pw_cc_runner
11-08-2009, 10:17 PM
Well BCM... I was at it again. I managed to convince yet another professor and had a partner on board this time that a car related project would be a good idea! This project was titled "Wooden Toy" and required us to design a wooden toy with six or fewer unique parts that when pushed, pulled, or wound moved in some way. We also had to produce three of our finals models to get us to think about "mass" producing and how to design it to be "easy" to make multiple iterations of and this was the result:
1 - Body (4 sheets of plywood glued together)
2 - Engine Block (square openings glued into body)
3 - Front Wheels (Two pieces to create wheel appearance)
4 - Rear Wheels (1/4 inch wider than fronts)
5 - Cams (two per car turned opposite to fire pistons)
6 - Pistons (movement based on cams)
Week One:
Basic Shape Concept Sketch:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1131448298704_1602150071_30325899_7833047_n. jpg
Foam Core Model:
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1131449138725_1602150071_30325909_1385395_n. jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs004.snc3/11169_1131449178726_1602150071_30325910_7666332_n. jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1131449098724_1602150071_30325908_2031193_n. jpg
We finished the foam core model at 6:15 AM and it was due at 9 AM. At this point, I think the professor thought we had something really good going, but wanted to rip on us to keep us motivated because he was really really hard on the model. Even though we were exhausted, we took it in stride and worked with his recommendations.
Week Two:
Parts Production:
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1131445898644_1602150071_30325890_3986179_n. jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1133067459182_1602150071_30330852_7158887_n. jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1133067499183_1602150071_30330853_1962068_n. jpg
Due to the fact that our studio shop only has 4 band saws and 2 scroll saws we decided to take a trip home to take advantage of the water jet (who wouldn't right? 9 hours of driving, but still way less of a pain), which cuts plywood extremely well. The plywood pieces were then lightly sanded and the bodies were glued together on the alignment dowel pins.
Week 3:
Body Work:
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs004.snc3/11169_1133862479057_1602150071_30332219_5247225_n. jpg
Paint:
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1135631923292_1602150071_30335883_257378_n.j pg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs114.snc3/16143_1135632203299_1602150071_30335890_1949337_n. jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1135632403304_1602150071_30335894_954666_n.j pg
This kid from class being like "WTF you guys are making us all look stupid compared to your projects"
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1135632123297_1602150071_30335888_3989919_n. jpg
Detail Paint Work in Windows and Grill:
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1136234458355_1602150071_30337928_5710628_n. jpg
Wheels on, Pistons Installed, and Ready to Roll:
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1136234778363_1602150071_30337935_1649586_n. jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1136234858365_1602150071_30337936_7268689_n. jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs114.snc3/16143_1136248938717_1602150071_30338009_5620663_n. jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1136249018719_1602150071_30338011_5824400_n. jpg
It was three weeks of absolute hell with some extremely long hours, but I'd say the end result was well worth it. I still need to pick up some satin black vinyl for the front and rear windows, but otherwise they are mostly complete. Each car was covered in body filler, sanded, primed and sanded three times, and then painted with three coats of color. Our goal was to have them not look like plywood and I would say they certainly do not anymore. Hope you all enjoy checking them out as much as I enjoyed making them while balancing two midterms, a paper, three drawing projects, three short weekly writing assignments, and about 500 pages of reading. No wonder I did not get much sleep...
1 - Body (4 sheets of plywood glued together)
2 - Engine Block (square openings glued into body)
3 - Front Wheels (Two pieces to create wheel appearance)
4 - Rear Wheels (1/4 inch wider than fronts)
5 - Cams (two per car turned opposite to fire pistons)
6 - Pistons (movement based on cams)
Week One:
Basic Shape Concept Sketch:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1131448298704_1602150071_30325899_7833047_n. jpg
Foam Core Model:
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1131449138725_1602150071_30325909_1385395_n. jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs004.snc3/11169_1131449178726_1602150071_30325910_7666332_n. jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1131449098724_1602150071_30325908_2031193_n. jpg
We finished the foam core model at 6:15 AM and it was due at 9 AM. At this point, I think the professor thought we had something really good going, but wanted to rip on us to keep us motivated because he was really really hard on the model. Even though we were exhausted, we took it in stride and worked with his recommendations.
Week Two:
Parts Production:
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1131445898644_1602150071_30325890_3986179_n. jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1133067459182_1602150071_30330852_7158887_n. jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11169_1133067499183_1602150071_30330853_1962068_n. jpg
Due to the fact that our studio shop only has 4 band saws and 2 scroll saws we decided to take a trip home to take advantage of the water jet (who wouldn't right? 9 hours of driving, but still way less of a pain), which cuts plywood extremely well. The plywood pieces were then lightly sanded and the bodies were glued together on the alignment dowel pins.
Week 3:
Body Work:
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs004.snc3/11169_1133862479057_1602150071_30332219_5247225_n. jpg
Paint:
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1135631923292_1602150071_30335883_257378_n.j pg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs114.snc3/16143_1135632203299_1602150071_30335890_1949337_n. jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1135632403304_1602150071_30335894_954666_n.j pg
This kid from class being like "WTF you guys are making us all look stupid compared to your projects"
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1135632123297_1602150071_30335888_3989919_n. jpg
Detail Paint Work in Windows and Grill:
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1136234458355_1602150071_30337928_5710628_n. jpg
Wheels on, Pistons Installed, and Ready to Roll:
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1136234778363_1602150071_30337935_1649586_n. jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1136234858365_1602150071_30337936_7268689_n. jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs114.snc3/16143_1136248938717_1602150071_30338009_5620663_n. jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs094.snc3/16143_1136249018719_1602150071_30338011_5824400_n. jpg
It was three weeks of absolute hell with some extremely long hours, but I'd say the end result was well worth it. I still need to pick up some satin black vinyl for the front and rear windows, but otherwise they are mostly complete. Each car was covered in body filler, sanded, primed and sanded three times, and then painted with three coats of color. Our goal was to have them not look like plywood and I would say they certainly do not anymore. Hope you all enjoy checking them out as much as I enjoyed making them while balancing two midterms, a paper, three drawing projects, three short weekly writing assignments, and about 500 pages of reading. No wonder I did not get much sleep...