week 12 goals

11/3/14 

• This week, my goals will be to write emails to the different websites that sell the recycled plastic. I will ask them if they could send me the sheets for free, or reduced price. I will include my drawing in the email to sound more professional. I asked Shaina from the solar club how they write sponsor letters. She helped me by sending me one of their old letters and giving me tips on what to do and what not to do. 

the helpful letter

week 11 end

10/31/14 

• I researched plastic materials some more and found out several things. HDPE is one of the most quality-cost efficient materials. A 3/32 in. thick, 24'' by 48'' sheet costs approximately 20 dollars. That is a good deal. If i used this material, it would cost me around 60 for the sheets, as 3 would be enough. The recycled plastic sheets can be quite expensive, coming out to 60 dollars for one 24' by 48' sheet. If i won't be able to get sponsored, I'll have to settle with HDPE instead of recycled plastic. I found one site which sells the recycled sheets for a good price(4' by 8' for 57 dollars), but you have to order at least 7. 
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hdpe sheets

recycled sheets, but with a minimum order of 7

week 11 goals

10/27/14 

• My goals for the week are to research plastic sheets more, regarding prices and sizes, and material. I will look on new sites, as well as the ones i visited before, like U.S. plastic

week 10 end

10/24/14 

• I accomplished my goal and completed the drawing sheet. 

the drawing sheet

inside view.

week 10 goals

10/20/14 

• My goals for the week are to put the case on the drawing sheet, showing all the dimensions. It's a short school week this week. 

Week 9 end

10/17/14 

• I completed my goals, finally finished the case! I extruded all the sketches on the sides, and added slots for HDD and cd/dvd drives. The only thing I didn't do is put it on the sheet, showing all the dimensions. That shouldn't take me too long to do next week, i can get it done in a day. I made sure all the dimensions are correct, and there is no errors in any sketches or extrudes, like over-defining. 

the hard drive and cd/dvd slots inside of case. Positioned so the fan blows on it

week 9 goals

10/13/14 

• My goals for this week are to finish up the design, and extrude cut everything. If I finish the design early, I'll check all the dimensions to see if they are accurate and make have everything is finalized. Next, I'll put it on a sketch plane to show the design and all the dimensions.