Year 12-  your planning sheet should be completed this week.

Year 13 – you should have a final drawing with measurments  this week.

Year 12 and 13 – if you have no CAD in your folder- work on that NOW!

A two part question this week.

Brass is an alloy- a combination of metals.

What two metals combine to make brass and name a typical product.

Click the comment button to answer.

You must give your name and email address with your answer.

This unusual design has been created with a process called stereo litography. It is used to make one of prototypes and is capable of very comples designs, as you can see. The problem is you have to be able to draw the shape on CAD software first.

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/the_melonia_shoe_a_worlds_first_wearable_3d_printed_footwear_15995.asp

If you like to fly paper planes-this is the site for you, with lots of designs to try-

http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/planes.php

There are lots of new types of bike for kids to buy and use-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-video/gadget-inspectors/7085257/London-Toy-Fair-the-newest-bikes-and-trikes.html

 What is a common use for polythene?

(a)clothes peg (b) plastic knives (c) carrier bags (d) yoghurt pots                  (e) windows

The answer is (c) polythene. It is actually LDPE -low denisty polyethelyne. The plastic sheet material is made by a process called calendering- by passing it through many sets of rollers.

Everyone with the right answer gets a prize from Mr King

Feeling adventurous? Could you make this clock from a kit? There are more if you click the home button, but they are quite expensive.

http://www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/celestialmechanicalpage.htm

More clocks: http://flashpages.prodigy.net/rpirtle/_upages/page2.html

This Lego model is called ‘Crawler Town.’  The idea is that the town is a holiday destination set in a hostile world of the future. The town has to be on wheels to tavel around and stay out of trouble.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29844928@N07/4368522936/in/set-72157623336807855/

This one minute video of the movie The Matrix was made in Lego and took 440 hours to complete.

It is on You tube so you can watch it at home if you have parental permission to use You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDe4v318f64

This website shows how the film was made.

http://www.legomatrix.com/main.shtml

Which adhesive will join MDF to Acrylic (a plastic)

a) PVA            b) epoxy resin (araldite)      c) Tensol cement     d) Pritt stick click the comment button to send your answer

THE WINNERS ARE Elliot Flack, Andrew and Conal-pick up your prize from Mr King boys. The answer was (b) epoxy resin. This comes under the brand name of araldite. You mix the two tubes of resin and hardener and there is a chemical reaction that makes it harden. This glue is a thermosetting plastic and useful for joining different types of material such as the wood and plastic in the question.