Getting Started - Planning I started a little late in the week, and when I went to Servo City's site it said that my order would not reach on time. I wanted to use a hub and a motor, but since I did not have a hub I decided to use plywood, dowels, and wood glue for this project. So my plan was to fix whatever I would made onto the dowel using wood glue. After figuring out the logistics, I went to search for inspiration online. An idea that got stuck in my mind was an image of

Getting Started - Measuring For this project, I wanted to create an enclosure for my final PComp project (yet again). So I started with measuring my components first before purchasing any material. I sketched some plans of how I would want these components to be housed, but I knew that I had to somewhat play by ear for this, because of the materials requirement. Materials Having said that, I also knew that going to The Container Store would be a great idea (since they have ev

Getting Started - Materials Unlike previous assignments, I did not start this project with a clear idea in my head. I knew that I was on a budget, and I wanted to work on a ready-made container so I would not have to start from scratch. I went to The Container Store, and bought a tin can with window for $2.99. Already comes with a perfect circular opening. Perfect. Next, I went to Canal Plastics and bought a small red translucent & a white acrylic panel. Lastly, I went to Tin

Getting Started - Inspiration I googled "wood laser cutting" on Pinterest, and came across a work that I thought was interesting. It has both the aesthetic value and somewhat technical challenge. New Laser-Cut Wood Relief Sculptures by Gabriel Schama Obviously, doing something at this level is beyond my current capabilities, so I sketched a simpler version: a sculpture of Beyoncé's outfit for her Grammys 2017 performance. I love Beyoncé. Illustrator I proceeded with creating

Disclaimer: it's a very long blog post because I am horrible at carpentry. The sentences marked with * are my opinions / observations and might not be true. Getting Started - Inspiration & Planning This week coincides with PComp's play-testing week, so I decided to create some kind of housing / enclosure for my PComp's final project. The (tentative) name of the project is "❤️ Machine" and long story short, it is like a tamagotchi, but in a box form and houses a digital copy o

Getting Started - Inspiration I started with deciding what I wanted to achieve with this assignment. I thought of creating a useful flash light; maybe a keychain-sized light, reading light, or night light. However, I figured that I am only comfortable with working with paper, and making useful things with paper is kinda difficult since paper has little structural integrity. So I decided that I wanted to go for aesthetics. I googled "interesting lights", and came across few in