My design and technology A2 level project

[Saamuell]

Had to make something out of something and i went for the recycling theme aimed at using car parts.

Started off like this, bought a Jeep Cherokee wheel from the scrappy
Its 17 inches in diameter, (yes its correct Nij ;) lol)

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSC02679-2.jpg

Clean and scrub, few coats of primer

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSC00810-1.jpg

Covered the bottom half with white and sprayed the spokes gold just for a laugh and decided it looked quite good.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSC02892-1.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSCF0534.jpg

Perfect height if you haven't got alot of room :y:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSCF0540.jpg

Comments?

Feel free to post up pictures of your recent small projects you have created :fcuk:

[BenjaM]

How much? Looks neat :D

[Saamuell]

How much? Looks neat :D

Thanks, when i get it home im hoping to sell it straight away :p

Not sure on price though...

[smiith]

Looks alright, shame about the bolts on the top of the table though, too bad you couldnt have used industrial glue to fasten the nuts to the bottom of the table once they were screwed on abit.

[Jordysport]

good idea but could be finished off, ie the bolts could of been better ergonomically designed, (dome headed bolts or recessed bolts and chrome tubing surrounding the bolts. but good still. Just had my last DT A level lesson every. *cry* .

and H&S would have a field day on that base hmm trip hazard. also could do some clear acrylic ontop of the gold section for another shelf but still keeping the aesthetic quality.

[Viper]

i agree with the homo from the coast, the bolts on the top look a bit out of place

also, how easy is it to move about? looks pretty heavy

[Jordysport]

i agree with the homo from the coast, the bolts on the top look a bit out of place

also, how easy is it to move about? looks pretty heavy

hey you big gay :homme:

almost could do with some castors being bolted onto a mounting plate on the inside edge of the wheel then you can move it about easily but also disguising the casters.

[Saamuell]

Looks alright, shame about the bolts on the top of the table though, too bad you couldnt have used industrial glue to fasten the nuts to the bottom of the table once they were screwed on abit.

Thanks, yes the only size i could get which would fit right where those fully threaded ones. I had some with a smoothed end but where not long enough so had to use these...

good idea but could be finished off, ie the bolts could of been better ergonomically designed, (dome headed bolts or recessed bolts and chrome tubing surrounding the bolts. but good still. Just had my last DT A level lesson every. *cry* .

and H&S would have a field day on that base hmm trip hazard. also could do some clear acrylic ontop of the gold section for another shelf but still keeping the aesthetic quality.

Will have a look around for some better bolts, thanks :)
Well it seems okay for walking around, no trip hazards... i dont think :panic:
Thanks

i agree with the homo from the coast, the bolts on the top look a bit out of place

also, how easy is it to move about? looks pretty heavy

The alloy weights 8lbs, the top is made from plywood (doesn't weight anything) and the threads probably weight 2kg altogether, i had to use the car alot when taking it home and back to school sometimes :oops:
Same weight as an average table i suppose...

[Viper]

hey you big gay :homme:



LMAO, i meant the other homo. Smiith :cool:

[smiith]

Dont think tripping over it is a hazard tbh. could say that about normal little tables...

Been a joiner though, i would of screwed the nuts on abit, marked them the bottom of the table, then drilled holes slightly smaller than the nuts, and put abit of wood ontop of the table top, and hammered it so the nuts sat inside the holes under the table, then you get a smooth top :)

[Jordysport]

LMAO, i meant the other homo. Smiith :cool:

oh ok, well i am by the coast. and your still a big gay :P.

[adampinder]

Looking good, how long did it take to make?

[Saamuell]

Dont think tripping over it is a hazard tbh. could say that about normal little tables...

Been a joiner though, i would of screwed the nuts on abit, marked them the bottom of the table, then drilled holes slightly smaller than the nuts, and put abit of wood ontop of the table top, and hammered it so the nuts sat inside the holes under the table, then you get a smooth top :)

Ahh, good idea, thanks :y:

Looking good, how long did it take to make?

Good question... it could have took me a week but from buying the wheel to the finished product, 6 weeks :y:

[Tontsy]

as said, the bolts on top look a lil outta place, but i really like it.
:y: spot on mate!

[smiith]

Tbh, you have kinda copied me, but a year later :P with the lack of space in the cubby hole for my tv, for the last year it has been sat on 4 steelies :P you owe me royaltys for the idea :P

[Saamuell]

Tbh, you have kinda copied me, but a year later :P with the lack of space in the cubby hole for my tv, for the last year it has been sat on 4 steelies :P you owe me royaltys for the idea :P

:panic:

as said, the bolts on top look a lil outta place, but i really like it.
:y: spot on mate!

Thanks :y:

[NICK2506]

you could have made something of the bolts, like maybe got a disc brake, and bolted that down ontop of the wood, just as then the bolts coming through would have a purpose, and it would continue the recycling theme.

[Saamuell]

you could have made something of the bolts, like maybe got a disc break, and bolted that down ontop of the wood, just as then the bolts coming through would have a purpose, and it would continue the recycling theme.

I might actually do that when i sell it on.

Thanks for the idea :cool:

[Harv]

Would of been much better with a glass top. That would look smart, or a piece of metal or something. Reminds me of this:

http://zedomax.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/desk-from-plane.jpg

Miles better than my D+T project for A2 though. Mine was a 'high quality' speaker system, although it turned out crap lol.

[Saamuell]

Would of been much better with a glass top. That would look smart, or a piece of metal or something. Reminds me of this:

Miles better than my D+T project for A2 though. Mine was a 'high quality' speaker system, although it turned out crap lol.

The plan at first was to use a piece of glass but i couldn't one made in time and the cost was far too much.
Lol

[bottlenob]

very nice, but what design or technology has gone into that?

[Jordysport]

very nice, but what design or technology has gone into that?

this guy is turning into the next peej. :panic::panic: have fun mods.

[Saamuell]

very nice, but what design or technology has gone into that?

Get the bottle off your nob and you will see.

[saxolestiff]

thats nice mate...given me some inspiration! aha

[bottlenob]

Get the bottle off your nob and you will see.

so hes spray painted a wheel and bolted a bit of material to it?

[Jorge-]

I have pictures of mine somewhere, if I get the chance and remember I will post up some pictures.

Got an A for it so it must be good!

[LeeM]

i want to make a coffee table out of an engine block and a sheet of glass, top gear style

[Jorge-]

i want to make a coffee table out of an engine block and a sheet of glass, top gear style


My friend did that out a chevvy big block thing v8

[Predator_R32]

should of got an engine block and polished it up with some glass on the top for a table, liek this, i want one

http://www.carchaos.com/miscellaneous/weird_cars/engine_coffee_table.jpg

[LeeM]

My friend did that out a chevvy big block thing v8

i was thinking maybe a 1.1 saxo block? my mates got a landy V8 engine he said i can have to play with actually, could use that :fcuk:

[Harv]

should of got an engine block and polished it up with some glass on the top for a table, liek this, i want one

http://www.carchaos.com/miscellaneous/weird_cars/engine_coffee_table.jpg

Agreed on this, they look sweet. I actually might make one now lol. Wouldn't be too much at all really - glass would be the most expensive.

EDIT: Just noticed it holds wine bottles too - sweeeeeeet :D

[Jorge-]

should of got an engine block and polished it up with some glass on the top for a table, liek this, i want one

http://www.carchaos.com/miscellaneous/weird_cars/engine_coffee_table.jpg

That is EXACTLY what my mates looked like, looking at it it, it could be his. ..

[oli208]

Looks really good:y:

[joemcevoy]

Looks good mate, good work. Glass table looks smart also.

[PSPDan]

My AS D&T thing was shocking lol. I'll try find a picture later.

[Saamuell]

so hes spray painted a wheel and bolted a bit of material to it?

Yes.

I have pictures of mine somewhere, if I get the chance and remember I will post up some pictures.

Got an A for it so it must be good!

Sucked off any teachers recently?
iJokes
but get some pictures up :fcuk:

A girl in my class got 74/75 marks for her work :wall:

should of got an engine block and polished it up with some glass on the top for a table, liek this, i want one


Thats what i wanted to do right at the start but the cost was astronomical


Thanks peeps for positive comments :y:

[DaDangerMan]

vary nice i like that wing desk thou damn thats cool, want 1 of them hhaa

[Jorge-]

Yes.



Sucked off any teachers recently?
iJokes
but get some pictures up :fcuk:

A girl in my class got 74/75 marks for her work :wall:



Thats what i wanted to do right at the start but the cost was astronomical


Thanks peeps for positive comments :y:

Yes I did, all 3 in fact.

Girl in my class managed full marks, without even sitting the final exam she had achieved an A.

[Saamuell]

Yes I did, all 3 in fact.

Girl in my class managed full marks, without even sitting the final exam she had achieved an A.

Wow, few years she will be living the good life i guess :drink:

[91mikec]

This is mine.
Staged my photos for my coursework about a month ago before burning £70 of wood at a party/bbq.

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/91mikec/DSC00006.jpg

[bottlenob]

This is mine.
Staged my photos for my coursework about a month ago before burning £70 of wood at a party/bbq.

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/91mikec/DSC00006.jpg

thats acutally smart, i can see design has gone into that, i just cant see how you can call bolting a wheel to a bit of wood badly "design"

[BenSilverSaxo]

http://zedomax.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/desk-from-plane.jpg


The Good



http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSCF0540.jpg



The Bad


http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/91mikec/DSC00006.jpg

The Ugly

[Nij]

Had to make something out of something and i went for the recycling theme aimed at using car parts.

Started off like this, bought a Jeep Cherokee wheel from the scrappy
Its 17 inches in diameter, (yes its correct Nij ;) lol)

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSC02679-2.jpg

Clean and scrub, few coats of primer

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSC00810-1.jpg

Covered the bottom half with white and sprayed the spokes gold just for a laugh and decided it looked quite good.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSC02892-1.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSCF0534.jpg

Perfect height if you haven't got alot of room :y:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm254/Saamuell/DSCF0540.jpg

Comments?

Feel free to post up pictures of your recent small projects you have created :fcuk:

Comments - Looks good mate, a good idea and very Green (well would be if you had used old threads etc....but a good way there anyho).
The colours would not be my choice, but they suit that room well.

Also good jest mate - but are you really 100% sure? lol ;)