Red flag

Over the past two weeks I added putting a shelf on my tv mount so I spent a lot of time figuring out how I was going to add that into my project. I spent the required 8 hours on my project. Hands on I did I 3-D drawing of the new tv mount and did a new metal list with the shelf added. I had a mentor meeting. We talked about what I was doing with the shelf addition to my project. I journaled twice this week about the new 3-D drawing on my project and a description of what was going on in the drawing. I was in class this week and I did not have to use my journal. I think my work this week was pretty good because now that I have everything squared away with what the final project is going to look like I should be able to make it pretty quick. My plan for the next week is to at least have the piece that will be screwed into the wall cut out with the holes cut out.

Sketch

This is my new sketch of the tv mount with the shelf on the bottom added. I have the thee pictures numbered 1,2 and,3 picture #1 is of what Is going to be strewed Into the wall. The three circles will be drilled holes for the screws into the wall. Picture #2 is a side view of the tv mount with the shelf coming down under the tv. Picture #3 is a back view of the mount the four that are rounded off are what will be holding the tv to the tv mount by screws in the holes. The two squared tabs that stick out are what will be connecting the tv mount to the wall piece. You can see how it connects in picture #2

Sketch

Today I finished my new sketch of the tv mount that included the tv stand. I simplified my original drawing so that some weight would be taken off so I could add the shelf onto the bottom of the mount. I would post a picture of the new drawing but I forgot it at boces so I will post the drawing tomorrow and go into mor detail on it.

Practicing

In the field of welding there is tons of practice needed before actually doing any work. Welding is not something that just anyone can pick up a welder and do there is a lot of practicing that is needed to do a good weld. I have spent a lot of time practicing my welding abilities to get to be able to do the work I can now. Still after all the time I've spent I still get stumped all the time and find myself out of my comfort zone on a weld. Every project that I take on brings another challenge that I have to overcome.

Roku

I just bought a roku for my tv. This is a tv transmitter so on the tv mount I need to build a shelf that sits underneath the tv. The tv I have has a DVD player built into it so I am going to try to make a shelf that can be a place for both the roku and DVDs but I was already worried about the weight of the tv mount without the additional shelf so I need to figure out a way to include this shelf and keep in at a reasonable weight for hanging on a wall.

Dug this old AC 30-270 amp stick welder out of my grandpas barn. It is from the 1970's and it still works. I'm not going to use it on my project because of its age but it was still a pretty sweet find. I have been finding lots of tools that will help me a lot in my grandpas barns.

Red Flag 3/28

Over the past week I have done a lot of hands on work. I worked on my project for about 8 hours hands on and got a lot done. I cut the parts that are going on the back of the tv out and am now getting it ready to drill the holes for the screws in the back of the tv. this is a lot of work because i have to use a tap and dye set to put threads in the drilled holes. I met with my mentor last Friday and we talked about how my blog was going and what my plans were for the next week. I was in class this week. I did not use my journal we went over how everyone's project was going. I think that my fulfillment of my WISE requirements was just ok because I got a lot of work done but I did not really journal through the steps of what I was doing so I missed out on a lot of good journals I could have done.