Day Elleven

May 21, 2021


Today I started working at 8:45 and finished at 3:30. During this time I took the entire bench apart and sanded everything to make sure no one will get splinters. After reassembling, I set the bench on top of some buckets underneath the stand to find the rough height. The reason I did this was to be able to find the length of chain needed to hang the bench at the proper height. After finding the length needed. Greg and I picked up the required chain and hardware to attach the bench to the stand.  After attaching the bench to the stand and testing it out, the swing was perfect and stable if used properly. Taking into account that this swing is at a high school, it is not going to be used properly. Kids will try and see how high they can swing and that could lead to possible tipage. In order to counteract this, I made leg extensions that bolt to the bottom of each leg that widens the footprint, and in turn, adds more stability. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Weekly Reflection

Image
       This week I have made nice progress on my porch swing style bench that will be placed on campus near the firepit for future students and faculty to enjoy. I started off by coming up with designs and having Greg (my mentor) check over them. After the designs were approved, I had the required lumber delivered to the school. Once the lumber arrived I quickly started work on making the stand. After I completed the stand I tested it for stability. I realized that although the stand was sturdy enough if treated properly, it stood no chance to the wrath of students to come. Taking this into consideration, the best option was to completely redesign and rebuild the stand from the ground up. Although it is a setback and took a while, I am happy the issue was caught at the beginning vs being a problem later on. After this issue was recognized, an entirely new stand has been designed and constructed. I am now able to start progress on making the swing Bench
Read more

Day Ten

Image
 May 20, 2021 Today I got to work at 10:50 and worked until 4:15. During this time I worked on assembling the bench. Because of the multiple dry fits, I had done previously, it was really easy for me throughout the entire assembly process. I started by adding the slats that people will be sitting on. After that, I added the slats to the backrest. The reason I did the slates first was that if I had the armrests attached, I would not have been able to fit the drill to screw the slats down. After everything was assembled, I gave it a once-over with some sandpaper to knock down any noticeable rough edges.
Read more

Day Seven

Image
  May 17, 2021 Today I started working at 8:10. I started on building the bench that will attach to the stand and become the swing.  I followed the plans I had and rough-cut all the pieces to length. This allowed me to lay out the pieces and see if there are any issues with the design. Although the pieces would fit fine, Greg was concerned about the weight of the bench. The bench will be made out of 2x6's for the frame and 1x6's for the slats. Taking Greg's concern into consideration, we planed the boards down to make them thinner. Not only did this reduce the overall weight, it also gave the boards a better/smoother finish.
Read more