Red Flag

This week I found my mentor. We have not had our fist meeting yet but in the up coming week we will have a meeting. Over this week I have gotten started on the design of the TV mount. I have made a metal list of what I will need to make the mount and next week I am going to call to get a price on what the metal will cost to make the mount. I am hoping to have all the metal I need for the mount by the end of next week. So I can get started with making my project. The research I have done is finding what kind of metal is needed for my project.

Red flag 2/14

Over the past week I have been working on getting exited from the class. I have been trying to figure out what exactly I am going to do for my project, write a project proposal and, revise it for the project. I have narrowed my project down to making a tv mount and opening my own welding company I have not done any hands on work yet for the project but I have done some research. My plan for the week are to get exited so I can start my project.

Red Flag

As of right now I am still working on getting exited from the class. Although I am still trying to get exited over the past week I have started working on my project. I have done some research on what mottle TV mount I am going to make and I have found a set of screws that I can use that came with another TV mount that I have at my house that fit in my TV. I have not done much research on the design of the TV mount but I have measured how far apart the screws are on the back of the TV so I know where to drill the holes for the screws when I start making the mount. My plans for the next week are to get a metal list around and find out pricing on the metal that I will need to begin making the TV mount.

First 2 Weeks

The first two weeks of my project I would like to get all the paper information needed to make the TV mount. I would like to fine a TV mount that I can mottle my design from and also just have a basic idea of how one function’s just by visually looking over the TV mount. After I get all the measurements down and the design of my TV mount I would like to make a metal list that I will need to order so I can call and see how much it will cost in metal to make the TV mount. That is what I would like to accomplish for the TV mount for the first two weeks. For the first two weeks with opening a business I would like to go through all my barns and make a log of what tools I already have and the ones I am missing that are crucial for opening a company just to get an idea of what I will need in tools to get my company rolling. Throughout the week I will be meeting with my mentor regularly in the mornings whle I am at TST BOCES.

 

Dear Reader:

The goals of my project are to have made a Functional TV mount that I can use in my bed room. I am doing this because instead of paying $100+ for one from the store I thought I would just make one indeed. I am interested in this topic because I have always been very welding and making things out of metal. I have been in a welding class for the past two years and have made many thing out of metal in my past and i think that this will really push my skills and really be a challenge for me to make. Also over the 16 Weeks by The end I would like to be out in the world of welding and start my own welding business. I have wanted to be a welder for a long time and I see WISE as a good opportunity to make that happen. This will be hard to do both make the TV mount and open a but I feel that it is a good goal to shoot for because it is something that not only will help me now but it will  my whole life. Welding is what I want to do for a career and this is a way I can get that started early.  I have many fears of both making the TV mount and opening a business. One of the fears I have for making the TV mount is that when it comes down to the final welds that need to be done if I mess them up then it will ruin the whole project. This will be a big waste of time and money if I mess up. With the business I am very nervous because my welding skills need to be on point if they are not then I can mess up on a job one ruin my reputation as a welder and also it can cost me a lot of money depending on when I am welding on. So I have a lot of practicing I need to do so once I am ready to open my skills are ready.