MS+S2+Elective+-+Milan

=Design Folder - Milan=

**//Unit Question////-//**
Why how do people need to organize themselves? Or, how can I improve my current situation and discover how organization can work for me.

**//Unit question Interpreted-//**
Why do people organize themselves? How? How does organization work for me? Does it already? I think that people need to themselves, because right now, organization is important for everybody. If you're a student, a teacher, a bearer, in our community, organization is important for everybody. Mabye you have everything stuffed in a cubby and a big desk, like me, or mabye you have everything scatterred all over your room and it works for you. I think I can improve my current situation by making a lot of cubbies with doors as a filing system in which i can keep all of my binders and personal belongings that are the most important at the time.

//Evidence of problem-//
As you can see in these pictures, my locker is very unorganized, and it is easy for me to forget things and not be able to do my homework, which has happened to me a few times. Therefore, creating an organizational aid tool could help me solve this problem.
 * Investigate the problem
 * Evidence-
 * Consequences
 * Affect relationships such as teacher trust
 * Disciplinary Actions
 * Grades

**//Guiding Questions-//**
What is the product? It is a cubby. Can I build it? Yes, since I have done DT earlier this year, I have some experience with tools. In addition to this, I have enough time. Can I build it in the time available? Yes, since a semester is plenty of time for this to be done. What is the time available? Do I have the materials and tools? Yes, I do. Do I know how to use the tools? Yes, I do. How can I be safe? By using the proper safety equipment and following the D.T. safety agreement. How do I make a successful and safe product? By following my plan. How will I identify the best design? By seeing which one is structurally most effective and efficient and attractive. How will I build it? By putting the parts together one by one. What is the most eco-friendly manner to create this? To not waste any wood, and not mess up. How can I use the least resources, waste the least electricity, and pollute the least? To be efficient and fast.

//Design Brief-//

I will make a closet with 3 cubbys with doors, so that we can easily organize and relocate stuff. It will be for kids as me, and I will make it white with black doors, because I personally would find it a very retro and very appealing design, causing me to look at it everyday when i am at home, and therefore remind me to check it and to pack neatly for the next day. This answers the unit question because it is a way that organization can work for me.

**//Design Specification-//**
Must be black and white Must be durable Must be well sized to fit in my room and to be up to scale with other objects in my room. Must have one long and skinny cubby, large enough to hold a laptop Must have one tall and wide cubby, to hold books as tall as guiness world record books Must have one cubby tall but not wide to hold cd's and objects of such a size. Must be easy to use Must be safe Must be able to cling to wall properly Must be easy to edit Must be easy to use Must be awesome Must be orange

//Tools and Materials-//
Materials Tools
 * Wood
 * Screws
 * paint
 * screws
 * drill
 * ===band saw===
 * ===sanding machine===
 * ===scroll saw===
 * ===paintbrush===
 * ===mask===
 * ===goggles===
 * ===apron===
 * earmuffs

This is a product that not only will make excellent use of space, but given the right coat of paint, and given the right color, it will be easily noticeable.

 * clings to wall properly
 * must be safe
 * must be easy to use

//DESIGN 2//
Instead of having the more expected big cubby at the bottom, in this design it is at the top, with the two smaller cubbies at the top.


 * is safe
 * is good looking
 * fits on wall with about a square meter space

This is the more expected big cubby under that I mentioned earlier. This design is not only easy to use, but it also has an open space where you can put those extra books on when there is no other place for them.


 * must be safe
 * must cling to wall properly
 * must have open space above it

//SELECTED DESIGN//




This is a design that I find very appealing, and would work for me. It is the right size to be screwed under a shelf.

 * Must be light enough to be held by a shelf
 * must be safe
 * must be strong wood, for it will hang
 * It will be made of plywood, so the thickness of every piece of wood will be .5''

PJ1

 * 230412
 * I intended to cut 2 of my shelves
 * I cut 2 of my shelves, and found the wood I'm going to use for the sides
 * The bandsaw I was planning to use, was already in use, so I had to wait a minute
 * I made 0 changes to my plan
 * I think my accomplishments for today were reasonable, and that I am on the right track
 * [[image:Milandts2pj1.jpg]]
 * This is one of my two shelves.

PJ2

 * 250412
 * I intended to cut all of my shelves, and do the sides, and I did just that
 * I had no problems
 * I made 1 change, being that instead of 45 cm high, it will be 50 cm
 * I think my accomplishments were reasonable, and that i am on track
 * [[image:Milandts2pj2.JPG width="800" height="600"]]
 * These are all of my parts, minus the rods

PJ3

 * 290412
 * I intended to make my markings
 * I made my markings
 * I made no changes
 * I had no problems
 * I am still on track
 * [[image:DSC05689.JPG width="800" height="600"]]
 * These are all of my parts with markings.

PJ4

 * May 1st 2012
 * I intended to start predrilling
 * I cut all of my pieces
 * I made no changes
 * A problem was that Mr. Muller told me to do something and told me to wait for him to check it, and after about 15 times of calling him, he finally came, and that wasted 50 minutes of my time.
 * I am still on track
 * [[image:DSC05704.JPG width="800" height="600"]]
 * I am cutting my last pieces here.

PJ5

 * 030512
 * I intended to predrill everything
 * I did, and i even screwed 3 pieces together
 * I had no problems
 * I am still on track
 * [[image:DSC05734.JPG width="800" height="600"]]
 * This is one of my 3 pieces that will make up the entire product, minus the sides for extra support.

PJ6
> This is the product i got done today
 * 070412
 * I intended to get most of it done
 * I got most of it done
 * a problem i faced was that my structure was not strong and that the screws were in wrong, so i made a good adjustment and now its ok
 * Im still on track
 * [[image:DSC05742.JPG width="800" height="1066"]]

PJ7

 * 090512
 * Today i made little progress
 * I got my edge banding cut out
 * .[[image:PJ_MS_Elective_May_13-06.jpg]]
 * I also found these boxes i wan
 * t to use[[image:PJ_MS_Elective_May_13-07.jpg]]

PJ8

 * 150512
 * Today I made my support parts and put them into place
 * I am going to make some changes to it
 * This is a part of it
 * [[image:MS_Explore_PJ_May_15_-_21.jpg]]


 * ===PJ9===


 * 170512
 * I put my pieces together and sanded abit
 * I am on track
 * PJ10**


 * Today, I started painting, and did half of it black, and the other half blue. It ended up not looking so good.




 * PJ11**
 * Today, I continued painting, and did the rest of it black, but I am still not done.

=EVALUATION=

I did not meet my design specification, because I ended up making a completely different product. This product however has met my needs much better. I made many changes along the way, but I now have a product that very much appeals to me. It will function ver ywell and will be very practical. I shall screw it under my bookshelf. It looks good porporion wise, and the colour is good as well. It is so durable that I can even sit on it. It answers the UQ perfectly. It has also met my personal expectations, so I am very pleased with my efforts. The boxes I did not use in the end. I am pleased with my product. It can now be used as an organizational tool as well as a stool.w