THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN, ART 5
project: The Clock (or, the Real Materials project)
Th. Apr. 14- Intro; get clock mechanisms. Begin the Thomas Register project.
Tu. Apr. 19- Get introduced to power machinery in classroom: band saws, sanders, scroll saw, table saw and drill press. You will have limited access to these.
Th. Apr. 21- Lecture on a variety of flat sheet materials and fasteners.
Tu. Apr. 26- Bring in gathered (scrounged) materials and start designing your clocks!
Th. Apr. 28- WORK!!
Tu. May. 3- WORK!!!
Th. May. 5- WORK!!!! - simple mockups and proposal drawings due by end of class.
Tu. May. 10- WORK!!!!!
Th. May. 12- WORK!!!!!!
Tu. May. 17- WORK!!!!!!!
Th. May 19- Due date and critique!
DON’T PLAN ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN’T FINISH BY CRITIQUE DAY
You will need to bring in gathered materials, ie: raw planar wood materials and by-products like solid woods, fiberboard (Masonite™ or Duron™), plywood, particle board, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), and door skin; plastics such as acrylic sheet (Plexiglas™), lexan and Corian™; also thin laminates such as Formica™ and real wood veneers. These materials will need to be machined and worked with tools and cannot be used “as is”. Decorative papers can be used as a surface treatment over a solid substrate. Other materials of interest but with limited workability: sheet metals ie., copper, aluminum, mild and stainless steel; wire meshes of all kinds; marble slabs.
� I will have on hand some fasteners for demonstration purposes such as: screws, pop rivets, plastic ties and other odd things.
� Ask for advice as needed with surface treatments such as paints, stains and sealants.
� You will learn the safe and proper use of some shop machines and hand tools before use.
Requirements:
1) You must make a working clock; one that can easily be used to accurately tell time.
2) The clock must have a face, a decorative support body, and a method of display such as hanging or standing.
3) The clock must be made from a variety of worked or machined materials with fasteners such as those discussed in class.
4) Your design must conceal the clock mechanism.
5) All ideas and modifications must be documented with drawings. Draw draw draw!!!
6) The clock must be completely finished and presentation ready by critique day. Also present your drawings and mockups (meaning a simple working model).
The THOMAS REGISTER™ project :
The Thomas Register is a massive U.S. materials manufacturer reference list published annually. It is found in most libraries and in many design, manufacturing and materials handling businesses. The reference is fascinating and invaluable as a sourcing guide. Leafing through it gives you ideas and insights. The toll free numbers make gathering catalogs and sample materials very cost effective.
Requirements:
1) You must go to the library and look up the Thomas Register volume set.
2) Write or call at least 6 companies for catalogs or sample materials of interest to you.
3) Materials must be presented to the class at any time before the end of the semester.