Tamaki College - Hard Work Material

Today I progressed to carving my pendant, this task that I tried to complete was difficult. The reason for that is, it takes a long period of time to transform it into the shape I want. Also this piece of pewter is similar to metal which makes it even harder to carve. In order to carve this piece of pewter you'll have to require patience and strength. This was a complicated task and I had to ask my teacher to use his unique machine to get it done faster. After the holidays I hope to complete this project. 

The making of my pendant

Every Tuesday we go to Tamaki College to experience what work is like at college. I am currently in Mr Grundy's class. In this class we do  hard work material, which is creating things with wood. Today I proceeded to the next level which was cutting out my design, when we finished we would show it to the teacher for his approval  to move on to the next stage.  According to google research pewter is "A alloy of tin with copper and antimony," (Formly, tin and lead) 

While the pewter is melting he would go help other students that are struggling.   To get his attention we would yell MR! to notify him the pewter is melted. When that role is completed he would turn off the gas burner than pour it into our design helded up by another piece of wood. We would wait for at least 5 to 10 minutes for our pewter to set.  After that we would take the pendant out than smooth the edges which is where I am currently at. But hopefully I would complete my work by next week. 

Hard work material - Tamaki College

Today I started the process of making pendants. First I had to choose my final design out of all the designs I created.  I decided to make a baby bottle. The most efficient way to choose the correct pendant is to write the word silhouette than write whatever you want, also choose a picture that has no holes. After that my Technology teacher printed out my paper that has the exact size of 3mm. In that paper there was my image and at the back of the paper I had to draw a circle around it, than fill that circle by scribbling it.  Once that is done you'll need a piece of wood that is 3mm MDF. Then match the paper and the wood to have the same exact size. When this is all done,. you'll advanced to the next level which is tracing the bottle to the wood. This where I am at the moment and I will move on to the next step next week.

Finding the volume of our own pyramids

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Finding the volume of our own pyramids
Finding the volume of our own pyramids

Hard Work Material - Pewter Casting

Today we went to Tamaki College for Technology. At Tamaki College we learned different types of subjects, such as science, robotics, food technology and hard work material. I'm currently in hard work material. In this particular class we had to continue on with our task which was our workbooks, in this workbook it preserved information about creating our pendant. (Pewter is a type of metal that is soft and gentle, it can be easily shaped by hand or machine)  After we finished we would move on to the next step which is choosing a design, than creating that design in pewter.

Tamaki College Tech - Hard Material

Today we continued with our pewter casting workbook, and this particular workbook leaded to creating a pendant. (A pendant is a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain) In our workbook we write down the recipients, then write down the reason why we created it for them or myself. After we finish that our tech teacher will inform us on how to make the pendent.