This english poster is on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and is completely laser cut. The project had to be broken into 9 layers, one for each individual photo and then groups of quotes. The entire process took almost 3 hours to complete. This took a lot of problem solving, and investigating the problems I encountered.
Willie brought in the shell of a lighter to have a picture engraved onto it. He decided on a dragon, so I designed the cut job to print on the bottom part of the lighter. The same image is mirrored on the other side so both dragons face the same direction. This took communication, creativity, and small problem solving as the lighter had a hinge on the one side.
I did research on how to cast molds using a CNC machine and found an article that explained that if you cut MDF wood you can pour molten metal into the mold. Mrs. Houser provided the Hot Pot to melt the metal, and the amount of tin I needed. However, she required that I find the volume of the mold, then find the amount of mass I needed to fill the mold before I could melt anything. This small project took creativity, communication, investigation, and problem solving.
Last, but not least, my speaker for this year thus far. I took two old computer speakers and designed a casing around them with bendable wood in the shape of an oval. The first picture shows the wrapping thats around the speaker. It was a test to see if my design actually bent or broke. The second photo is all the pieces together before it is all assembled. There are the speakers, circuit board, top and bottom plates, rings, and the bendable wood wrap. Sadly, I didn’t have a bluetooth setup this time, so the speaker has to be plugged into the wall, and use an AUX cord to work.
The almost finished project shows the inside of the speaker before completely assembled as it plays music. This project took months of planning, designing, and assembly. The pins had to be the right size and the holes had to be slightly bigger. The bendable wood had to fit into the rings. Everything came together in the end.
Month: October 2017
AP Lit Frankenstein
This is a theme poster on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. My group decided to laser cut the project, but had some problems along the way. The laser cutter could not handle the amount of graphics on the entire poster, so I had to break the collage into the individual photos and quotes to print it all.