Practical 3
Practical 3
Cardboard joinery introduction
It is practical 3 now! Practical 2 was over just a month ago, and now we have a new assignment to complete. This is only just the first part of cardboard making, and we're excited to get through what it needs to be done.
We had entered FabLab for the very first time, and what we had on our desks were cardboards and tools used for cutting and gluing. At first our class joked about cardboards being kids play, but after going through briefings of the practical assignment, we learnt about the meaning in using cardboard and how it can benefit each and everyone of us in how we use them. The hard work we make on the cardboard work can be either valued to the customers we might have in the future, or it might be a piece of junk for scraps.
Well, it starts of by learning the different ways to join cardboards together. Common joinery are the tabs and slots, and occasionally the gusset, score + bend as well as flange. These 6 methods provided the foundational steps for us to make a cardboard design out of the joinery we can use in the span of an hour and 30 min.
Sounds good on paper, so what had we done?
We first had a discussion on who make the joinery, and what types are are using to product the possible making possible to put on a sheet of cardboard for presentation. We started off small with a house and furniture. Amal and Hendrik made the chair and table as well. Dhevesh made a sunglasses out of triangles with a lot of joinery, and I made a huge "Leaning tower of Windmill". In the end, whilst we had our fair share of types of joinery to be used, we kind of went in our own separate ways... :sweat:.
We first had a discussion on who make the joinery, and what types are are using to product the possible making possible to put on a sheet of cardboard for presentation. We started off small with a house and furniture. Amal and Hendrik made the chair and table as well. Dhevesh made a sunglasses out of triangles with a lot of joinery, and I made a huge "Leaning tower of Windmill". In the end, whilst we had our fair share of types of joinery to be used, we kind of went in our own separate ways... :sweat:.
The result? A beautiful presentation of a scenery of what a parallel world is like when there are no humans around. We imagined a greenery spring field of a house that is a living thing, that pops out its table and chair, while wearing sunglasses. He was beside his friend, the "Leaning tower of windmill"
We had our fair share of fun, presenting the uses of tabs and slots we had on the house, chair and tables. While the windmill had 5 different types of cardboard joineries: Tabs, flanges, score + bend, gusset and fastener. We used the rest of the time of our practical to present our work, and to showcase our products together with the other groups.
Before we end the practical, we were even tasked to create a unicorn out of a premade cardboard set! Each of us have to create them, and we discussed on how we can actually make the unicorn flap its wings. One of us thought of using motor that can repeatedly move the middle points of the unicorn wings, so that it can flap. Other half of us wanted a rubber band tied with the wings to make it flap! These are just some of the ideas we had in mind, and we had fun out of it.
That's where we'll be wrapping up our blog for Practical 3! Can't wait to see what Practical 4 has in stored for us!
About the Author:Willie Tan is the Team Leader that will be leading the team for Group 3 of "CP5065: Introduction the Chemical Product and Design"
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