Monday 9th

We are cutting old bird cage left overs to weld them when jrets  dad comes and fixes the welding Machine the problem is it's not spuwing any steal so he needs to take a look at it 

The middle process

This week we are finishing up cleaning the metal. Also we are finishing working on the soundproof box Matt has been working on, for the vacuum of the laser cutter. Also everyone is finishing up their power points for the midterms

Monday December 1st

Today we went over what we need to do this week 

Today we have to fix the welder because something is stuck in there so it won't Weld anything and we honestly have no idea why so we have to  take it apart & see what's up with it we also need to fix the compresser it's not blowing at all some other teammates are working on the power points it's a big grade & very important 

Monday November 24th

Today we talked about what's the plan is  for this short week 

Today we will finish up whatever we have on our power points & put sk3 back where it goes like push In the solar car & take the top off and hang it 

It shouldn't be hard we did it before let's see what this week has instore

 

Monday November 17th

Today we are  focusing on what the week is going to look like  we split into three teams that are handling the brakes on the solar car & the other two teams are on the computer & metalwork .This is what we are going to do for the rest of the week, The Discussion of what we're about to do for the week
Discussion of what we're about to do for the week as  the team is working together on the solar car they are fixing the brake clappers & pads then they should have the tire on

this team is on the other side working on the metal work on the solar car they welded the brakes & throttle control  for the foot peg

Friday November 14th

This week we welded & started on our projects we got a lot accomplished this week we split into four teams and one team blogs & the other teams are  getting cleaning stuff done while another team is building the solar car i'm really liking how this new schedule is working out let's see what next week has in store for us

Computer work Wednesday

Today on the 12th we are making our projects  on tool safety power tools electrical tools it's pretty fun  this Project is due at the end of the quarter & will be done by Friday because it's just so hands on & exciting to do 

Metalwork Monday November 10th

Today on this Monday we are taking apart the birdcage and grinding down the cleaned  metal we cut off the complet bottom half just to learn how to cut Jack & my other teammates/classmates Are working hard on the solar car out of 100% done there about 65% & that's good because it's such a difficult car to work on right now there constructing a way to hold 6 batteries ontop of each other so it Takes up less space they also have to develope a way to house them so they don't over heat  on each other

Wednesday November 5th

Wednesday meeting we where talking about developing a understanding solar power we also talked about how we need a set schedule by Friday to keep us organized when I reblog I'll have a set schedule to show what we have to do what we want to get done right now it might start 

Monday metal working 

Tuesday blogging & computer stuff

& I'll have the rest very soon  

Monday November 3rd

Today we talked about last weeks organizing process,we are completely organized from individual Screw bins to tool boxes now today we are cleaning out our work area and straightening up the welding machine & the saws.The plan for the week is clean then get started welding the bird cage once again 

Friday oct 31st

Today is Friday once again  & This whole week we took out every single tool out the toolbox and replace them in the correct order as i said on Monday we are almost done organizing every tool  into its correct box or bin or maybe en a cabinet we now have tons of space for the new tools & the new screws,bolts,washers and even  all the hardware tools were wiped down & placed back in a neatly order we also finished up  the welding processes that was honestly awesome MR. insel showed us a lot  about welding & the proper way to weld we got new everything that involved welding from mask to gloves. so many new things to end this month with it feels like Christmas in October lets see what next week has in store for us  i know it will be so much easier since we know where everything is  the cars will be done faster 

Monday October 27 2014

This week we are starting off by organizing every parts bin from screws to the tools everything must be organized because we are ordering new tools to build the rest of the solar cars we took out all the tools out of every tool box & sorted out every bin filled with nuts,bolts washers,screws you name it we organized it we also go new welding masks new gloves better goggles  

 

This week welding continues

Monday October 20th

10/17/14

Friday 17th

this week our team remounted the rear wheel so It can fit our new motor... peter put a new rear suspension and it works great  he mounted it correctly ..we also got a new chain chain fixed the motor controller   we all practiced welding  screws together  it was a nice experience i honestly didn't know what i was doing & Matt taught my teammates & i how to do it the safe way & also look out for anyone walking past  safety is first when welding its a very dangerous skill that comes with a lot of responsibility

Friday

Today Peter is grinding down the homemade foot pedal he cut out a scrap peace of metal & now we are going to weld  it to the car check out his safety precaution he needs to do this so grind down one side then bolt it to the cart we got really far with what our team has done next week will be a lot  more trilling

Monday the 6th

 This weeks goals are going to be awesome ...we are still working on both cars we all as a team  got  a lot done within the two week span but today we are all chipping in on making A parts list for both solar cars our goal is to spend under 200 bucks & get stuff we need like a new Circuit breaker & what that  does is if theirs too much power going to the cart the fuse will brake & it stops anything from happening like a on & off switch we also need mini charge controller & that controls the voltage & amperage coming in from the solar panel you can't go anywhere with out a a foot pedal so my teammate peter is building A home made one ....wait & see what he comes up with

this is the other car my teammates & i are working on

fabricating our own foot peddle using stuff that's just laying around   we drilled holes to it can fit in the spot we measured out this hole week we've been hands on on this kart if one person is working on the electronics the other is working on steering  or braking because we have to stop & turn OR  that will be bad if we cant 

Friday 10/3/14

This week we were split into two teams and we had to fabricate holes for the motor controller and a better battery housing both teams worked together to help each other out the reason why we had to make the holes is because there's no space for what we are trying to do today we adjusted the drum brake & it actually stops now  

today was really awesome

Drilling holes for a mounting plate for The main switch & what that does is disconnect the batteries from the car if anything was to go wrong it's like a big on &; off power switch  we fabricated where we would mount the switch & how it connects to the batteries  we are only using three batteries & a solar panel the care is looking great by next week we should be done with almost everything mechanical

9/29/14 Monday

 we where SPLIT into two teams & we are both working on separate cars decision on battery replacement we need to find a way to modify where the right place on housing the battery's we where thinking moving the seat forward & the battery's behind the seat ... Weight distribution will be center it will also roll a lot better not putting in the fact that there is  no suspension so looks like next weeks task is to remount suspension

Friday

WE WON .........TODAY we where raced to see who could build the metal shelves not the fastest but the correct way see each shelf was 12.5 inches away from each other & no other  team knew that so it gave us a advantage  & we figured that out after a couple times  it was hard at first but we worked together to win we where put agents  other teams

flipping tires on this nice Friday

today's meeting was on tires..... How many idiots does it take to change 2 tubeless tires ... Wait why are tubes even in tubeless tires  weeks latter....Matt still has not brought back the tires  and we are still waiting on them jack finished the car he was working on its complete now & now we are waiting on the tires with the rim

Monday meet up

today & for the rest of the week Peters drilling holes so we can bolt the motor controller on the frame the motor controller controls how much power goes into the motor & it controls the amount of power leaving & entering its like a big fuse ...Limiting the amount of energy it needs at a certain time for the rest of the week we are working on the other go kart its the same solar car but a home made go kart was are also building it from scratch we are also going to practice welding & sanding down with a electrical sander this week should be fun

Motor work today teaching everyone how to sadder motors for vex so that they have an idea of how to sadder everyone was hands on in this activity it was a fun day

Complete now hes taking off everything & cleaning up the whole brake pad brake disk & making sure it runs & spins smoothly this solar race car is the best one we have here at south plantation ....it has won races & been all over the U.S & will continue to win as long as we take care of it & maintain everything that needs to be looked over

Dirty work pays off today we are cleaning the brake disk the brake pads & readjusting the rotor & brake lines Matt mixed up a cocktail of juices to spray on the pads i have no clue what it is but it gets the job done each & every par looked brand new

Ones cleaning ....ones scrubbing & ones blogging these are the brake pads we are cleaning on the race solar car this car is faster then the rest & more advance

Monday meeting goal is to fix the brakes we searched new lines & brake pads we are all talking about it hopefully we can get them in the mail quickly

Friday: Bleeding the brakes on this fine Friday ...for this week we are taking it slow & seeing what we need to get done with the other cars a lot of stuff is compatible with the other cars because there home made i should say we will see how this week turns out

Soldering motors today

my teammate is working hands on today teaching everyone how to solder the right & safe way we used vix & what that does is help the solder bond to the metal terminals 

Friday 👍👍 this week has been good got a lot done & we put the top back on the solar car Mondays plan is to start on both cars

First week

This week was awesome ! We dug deep and learned about the solar car and all that it does it's my first year here in this program after doing AutoCAD & I love it so much more we learned about races The crew going to Texas and competing and a handful of other things I hope to build the car by the end of this year

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