MS-Elective-S1-Marisa

Design Folder - **Marisa**

Unit Question: Why and how do people need to organize themselves in different ways? Or how do I stop getting detentions for forgetting my homework? Unit Question Restatement: How can people organize themselves so they don't forget anything.

= = =Design Brief:= 1 What will you do? I will make a shelf to put my homework in. 2 Why? The reason i want to do this is because my things move while I'm at school. How will it solve the problem? If i have this i know where my Homework is and i can get it done earlier.

=Design Specifications:= = = =Tests= Stability = stand it up Safety = touch Are the joints secure = drop it dose my binder fit inside? = place binder inside Can it be broken by RoRo? = give it to RoRo see if it brakes
 * Must be big enough to fit Binders in ( at lest 2" bigger)
 * Needs to be able to fall down without braking
 * Withstand being leaned on
 * Basically little brother proof

=Guiding Questions=
 * Will my Binders fit?
 * Is in going to be to hard?
 * do i have accesses to the materials I need?
 * Will I be able to do this?

=Designs= =Design #1= = = == = = =Design #2= =Design #3= =Choice:= I choose Design 1. I chose this design because it has more pros than cons
 * ==Pros== || ==Cons== ||
 * * Easy to organize things inside
 * Challenges me
 * Enough space for every thing || * Things will get messed up
 * things might not fit in small shelf ||
 * ==Pros== || ==Cons== ||
 * * Lots of space
 * Simple structure || * Everything gets jumbled up
 * Could easily lose something inside
 * Dose not challenge me ||
 * ==Pros== || ==Cons== ||
 * * Easily organize homework
 * Divide homework by classes || * Harder to get smaller things
 * hard to see labels ||


 * Part List **

Complete Box Design

Side/Divider – ¼ inch plywood X3

Top/Bottom – ¼ inch plywood X2

Back – ¼ inch plywood

Shelf – ¼ inch plywood

Progress Report September 29,2011 I had most of my parts today I started making edge banding for the parts I had. Cutting them wasn't that hard. I really enjoyed working on my project and talking with the others at my table.

October 10, 2011 I started gluing my edge banding.I think I'm making good progress. I decided not to put edge banding on the sides, only on the front

October 12,2011 I continued gluing my edge banding. I'm almost done 1 pieces is drying and 2 need to be glued. overall i still think I'm making good progress.

October 16, 2011 I started trimming my edge bending so it can fit. all but one piece are ready. I think next class i can start constructing.

October 18,2011 I was going to start putting it together when i realized that my edge banding and my pieces weren't even. So I'm waiting for the edges to be trimmed before i sand it.

October 20,2011 I started sanding the pieces. i got two and a half done. Maybe in the class after next i can start putting I can start putting the book shelf together.

October 26,2011 I put together the outer part of the shelf. next the inner shelf and the center wall

November 2,2011 I started to put the divider and the shelf together but i didn't manage to drill the holes in yet.

November 9,2011 Today I drilled the holes in the divider and glued the shelf to it. Next class i will nail it.

November 13,2011 Today I nailed the divider and shelf, and glued them to the other pices.

November 15,2011 Today I put together the shelf and outer wall. But I didn't nail it so I still have to do that.

November 17,2011 Today I finished sanding. I also marked were i should nail it and nailed 1 side.

November 21,2011 Today I finished nailing it and now I need to fill in the holes. November 28,2011 Today I filled the holes with putty but i couldn't do anything else because it had to dry.

November 30,2011 Today I sanded the putty down and I started painting it purple. I painted the top, 1 side, and parts of the inside.

December 4,2011 Today I almost finished painting. I only have part of one of the walls on the inside.

December 6,2011 Today I repainted the entire thing. This time I added more red paint to the mix and it turned out lighter. Next class I want to add a thin smears of blue paint.

December 8,2011 I decide not to add the blue paint. I started to gloss.

December 12,2011 I continued to gloss my box, I almost finished my box.

December 14,2011 I finished glossing but i need to wait for it to dry before i test it.

January 8,2011 Done! Most tests anyway. I need to take it home for the "Little Brother Proof" test.

Complete Box photos:

Product Evaluation
I don't know if it meets all specifications. My product is able to hold my folders and pencil case. I haven't taken it home yet so I don't actually know if its RoRo proof but when i leaned on it it didn't break. So it's prepared for the worst. I like my product's color (dark purple.) When i take it home I guess if it can stand me it can stand RoRo with a plastic bat.