Tri State Area

This necklace was one of my favorite necklaces but unfortunately I left it in a packet of my hoodie and washed it. The blue crystals that were inside of the necklace washed away left me with perfect mold for an epoxy project. So I decided to do one that I could wear everyday and that would be a machine with a lot of my outfits. 

Before:

I did not know how to work with epoxy but Ben was willing to help. He showed me how to mix the liquids and how to get rid of the bubbles that appear in the process of mixing.

The necklace turned exactly how I wanted and adding a little star and a moon was a good idea.

 Unfortunately I don’t have a picture of the final product because I lost it   but i enjoyed the mini project.  

During a few maker space periods, I have come to make a sword. Starting off with helping a friend complete their sword to complete mine later on. I cut out a wood piece, the perfect size for my liking, later to be lost in the maker space. Even with that set back, I found another piece of wood (not in use) that would be a semi good replacement. It took 23 minutes to cut and trimmed it down so it would sorta have a blade and I was done!

For my Makerspace project I worked with Ben. We made epoxy chess pieces, first we got the molds for the chess pieces. Then we filled them up with water to get the volume and see how much epoxy we would have to mix. We then mixed the epoxy and poured it in the molds. Our first attempt didn’t turn out well so we had to redo it. This time we made sure to pour slow to make sure all the parts of the mold were filled. Are second attempt turned out perfect.

This quarter I helped cut a 2×9 plank of black walnut wood. One half of it had a natural curve that would look good as a table, but the other side was straight. We wanted to cut the plank in half, to make a similar curve on the other half. After cutting the plank in half, we used a chainsaw to cut the curve, and then a sander to make it smooth. We plan to put these two planks together and pour epoxy in the curved space to make a table in the next quarter. 

We’ve mostly done research for this project so far. Just looking at what to buy for making a fish tank and researching strategies to make a self-sustaining fish tank. We tested some water in a fish tank to check if it would leak we are thinking about using. We finished the list and are ready to buy the stuff.

During the first quarter I worked in a group with Amelia and Mary to build a fish tank. I helped move equipment, and harvested water from a nearby pond for algae and microorganisms. We plan to assemble the fish tank later this year and make it somewhat self sustaining.

For this quarter I chose to continue working on a crochet project I started during the end of the summer. I used a amigurumi crochet pattern that I was able to download. However, it was written for intermediate crocheters, and used terms that I had never heard before, so I spent a lot of time using the internet to decode the pattern that I had– searching up different stitches and techniques. I realize I shouldn’t have started with a penguin, but it was entertaining and looked cute enough for me to feel like it was worth it.

I used the laser printer to make a bunch of shapes that are all precisely the same size. Those shapes are then glued together to create a custom box the perfect size for this project. It will eventually hold things like sand and epoxy to create the illusion of a realistic little pond or lake.