They're a little smaller than the old ones because I basically just picked the cheapest ones I could find. If I'd known that I would have so much support, I would have tried to get some fancier ones. These'll do great though, glad we got 'em!
Motorcycles, metal working, sheet metal, welding, TIG, MIG, education, cafe racers, old trucks, mendelmax 2.0 3D printer, vintage, technology and design, custom hand made Hot Wheels, old John Deere, stationary, hit and miss engines. A little bit of everything in the garage.
Showing posts with label Donors Choose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donors Choose. Show all posts
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Speedy Delivery!
Wow, that was FAST. My Donor's Choose project was funded just a few days ago, and the vices showed up yesterday. So glad I can get the old ones out of the way. We have still been using them as anvils, and I've been worried that the one would just fall off the table. Could do some damage to a foot if that were to happen. Don't have to worry about that anymore!
They're a little smaller than the old ones because I basically just picked the cheapest ones I could find. If I'd known that I would have so much support, I would have tried to get some fancier ones. These'll do great though, glad we got 'em!
They're a little smaller than the old ones because I basically just picked the cheapest ones I could find. If I'd known that I would have so much support, I would have tried to get some fancier ones. These'll do great though, glad we got 'em!
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
FUNDED!
My first Donor's Choose project has been FUNDED! Donors have bought me 2 new vices to replace the 2 that literally fell to pieces at the beginning of the year. They put up a great fight, and like Atlas have held the weight of the world (okay, the weight of several million hammer strikes) for probably the last 40 years. Time for some new ones.
And just for fun, a picture. Apparently, John Deere Green is a pretty bad drug...
1967 John Deere 110 "RF" (round fender). Came with a snowblower. Been sitting in a garage for the last 28 years.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Donors Choose.
So a week ago I posted this tool box one of my students made in a forum I frequent. If you ever have a few hours to kill, you should check out the "Show us something you made" thread here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=523072 Be prepared to see some cool stuff and spend some time- there are 256 pages worth of great stuff there.
This was made by one of my 8th grade students in my Metals & Engines 2 class. Turned out pretty darn good. At the beginning of the tri, I asked them what they wanted to make / do. Most of them wanted to do a sheet metal project and the majority of them settled on a tool box. We designed it on the fly as we went- they have had a little exposure to this in my Metals 1 class.
The main reason the box is this size / shape is due to my bench tools. Our max bend or cut is 24". Wish I could get a 36" shear and brake.
He made some modifications to the tray, and if you look close you might see a few of his mistakes but it all worked out pretty well in the end. Hoping to get about 10 more finished in the next couple of days.
Anyways, someone on the forum asked why we used rivets instead of spot welds. I've got a decent spot welder, but the timer is toast. It costs over $400 to replace, so we've been using it without. That means lots of burnt holes and not pretty welds. A few guys offered to put up some money, which led to Donors Choose. Teachers can post projects they need money for, and donors can choose where they want the money to go.
Got a Donors Choose account set up. Unfortunately I have to get a few complete projects using their "vendors" first before I can set up a project to buy a spot weld timer so if anyone want's to help me fix THIS:
Then go to my donor page here: http://www.donorschoose.org/dorkpunch
and donate!
This was made by one of my 8th grade students in my Metals & Engines 2 class. Turned out pretty darn good. At the beginning of the tri, I asked them what they wanted to make / do. Most of them wanted to do a sheet metal project and the majority of them settled on a tool box. We designed it on the fly as we went- they have had a little exposure to this in my Metals 1 class.
The main reason the box is this size / shape is due to my bench tools. Our max bend or cut is 24". Wish I could get a 36" shear and brake.
He made some modifications to the tray, and if you look close you might see a few of his mistakes but it all worked out pretty well in the end. Hoping to get about 10 more finished in the next couple of days.
Anyways, someone on the forum asked why we used rivets instead of spot welds. I've got a decent spot welder, but the timer is toast. It costs over $400 to replace, so we've been using it without. That means lots of burnt holes and not pretty welds. A few guys offered to put up some money, which led to Donors Choose. Teachers can post projects they need money for, and donors can choose where they want the money to go.
Got a Donors Choose account set up. Unfortunately I have to get a few complete projects using their "vendors" first before I can set up a project to buy a spot weld timer so if anyone want's to help me fix THIS:
Then go to my donor page here: http://www.donorschoose.org/dorkpunch
and donate!
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