T4:7 - mechanical toy (MT)

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T4-6: mechanical toy

I have updated my blog frequently but, because I haven't had my own computer, I couldn't upload the photos. but few days ago my parents bought me a new laptop! it was about 3 days ago but because the internet didn't work, I cannot upload email photos in to it. and today is the day!!! I got the mail from Mr Ward and yeah.. :) anyway on today, I round the end of the tail and fierce through the body and tail so now I am finished with the tail, I think and I need to move on to arm i think. Actually i had many spare times but I didn't know what to do and Mr Ward was always busy with other girls and I found out that is the thing that take time the most because all of us don't know what to for next step. that is tragedy, but it is true :( Now I'm not sure if I can finish my project by the end of this term. 

T4: 5- mechanica toy

Today, I cut 4 tails because I found hard to design the tail. Last time, I stuck 3pieces together to make the body of the cat and Mr Ward cut off for me. Then today I fierce the middle the back of the body part to put the tail in. Now I shall be prepare for my oral assessment

T4:4- mechanical toy: legs

Today's lesson was the first lesson for this week but because we had Monday for holiday, we only have 2 lessons this week :( I'm actually enjoting this unit of term and really waiting for DF class as much as I waiting for my finished toy!!! Anyway, today I cut all the legs of the cat!! However, one side is slightly bigger than other so I need to work out that next lesson :( i was so scared of sanding small piece with sander at first time, but I think i'm getting use to it! Also the sewer frightened me so much. It seems easy when Mr Ward did for me but it was't... It is definitely not... Because mine has many curves and i foun difficult to aroun that curve... And the sound it making when it looses pressure, always frighten me. However, as well as the sander, I learning things, and I think i'm getting better and better :) honestly I spend whole lesson woth legs. And I actually took some photos of the legs !! I think I need to cut out cat's body and head next lesson. Maybe I need to put up the photos later, because it is not working on my ipad :s.... Can't upload the photos... 

T4:3 -mechanical toy

Today I made 2 lid/top... Because the first one was not very good because it didn't even reached in to the sides of the box. So I've done the second one again and this time i quite liked it. Not only that, i got the stick to put through the hole and The handle is on progress :) next lesson I need to fierece a little hole into the circle wood to insult the thin stick for handle for spin. Then i need to make the models which goes on to the top of the box and i'm bit worried about to make a cat model to fit on the size of the box, include the mice on the wire.

T4:2- mechanical toy

I finished up quickly what he showed us on last lesson on last week. Because, otherwise, I may forget it :0 anyway he also showed us how to make the top/lid of our box. I finished step before that. Actually, i had enough time to do the lid but I forgot where to draw the markings... But I wouldn't finish that up in time anyway. So i think I can make next lesson :) It is very interesting and quite fun to make a mechanical toy i do really like it. Perhaps because I'm not a computer person, or may be it is because last term we only did computer work so it may be emphasised the ecitement :) 

T4:1- mechnical toy

On this term we started to design and make a mechanical toy. I found a youtube clip from the internet which called Mitten and Mice. And last lesson, I cut off some woods to make the box underneath the toy. On this lesson, Mr Ward showed how to glue them up and place the stick in the middle of the box so we can set up our mechanism. We haven't had very much time on our own. So today i've just finished the sanding, but I'm considering about make the vertical side shorter to 100mm. When I just look at Mr Ward doing them, it looks so easy and definitely can finish it by the end of the term. But I know reality is always diffrent :) if anyone in our class is capable doing that, why would she be in school as an student to learn something :) and I'm not quite sure whether I can remember whole things untill nextweek df class... I thought I maybe able to finishe that if I holding on to my toy for whole day which is 24hours, I mean and I just done the calculation. We have 3 df lessons in a week which goes for about an hour. Therfore 24 divide by 3 is equal go 8. But this term is only 8 weeks, so that means I can't finish my toy by the end of this term :( anyway, I will try my best, and if can remember it, i will take photo of my progress :)