Minjun Mini Skateboard
I learned to glue laminate multiple pieces of plywood, though I didn’t get enough time to glue laminate with epoxy. I had to use wood glue to laminate, which results in a weaker bond. I have finished the board, though.
Minjun Plywood Skateboard
This is the current iteration of my skateboard deck(left) and the jig(right). The board was inspired by Penny boards, small skateboard made of plastic. By the end of this week, I hope to make a skateboard I can ride on. This may be hard because I do not know how well the plywood would bend.Continue reading Minjun Plywood Skateboard
Reflect and Exhibition
For this Ignite week project, I chose the L21 ‘I use ingenuity and imagination, going outside conventional boundaries, when shaping ideas into a product’ because I thought that it would help me grow in terms of what I could do with the tools available to me. I think that I grew in this area becauseContinue reading Reflect and Exhibition
Create and Improve
I have made my first prototype, and decided that making 1 sword was enough, since making all 4 of them would take a lot of time. My first prototype was a bit messy, and I have since added holes to perfectly align the pieces together. Also, from the prototype, I learned that even with 3mmContinue reading Create and Improve
Make It Develop and Plan
While making the 4 swords of power, I will use sheets of 5mm think plywood and EVA foam to make the swords. To make it the color I want, I was hoping that I could use silver, gold and brown paint, and then use some black and brown shoe polish or something like that toContinue reading Make It Develop and Plan
Make It Define and Inquire
My current project for Ignite Week is to make the 4 swords of power from the series ‘The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel’. I wondered if I could actually make 4 swords that can fit together perfectly. My L21 for this project is “I use ingenuity and imagination, going outside conventional boundaries, when shaping ideasContinue reading Make It Define and Inquire