team member used that to create a timber jig for shaping the corners. Whilst he did that I measured and cut with the guillotine two, 270mm x 270mm square sheets of metal. We were told the base needed to be 250mm x 250 hence the size, although apparently we were the only ones to do so. Once that was cut, I measured the 10mm in each side, scribed the appropriate radius in the corner and cut the edges off for both pieces. By this stage team member has completed the jig. See photos.
Timber jigs created:
- When the time came to start making the project my partner disappeared; couldn't find him which was a bit difficult as this meant I had to just wing the method (which could be different to his). The jig made was more of a guide however it would have been easier to make two blocks the same shape and wedge the metal in the middle to prevent any unnecessary deformation. Due to this, it was more a free hand exercise trial and error. Definitely the hardest way to make the tray but it started to look alright towards the end. Probably won't look like the team members, however.
- The photo below is as it currently looks. As you can see it's overall not a bad shape, however due to the large size isn't as uniformly square as I'd like it. Seemingly every time I'd try to fix the corners to a proper radius the sides would come out. This was due to the fact that the jig was so small, that the metal had space to move and creeped out. It was also hard to position in the vice, hence why I gave up and just free handed it. Next class I will continue to straighten the shape as much as possible and see how it fits in relation with the team members. The metal is very scratches and damaged in parts due to the vice and metal jigs used to try and get the perfect radius.
- Upon inspection for both of our trays, they weren't even close to being the same, and would be better off being thrown out than attempting to fix. We will sort out the problem during class in week six.
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