Forgive me, but I need to smirk a bit

[ultranos]

(WARNING: Not Dial-Up Friendly)

This isn't the normal brand of fannnishness that occurs in this journal. Well, not really. But, well, my project team for my lab class this term finished our major project today, and I figure some people on my flist would really appreciate all our efforts.

And thus, I bring you: ultranos's Design and Manufacturing II, Final Lab:

7 MechE students
3 Months
1 Goal



Our production run consisted of 100 of each part. While we only had to assemble 5 to turn in, we decided to prep everything for if/when we decide we want to make more.



As you can see, there are a lot.



These face masks were mine and another guy's task. The hardest part was creating the mold, since this is a thermoform part. (We needed to drill out the aluminum in order to drill very tiny holes to allow the vacuum to suck down the plastic to make the eyes.)

The hours spent spray painting them gold or silver were also fun. My fingers were covered in paint when I went home for Thanksgiving last week.



The adding white glow-in-the-dark paint to each eye hole on each of the 100 masks was the painstaking part. 1 drop per hole. Also, the paint fumes were incredibly strong.



Assembly. Everything snapped together like a dream. We totally rocked that.



Forgive me for trying to give you a sense of the scope here. :) Everything was designed by us. Our instructions basically were "make a yo-yo no bigger than this". And I'm really, really proud of how they turned out:



And by the way? They work.

Comments

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

You did? That's awesome. This class, and this project, has given me new appreciation of stuff like this. :)

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

It's pretty cool to make stuff like this from scratch, isn't it? You're all "I MADE this. Not like I put it together from pre-fab parts and put the stickers on where the directions said, I actually cut the parts and soldered and glued and threaded and painted and I MADE it!"

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

Oh totally. I mean, we started with blocks of aluminum, plastic pellets, plastic sheets, and paint. :) And holding the finished product in my hand just totally gives me the "I MADE THIS!" glee. And stupid grins.