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Josh Rees-Smith Product Design A.S Level: October 2009
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Josh Rees-Smith Product Design A.S Level. Friday, 9 October 2009. Man-Made Boards, Veneers and Wood Finishes. There are many different types of Man-Made boards, made up from things varying from chippings to fibres. The most commonly used size of board available to buy in a shop is 2440mm by 1220 mm then the thickness is decided by the Manufacturer going up in steps of 3mm starting at 3mm and going up to a large but theasable amount. All the boards below are Man-Made. Mdf stands for Medium Density Fibrebo...
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Alex: October 2009
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Friday, 9 October 2009. Gravity Die Casting is a low tech process, its well suited for batch production of simple forms without undercuts. Mazak, is an alloy of zinc and alluminium is melted in a crucible furnace. Molten metal is then poured by ladle, into an open steel mould, where it is allowed to cool and soldify. The mould is then turned upside down and tapped with a hammer to release the finished casting. This Process is carried out on a hydrolic press using a hardened steel punch and die set. 2 Con...
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George Mattock Product Design: September 2009
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George Mattock Product Design. Tuesday, 29 September 2009. Childrens Chair, Mini project. Monday, 7 September 2009. Soft wood : Coniferous, Larch. Spruce, scots. Pine, Douglas Fir. Hardwoods: Deciduous, Ash, oak, Beach, Teak, Walknut. Wood is fibrous with fiber running along the length. Cutting down the tree. Use of the whole tree, more likely to bend and warp. Lots of excess wodd. Not being used. less likely to deform over time. Reducing moisture content, 70% of a tree is made up of water.
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George Mattock Product Design: Theory Lesson WOOD
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George Mattock Product Design. Monday, 7 September 2009. Soft wood : Coniferous, Larch. Spruce, scots. Pine, Douglas Fir. Hardwoods: Deciduous, Ash, oak, Beach, Teak, Walknut. Wood is fibrous with fiber running along the length. Cutting down the tree. Use of the whole tree, more likely to bend and warp. Lots of excess wodd. Not being used. less likely to deform over time. Reducing moisture content, 70% of a tree is made up of water. Planed all round, PAR. Moisture content: Shrinkage, Timber movement.
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George Mattock Product Design: Mig Welding
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George Mattock Product Design. Friday, 9 October 2009. Mig: Melat Inner Gas. Mig welding uses a electric current, not a flame, the more amapage you have the highere the power, you have to chnage ampage for the thickness of the Metal. Shrouding Gas is used to keep the meal clean when welding, when welding it is exposed to the natuaral gasses and would be porous if there was no shrouding gas. The light that is ammited is very powerfull and can burn the retna so always wear lgiht sensitive Mask.
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Alex
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Thursday, 10 September 2009. I Should Never Have Purchased. Because I have an obsession with motorbikes, I went to the Royal Bath and West Showground for a classic and custom bike show; I was looking around the merchandise there, when a pair of motocross gloves really stood out to me. As a result of the suede wearing thin, I started to get blisters on my hands while I was riding; this meant that riding was very uncomfortable and also to a certain extent difficult. After this, I got in contact with the co...
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Charley Millard Product Design: October 2009
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Charley Millard Product Design. Friday, 9 October 2009. Uses a electric curren and not a flame. The more ampage you use the more power u get. The shoud is used to release gas and keep the metal clean. Light can burn skin, retena. Wear mask, light sensative. Wear a Jacket and gloves. Set ampage of welder for the thickness of metal. Metal must be earthed in order for the circuit to complete itself. Becoming less commonly used. Mix of metals that contain iron and carbon. Brittle, strong inpact strength.
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Alex: Tech: High Tech Matt Black Era: Chair Project
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Thursday, 1 October 2009. Tech: High Tech Matt Black Era: Chair Project. 13 October 2009 at 01:38. A good attempt Simon and Alex. Your chair is a well designed piece of High Tech Design. Your initial ideas are really well drawn and your CAD images are effective. 7/10 for your design work and the influence used. 7/10 for the use of modelling. 9/10 for the quality of your CAD illustration. 8/10 for the use of the CAM. 8/10 for the team work and also the completed model. Total Mark= 39/50 Well done Gentleman.
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Charley Millard Product Design: September 2009
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Charley Millard Product Design. Tuesday, 29 September 2009. Pop art - Childrens chair. Thursday, 10 September 2009. Ceramics; made from clay. Timber – A sustainable natural resource. Soft wood – Coniferous trees, grow quicker, cheaper. Hard wood – Slow growing, deciduous, slow growing, more expensive. Wood is fibrous with fibres running along the length of the trunk. 55% cellulose (fibres), 28% lignin (glue). Life cycle up until production:. Conversion, cutting into boards. 8211; Slab sawn or Quarter sawn.
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Josh Ricketts: September 2009
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AS Product Design Blog for John Cabot Academy. September 15, 2009. Timbers - Are renewable, natural and sustainable. Lumber - Wood that has just been felled, so hasn't had any treatment. Timber - Wood that has been sawn and worked with. The two types of timber are;. Softwoods - Have pines and are evergreen. They are green all year round and have a less complex cell structure, are fast growing and therefore more harvests. From Tree to Saw. Slab Sawing uses the whole tree so there is no waste product but i...
