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Unit 3 - Lubrication of Mechanical Structure Parts
Once the assembly was complete, I found a few problems while testing the mechanical structure to see if it was functioning properly....
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Unit 3 - Photography
On the day of the photograph, my final work was not yet finished, but I first put all the parts together in an easy way to see how it...
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Unit 3 - Assembly & Metal Insert
Make the big hole first, then the small one The order in which the holes are punched is important. Due to the fact that I changed parts...
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Unit 3 - Problem about Assembly
I made a mistake when assembling the cabinet, I split the cabinet in to two times to complete the assembly, this led to an error in the...
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Unit 3 - Wood CNC 2
One tricky part of the CNC for the holes in the wooden door section is that there is a location that needs to be drilled on both sides,...
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Unit 3 - Wood CNC 1
This was my first time trying wood CNC, and the process required preparing a graphic line drawing, then setting the depth of cut for each...
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Unit 3 - Oak penal
I chose oak because of both its grain and its colour which is softer and warmer and has an affinity with it. It is also has enough...
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Unit 3 - Metal Spinning
I tried to find some existing screws and metal components, but didn't have exactly the right sizes, and materials. So, in order to keep...
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Unit 3 - Problem about Making the Metal Components
As the metal lathe in the studio was not yet allowed to be used by the students, I tried making them by drilling holes and putting screws...
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Unit 3 - Workshop about Artist Statement
How to write the Artist Statement?
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Unit 3 - Problem about Wood Veneer
While veneering plywood, I experienced some problems. On my first attempt, I used veneer glue, but not using a bag press which resulted...
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Unit 3 - Wire EDM & Metal CNC
Due to the time difference in the production process, it will take longer if I just use metal CNC, therefore, I cut the shape of the gear...
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Unit 3 - Metal Supermarket
This week I went to the Metal Supermarket at Greenwich to feel the material, like the colour and the weight. Material Selections Brass:...
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Unit 3 - Combine Mechanical Structure & Natural Texture
Based on the idea of using different natural wood grains as decoration, I tried staining the solid wood to deepen the grain, but the...
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Unit 3 - Test with connection components
I tried a couple of metal joints to assemble the cabinet with them, but they would still have parts of them exposed, which would affect...
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Unit 3 - Research about the Components
I researched some exist components for the cabinet Develop the components
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Unit 3 - Develop the Structure to Realise the Sustained Interactive Experience
How to make the structure more playable? How to make the structure more sustained interactive? I started to think about develop the...
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Unit 3 - Play with the Different Gear Combination
This week, I designed the different gear sets through Gear Generator, then modelled and 3D printed the structures through Solid Works to...
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Unit 3 - Idea of the Cabinet
I would like to start with ordinary furniture, break down the traditional usage and add some rituals to life. Therefore, I chose cabinets...
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