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5/26/2016

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For my Personal Project, I learned how to use inkscape and began learning how to use the Othermill software. Sadly, I did not have enough time to print my project, a plaque for the Sandbox I built, in metal. I made a plaque in Affinity Designer, and printed it on my last day.
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Below is a picture of the Completed sandbox I built, you can find more at ​http://www.creatorsstudio.org/special-projects

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5/17/2016

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My project was an automated slingshot that was activated by a distance sensor. Sadly, with sports and missed classes we were unable to quite finish the automation of it, but successfully programmed the hummingbird with the servos and distance sensor. We used sugru, rubber bands, wood, dowel rods, and of course the hummingbird in all for our project. The dowels were hot glued into holes in a thick and sturdy wood platform that carried the entire project. The rubber bands were cut and stretched in between the rods and sealed with sugru on each end. After they hardened, we began programming the distance sensor to turn servos and LEDs when it noticed a small change in distance, or a moving object.

We planned to put our project up next to a doorway and actually had the servos turn and achieved everything we had planned for, except for putting it all together. With a few more classes I definitely think we could have made the catapult/trap fully working and would have had a full completed plan, from idea to finished product.
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End of Project Blog

4/28/2016

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I recently finished my shuriken project, with a button that spins or stops spinning a red & black shuriken. The shuriken itself is made of laminated plastic and hand cut to isometric dimensions. There is a button at the base of the shuriken which is connected to both a battery and finishes the circuit to the motor holding the shuriken. 

Once I was done building the shuriken, I had some time left to decorate the shuriken. After painting some of it a primary base red, I spun the shuriken while dropping paint on it from above. This created the pattern seen on the paper to the right. -->

I really enjoyed this project because it gave me a chance to have some freedom with my creativity and what I was able to create.
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    Charlie DePue is currently an 8th grade student at St Matthews

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