I had such a fun time in tech this quarter. From the soldering to the laser cutting, to the homemade flashlights. I really had a great time in tech 6. But, I’m excited for my next quarter! Thank you Mr. Calvert For the best tech 6 experience I could ever have. all of our projects were fun and educational. Below i’ve attached photos of my projects. ;
Gobye Tech 6, I’ll Miss You.
Today I finished my flashlight! This post won’t go into that much detail, but ill explain some cool features. Number 1, It’s WATERPROOF!💧This makes it so I could practically swim with it! Another feature Is that it is a perfect design for my hand. Keep in mind that I have tiny hands. And number 3, it has a bunch of smiley faces on it! This what the flashlight looks like!
Inside there is a battery, wires, a light, and a switch! And this all I closed within a 45° angle elbow, cap, and a plug all made out of PVC pipes. This makes it so it is waterproof. When you look at the light, it might seem like it’s not bright but, IT IS! I mean not Crazy bright, but for a small battery and a small light, it does the job well.
Anyways, this was a really fun project and I’m so happy with the results!
Sometimes I get these weird thoughts in my head. I don’t know about you but sometimes mine are some of the weirdest. The other day I probably took an hour thinking about how complex bicycles can be. I mean they have the frame, the wheels, the chain, the gears, the seat, and so many more that this blog post would be as long all of my blogs combined :). When you think about bikes from a technology standpoint, they help people get around to places faster than walking. They also are good because if you don’t have a car, a bike is another alternative. ANOTHER reason is that they are good is because they are usually cheaper than a car and they are better for the environment.
(This Information Is From LIVESCIENCE)
“The first known iterations of a wheeled, human-powered vehicle were created long before the bicycle became a practical form of transportation. In 1418, an Italian engineer, Giovanni Fontana (or de la Fontana), constructed a human-powered device consisting of four wheels and a loop of rope connected by gears, according to the International Bicycle Fund (IBF).
In 1813, about 400 years after Fontana built his wheeled contraption, a German aristocrat and inventor named Karl von Drais began work on his own version of a Laufmaschine (running machine), a four-wheeled, human-powered vehicle. Then in 1817, Drais debuted a two-wheeled vehicle, known by many names throughout Europe, including Draisienne, dandy horse and hobby horse.”
I also found this image from the same article. This is a photo of A old gentleman’s hobby horse.
When I was researching for this blog, it was actually really fun!
This week we are working on jewelry pendants. Jewelry pendants are (or at least I think) a outside ring with some sort of design on the inside. But, the good part and the fun part is that we are making everything from scratch! So far, we have made the outer ring and this is what is looks like:
If you can see, we had to make a loop by coiling the extra wire. This is a close up of the loop:
The next step is to cut out the wire to make the design. The design I’m making looks like this for my mom:
This part has a really important step which is to make sure ALL of the wires TOUCH each other and the outer ring. Because solder is just metal glue, and if your working with normal glue, you want each pice to touch, so that is the same with solder. Next, I think we will be soldering the pieces together to create the bond. I can’t wait to see the final product!
The other day we did a safety breakout. The safety breakout is a game that the class is split in to 2 groups. Group 1 and group 2, I think I was in group 1 but, I’m not really sure. Each group would get a box with three locks. A word lock, a Number lock, and a directional lock. This is what the group lockbox looked like:
There was also another smaller box that was for BOTH teams. It was smaller and there was only one. This is what the box looked like
In this box was a clue to help you with one of the locks on the group box. Neither team 1 or team 2 got this open. Unfortunately the other team got all of the locks off of there group box faster than us. But, overall is was a great and fun experience!