MP3 Log

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
mark up aluminum.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011
review construction stage with Ms. Green. need to add parts list. construction procedures for each component. assembly procedures for the vehicle structure. installation procedure for each component of the system. double check measurements of aluminum.

Thursday, February 3, 2011
absent for an indoor track meet

Friday, February 4, 2011
re-outline the aluminum to account for the thickness of the material when bending.

Monday, February 7, 2011
absent

Tuesday, February 8, 2011
absent

Wednesday, February 9, 2011
absent

Thursday, February 10, 2011
review assignments for MP3, update calendar

Friday, February 11, 2011
update calendar onto blog, try to fix lines, but can't align properly

Monday, February, 14, 2011
started to fix the lines with the help of meters sticks and an adjustable compass

Tuesday, February 15, 2011
finished the perimeter outline of the aluminum. helped Kevin cut out his piece of aluminum.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
revised the markup of the bends.

Thursday, February 17, 2011
completed marking up the hull

Tuesday, February 22, 2011
worked on the exhibit poster

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
contacted Mr. Francolini about cutting services for aluminum. continued to work on the presentation.

Thursday, February 24, 2011
absent (field trip)

Friday, February 25, 2011
looked for waterjet shops. contacted two shops for quotes.

Monday, February 28, 2011
contacted Waterjet NJ. made a cad file for them for the pattern. emailed them the CAD file

Tuesday, March 1, 2011
edited the cad file.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011checked me email and replied to them asking about the issue that would arise from having multiple bends on one plane. called Christian to get an understanding of the problem. called H&L fabricators. said it might be possible. worked on writing up a fax. hopefully mike rubens delivers it to him or i will need my dad to fax it over.

Thursday, March 3, 2011
called H&L to see if they received my paperwork - they didn't. edited the CAD file to divide into two pieces with correct dimensioning. scheduled an appointment with WaterJet NJ.

Friday, March 4, 2011
called H&L. they received my paperwork. he wants me to cut it into 2 pieces. scheduled an appointment for Monday in the afternoon.

Saturday, March 5, 2011
went to WaterJet NJ. encountered some problems with the CAD file. eventually got the aluminum cut. did a mockup with mock bend, and then cut the actual 2 pieces.

Monday, March 7, 2011
went to H&L. had the two pieces bent. arrived back at school to take pictures of the completed project.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011
ordered the HDPE.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011
absent - college visit

Friday, March 11, 2011
absent - college visit

Monday, March 14, 2011
absent - sick

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
deliver the HDPE. discuss the band saw's ability to cut HDPE with Mr. Cuttrell. help Kevin cut the HDPE. mark up my part.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
absent - (left early)

Thursday, March 17, 2011
absent - sick

Friday, March 18, 2011
cut the HDPE

Monday, March 21, 2011
write up report for Ms. Green & Mr. Cuttrell regarding progress of construction. met up with them to discuss the progress. compiled the mentor contacts.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
submit mentor contacts. finish marking up the HDPE for Kevin to cut.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
inspected the cut of the HDPE. sanded the HDPE. discussed the riveting process with Nick. Ms. Green discussed a possible alternative.

Thursday, March 24, 2011
researched riveting installation. discussed it with Mr. Cuttrell. he demonstrated how a rivet works using a rivet and post it notes. I decided to test - cut out an HDPE block, started to drill holes into the block and aluminum.

Friday, March 25, 2011
redrilled holes into the HDPE and aluminum to the correct diameter. learned how to rivet by watching "How to Use a Rivet Gun" on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bGAiC0_i_k. riveted the HDPE and aluminum together, but there wasn't enough bite. researched some wall anchors.