PWK class week-11 2011 term 2

This week i cut the holes for my braces. There was a long waiting Que for the drills and cutters hence why it took so long to Finnish.

Problem In-counted: Some
Problem Solved: I found some tutorials on Solid-works
Next Steps: Start to render up my designs with Photo View.

PWK class week-10 2011 term 2

This week I started on cutting out the pieces of my box. I have cut out the sides and the next step is to cut out the top and bottom pieces.

PWK class week-8 2011 term 2

This week i started cutting out the main pieces of my box. These include the left and right sides, the tops and bottoms and the front and back pieces for both boxes. We use the table saw to cut up all the wood under the supervision of our teacher, Mr Mac. The table saw helped me cut out all the wood fast and accurately. The table saw also allowed me to put a 45 Degree cut on the pieces of wood to allow for the miter joint.

Problem In-counted: The table saw still took awhile to set up for each piece of wood.
Problem Solved: I got a bunch of friends to help. In return I help them.
Next Steps: Help Friends and drill holes in the bracing wood.

PWK class week-7 2011 term 2

During week seven i finalized my cutting list and driver placements. the whole class discovered that the measurements being used were the exterior measurements so our volume calculations will be off seeing as the MDF we are using is 18mm thick. so logically you would lose 36mm on each measurement. this in turn will make the LT smaller so we would lose the sound quality we all would like.

PWK class week-6 2011 term 2

In week 6 I decided on my final design and design proportions to be at 18L of internal space.The two options we had for our types of wood were, MDF Or Marine Ply. The The Pro's and Con's Are, MDF is Good and consistent to build with, Easy to cut, Solid But looks bland. Marine Ply, is light, has a cool textures but is less solid and less consistent. I Chose I decided on 18mm marine ply for aesthetic reasons.

Next step: create a cutting list

PWK class week-5 2011 term 2

Week 5

This week I created a paper based representation of my speaker's to see what my final product will look(size wise) like.

PWK class week-4 2011 term 2

Week 4

This week we vainer-ed one side of our test boxes to create a feel for what the final product may look like.

problem occurred: I used way too much glue so the news-paper stuck to my box.
Fixed: When I build my final boxes I will know to use less glue.

PWK class week-3 2011 term 2

In week I finished my designs and created a front layout from A3 paper.

Problem I came across: I realized that the woofer was to small for the box and looked a bit weird having this little woofer in the middle.

Solved: I made my box 25mm smaller but 30mm taller.