This year was very fun and my classmates and I were one of the
classes that went to tech. My first class was science with Mr Sharma
and Dr Jannie Van Hees. Although it was very boring it was very
fun to experiment and discover new things slowly. One of the things
we have learnt during our time there was plastic. Dr Jannie Van
Hees told us that just because everything is plastic some plastic
are different there are some that can be recycled and some that cannot be recycled. It was very fun to learn that and we hope
in the future that I could learn a lot more when I take that class next year
This year the year 7 & 8 went to Tamaki College, I was
in the hard materials group.
when I got their Mr Grundy sanitised our hands. Then
we went inside the class. First we had to talk about
finishing our hard materials before we leave.
After talking about hard materials we all got started into your work.
When we finished talking about our hard materials we went to the
table our work was on and got our box.
The box had our final drawing of our pewter then we
had to write our names on the
board then we had to wait until Mr Gundy called
out our name. When you put your
name in the board that means you are stuck and you need help.
When we get called out we have
to give Mr Gundy our pewter and he'll tell us that
we have to make the sides
smooth so what we did was to Make a good pewter casting necklace.
So we have to write my name on the MDF, Secondly
you turn your
drawing over and roughly mark where it is. There after you put the pencil
on the back of your final drawing. Then you place your MDF under your
drawing. Carefully trace your final design,pressing on it
quite hard. your design will
have transferred to you MDF. Using the scroll saw to cut
out the shape from the MDF.Mark
up the outside pieces. Ready for shaping on the sander.shaped an
ready for pouring.Putting the three pieces together and holding firmly.
Melting the pewter.Then Mr Gundy was scraping off the
oxide layer of the pewter. After Mr Gundy started pouring the
pewter in the moulds.Then we have to take the cool pewter casting
out of the mould. Then we have to cut off the sprue with a junior hacksaw.
Then we have to drill the hole into the cast with the beach top pillar drill. After
that we have to clean up the edges of the drilled hole. Using the needle files
to get a great finish on the edges.Hold the work in a beach vice for areas
that need more filing. Getting a good finish...Grits-180,400,1200,.. got to
get that great finish. Using a 1200 Grit with water. Then we have to 'wipe
off the grit. Then Mr Gundy uses the buffer for a good finish. There after
Mr Gundy starts to do the polishing with Brasso for the final shine then
we add a clip to make it as a necklace. I really enjoy making the pewter
casting with Mr Gundy because it shows we lots of different things. I have
made a cross but it aint really done yet because I still have to sand paper
it and then I have to polish it. But at the end of this week I would like to be
up to polishing it so then on the last week I only have to make the hole so
the clip can go in it. The photo up top is what I am doing in Mr Gundy's
class I really enjoy it. I hope to go back there one day. For a fact I will
be in his class next year
During the last rotation at technology in robotics we had to
make a figure of 8 using the
m-bot before move onto a bigger map. It was very funny
for me today because I had
complications with not only one but two m-bots.
When I put my code on the m-bots it will do
something else from what I coded. I liked my first one better because
when we went to go and try it, it was just going back and forward.
Using my 3rd m-bot I finally finished the
task and that was when the class had to log out of m-bot maker.
I really enjoyed it at tech with my class mates. We
finished the day at technology with a cartoon
theme game of kahoot, Tatai, Aria and I came
3th because we where working as
a team. I really hope we can go back into
that class next year. I really enjoyed it
Thank you Tamaki College for this amazing opportunity, we have learnt
so much from all you wonderful teachers. All our student loved
coming to work with yous. Hope to come back in the future.
