Thursday, December 17, 2015

Update 
Jake and I have finished the 2nd iteration of our model. Its a CAD model of the frame of our sledge hockey sled that is full size, along with custom joints to create a interchangeable effect, so when a piece of the sled breaks you can switch it out without replacing the entire frame.
Hey everyone! Recently we were able to take a welding class at TechShop where we learned how to Mig Weld. We made a lot of progress, and are currently figuring out what materials would best fit our design of our sled, while still being durable.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Hey everyone! We are moving along in the design process of our project, and are making a lot of progress. Last week we received a quick introduction to welding from a TechShop member, and we were very pleased with our results. We are going to take a full class within the next few days, but we wanted to share our work with you.


Here is the result of our introductory session. It may look rough and like it doesn't serve a purpose and that's because it doesn't. It was just a fun and short project to attempt for practice, and we completed it fairly well. We are very excited to take the class to see what else we can accomplish.
Recently we took a Vacuum Forming class at TechShop in Pittsburgh. We had a blast and we wanted to share our experiences.


This is Jake, hard at work, trying to create our first vacuum formed product.


And here is our first product. We picked a pot to mold because we found it to be the object closest to the desired shape of our sled's seat.

Monday, November 16, 2015

For anyone interested in learning how to play sled hockey check out the video below!


Welcome to our blog everyone! We are very excited to see what is in store for us this year. Please feel free to leave any comments for us.