Friday, May 8, 2009

Day 8 - May 8th 2009

alexa making our cams

Class 1
Today was a great day for our dreamhouse! It started off this morning with Alexa making our cam, followers, and axles and Emily finishing cutting out the sides of our house. We decided we were just going to use regular cams rather than the "snail drop cams" that we had originally planned as they seem more complicated and we are running short on time.
Of course, yesterday's incident repeated itself when the drill-press broke yet again when Alexa was drilling holes for the axle in the sides of our house. Luckily, they were much smaller so they were easy to repair.

Class 2
In our afternoon tech class, we also asked if we could use a bigger drill-bit so our miniscule circular windows won't be so small, but then something amazing happened. We realized we could cut out square windows using the jigsaw, so Alexa cut out the door and the window, while Emily glued some walls together. Everything started to look amazing, and Alexa and Emily started to put together the main parts of the house, putting the axle with the cams through the two walls that hold it. Today was definitely a good day for construction and we look forward to finishing soon!

Emily & Alexa

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