Stratocaster

I've been away from the site for a while but here's something I did back in June.
Its a left handed Stratocaster. I made it in shop class.

Weerol prototype done using sketchup. April 16 2013

This is the prototype i made on sketchup. It is based on the spinning rim sketches i posted earlier.

Weerol accessory prototype. April 10 2013

My weerol prototype is spinning rims.

Post interview blog post. Wikiseat. April 10, 2013

After I interviewed the person I am making my seat for, I learned various things. The person i chose to interview was my mother. She informed me of what she wanted and what she would like the seat to look like.

I asked her questions to figure out what exactly it was that she wanted it to look like.
-What colour?
-Height?
-Structure?
-Seat style?
-Design of seat?
-Materials?
I dont want to give away what my seat will look like until i put a picture of it on my final Wikiseat post.
The only real challenge i think i will face will be incorporating the catalyst into the actual seat itself. Other than that i think that the seat constuction is really straightforward.

Skype interview with Weerol inventor Derek Perkins.

Today March 27 2013, my class will be talking to the Weerol inventor Derek Perkins. He told us about how he came up with the Weerol concept and design. He told us all the steps he had to take to get the product he desired. he also let us know about the struggles he had with coming up with the final idea.

He made many prototypes to get to the final one. Above you see the many variations of the Weerol.

He had to consider cost, safety, manufacturability, practicality and is it fun.

When he was brainstorming he had to sketch, prototype and test. When he found an idea he would then have to source suppliers, get quotes, purchase tools, order samples and test the samples then modify/repeat. Kickstarter helped derek get feedback, exposure, concept validation pre order sales.

Weerol accessories

I have a few ideas for a new accessory for the Weerol. I think a type of padding for the sides of it. Just a  rubber attachment for the edges where the kid will be in contact with it. Check out the site on www.kickstarter.com

Another idea is to have different attachment ideas. Exmple: saddle ( kid pretends its a horse) , plane wings (pretends its an airplane0 and you could make a way for it to be a boat for the pool.

wikiseat investigations 1

The wikiseat project is where you take a catalyst and make a seat/stool. The wikiseat was founded by Nicolas Weidinger. The goal of the wikiseat is to solve a problem someone has by making them a stool.        This seat is supposed to help students and adults how to design and produce functional seats and stools.
Mr Wheeler's class used the wikiseat in English class to solve problems associated with building chairs.
this helped his students learn how to solve problems. other students who have done the wikiseat project and have posted their thoughts said the project was a good experience overall.