User:Emoney1995/ENES-100/project 2

Week2
This week my job was to find the specific tools and materials that my group needs to make our project a success. We are planning to make cases out of Plexiglas, and to do such we would need the following items which are: What i did:
 * Heat gun
 * Nickel Chromium wire
 * Plexiglas Acrylic Glue
 * Aluminum U Channel
 * flat Hinges

What i did: i went on to Amazon and other websites to find the cheapest prices for each particular item that my group need.

Nickel Chromium: http://www.amazon.com/Nickel-Chromium-Nichrome-Resistance-Gauge/dp/B00AWS4AU6/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1382019311&sr=1-3-catcorr&keywords=nichrome+wire

Heat Gun: http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-D26960K-Heavy-Duty-Display/dp/B007X2ATZE/ref=lp_13837381_1_8/180-2249360-7560043?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1382017964&sr=1-8#

Acrylic Glue: http://www.amazon.com/IPS-Weld-On-Adhesive-Moderately-Fast-Setting/dp/B0046D1Q8M/ref=sr_1_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1382447980&sr=1-3&keywords=ips+weld+on+4productDetails

I am beginning the process of building our Plexiglas Bending platform so that we can begin making our project.We need materials such as: to build our platform.
 * Two straight hinges
 * Plywood
 * U channel
 * Nichrome wire.

Week3 Narrative
This week i found a design that group would be making Plexiglas look like, and we chose to do a Lightning bolt design. This week we will be working on adding led light to our design to make it pop out. the materials needed for this will be: This design i believe is the best thing i ave came up with.
 * Plexiglas lightning bolt
 * 9 LED ligthts
 * battery
 * hot glue

Next job is to find materials to clean the Plexiglas and re leave it from the scratches and and smudges:
 * Novus 1,2,3 kit plastic polish and scratch remover: http://www.amazon.com/Novus-Plastic-Polish-Scratch-Remover/dp/B001J7EVCQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383528245&sr=8-1&keywords=novus+123
 * it cleans without scratching, and leaves a lustrous shine that resists fogging, repels dust and eliminates static.Removes fine scratches, haziness and abrasions from most.


 * Scotch Brite: http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Brite-Heavy-Sponge-426-6-Count/dp/B004IR3044/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1383528142&sr=8-2&keywords=scotch+brite
 * removes tough scratches, reusable, heavy duty and durable.

For the next week i am going to research other projects and activities that i can do with Plexiglas as well a the properties of it like:
 * the melting point
 * types
 * etc...


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Week4 Narrative
This week i will be looking at different Plexiglas Bending Apparatuses, in order for us to start bending Plexiglas.i was also searching the webb to find ways nof possibly hacking a heater for bending plexiglass. Here is a few videos and descriptions of different ways to bend Plexiglas: 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZkjsPrWT0Ic This video is showing how to bend Plexiglas using a plastic bending strip.

2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wVEf7PfuKxo This video is describing a way to bend Plexiglas using Ni chrome wire bending table.

3.http://www.tapplastics.com/product/supplies_tools/plastic_tools_supplies/free_standing_heaters/291 A new way to bend Plexiglas, using less Materials 4. http://www.tapplastics.com/product/supplies_tools/plastic_tools_supplies/power_control/290 A power supply to control the temperature of the free standing heater


 * I have located a way that a person actually hacked into a heater for bending acrylic...

http://hackaday.com/2010/12/02/heater-for-bending-acrylic/ this person used...

and this website will explain further about the materials that were being used.
 * copper tubes,
 * with falls
 * with peltiers
 * soda cans etc...
 * http://pcbheaven.com/projectpages/Acrylic_Glass_Folding_Heater/