User:Rakintuj6805/enes100/project3/individualwork

Write problem/project Goal
What is your wording of the overall problem/project goal?

The overall project goal is to incorporate EL wire into diverse masks my team and I will create, in order to demonstrate how EL wire can be used to create illuminated clothing, or illuminated facial wear.

My First Task
What are you going to do for the team this first weekend?

For this first weekend, I will be getting together some Vaseline to be used to create each team members' masks.

Summary of actual work over first weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

I went to the store and ended up getting double the amount of Vaseline I intended to get at first.

Week1 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

Over this first week, I began by buying the Vaseline that would be needed to make our different masks. At first I intended to buy one tub of Vaseline, but later I decided that two tubs would be a safer bet, in case we needed two instead. After this, I came to class ready to work on making masks. I helped my partner Freddy make his mask, as I found that it was easier to sit still and remain expressionless as someone else made your mask, then to look in a mirror and do the mask yourself. After helping make Freddy's mask, my partners helped me make my mask. After I took it off my face, I found it was still wet, so I had to hold it very carefully. When I got home, I found that later on I completely flattened the mask by sitting on it. This caused a major problem, and I tried different ways of fixing it, including attaching more plaster and remolding the mask using water. However, none of these solutions worked, and I decided to wait to remake the mask after the holiday break, with the help of my partners.

My Second Task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the second weekend.

Over the second weekend, I plan to begin planning for having the mask redone with my partners after the holiday break.

Summary of actual work over second weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

I drew designs concerning how to have the mask done in order to get the mask to have the features shown in the artistic rendition on the Team Page, including the slanted bird-like quality of the eyes.

Week2 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

Over this week, I had my mask redone, and found that it actually looked much better than the one done previously. Also, I began making the beak that will go on the face of the mask, by using thin cardboard pieces taken from the sleeve of the plaster strips. These pieces were cut into triangles and then taped together to look like a beak, then glued to the mask to form a beak. After this, I made designs concerning how to get the fire effect shown in the artistic rendition. I decided to cut out thin cardboard from folders I had around my house, in order to get flames around the eyes of the mask, as well as a fiery halo around the back of the mask. I cut out these pieces from the folders and aligned them with the mask to ensure I got the desired effect.

My Third task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the third weekend.

For the third weekend, I plan to cover the fiery pieces of the mask with plaster, then begin implementing the EL wire into the mask.

Summary of actual work over third weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

I covered the halo in plaster, but was unable to solder the pieces of EL wire to the mask. I did work on some soldering, however.

Week3 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

Over this third weekend, I finished covering the entire mask in plaster. I worked on attaching the fiery parts around the eyes and the halo of fire around the mask to the mold, then covering these parts, as well as the beak, in plaster. After this was accomplished, I worked on smoothing out any cracks in the mask with water. I also practiced soldering EL wire together.



My Fourth task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the final weekend of project work.

For the final week of the project, I will be working on finalizing my notebook and preparing for the final. All work in the engineering lab as a group on our masks has come to a close.

Summary of actual work over fourth weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

Week4 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

Complete Team Page
Fill out the Team Form (should have already copied the form, created the team page, linked to it and started filling it out).