Wrap up:

This week we finalized our power points; we were not able to weld the pedal for the go kart because there was a problem with the welder. We cleaned metal, put the tires back on the SK2 and we did a bit of cleaning, Matt was also working on a box for a vacuum. 

 

Kart Pedal:

This week our goals were to weld the metal piece to the pedal and spray painting it by Thursday. We also have to make final adjustments to our power points, Blot on the SK2 wheels, and do some cleaning.

Powerpoint:

This week we only had two days to do work. We were able to work on our power points as well as putting the SK3 back on its display we also tried to fix a trampoline. 

Short Week:

The plan for this week was to finish up whatever little things we had to do as well as complete our power points. 

Pot-Box and Pedal:

This week we were able to cut out a piece of metal that we plan on welding to go-kart pedal to hold the throttle cable so it doesn't interfere with our feet when we drive. We also did the usual stuff like cleaning metal. We also put the SK3 on the trailer to see if it fit we also did a bit of welding.

Go-Kart Work:

This week we plan on working in the go-kart, we want to mount the pedal to the throttle cable as well as the Pot box but we ran into a few issues along the way. We also plan on working on our tutorials and to clean more metal for future welding.

                                                                    (Pot box)

Begone!

This week we were able to completely take apart the bird cage, as used some of the scrap metal to weld, we also worked on the computers so we could make some progress on our blog; we also did minimal work on the SK2 and the go-kart.

Metal Week:

The goal of this week was to continue cleaning  metal and to work on our tutorials as well as some cleaning and welding, we also want to finish taking apart the bird cage.                                                                      

(Rusty Metal)

(Cage)

More organized:

This week we got a few things done, we did a lot of metal work done, we wired down a lot of scrap metal and Jack started working on a trey for the SK2. The main focus of the week as organization, we came up with a schedule that we will use to make work  a lot smoother and less chaotic. We also started doing power points.

Schedule:

Monday: Metal Work
Tuesday: Cleaning and Computers
Wednesday: Metal Work
Thursday: Work on Cars
Friday: Cleaning and Computers

Business as usual:

This week we were to finish cleaning and then go right back into working on the cars, scrapping the bird cage, welding as well as cleaning the scrap with the wire wheel.

Done Cleaning:

This week we cleaned and the tool boxes; reorganize the bolts, screws and ruts into separate compartments as well as cleaning the floors.

Another week of cleaning:

This week the main goal was organization. We were supposed to reorganize tools, parts and other forms of equipment . The toolboxes were to be reorganized as well as sorting through nuts and bolts. We also picked up random parts and scrap and put them in their correct area as well as vacuum the floors. 

  

Welding and new tools:

This week we were able to remove most of the bottom side of the bird cage, we also saw a little professional welding. We also got some new DeWalt tools as well as welding gear  but unfortunately we wont get the chance to use them. we were also able to start cleaning off some of the scrap metal with the wire wheel.

Bird Cage

This week we got a bird cage that we plan to take apart for scrap metal. The plan was that we take it apart using the angle grinder which we all took turns learning how to use so we would have metal to practice welding with.

Welding!

Wrap Up: Week 9

This week  we learned how to weld. We all got practice welding bolts together. We learned that an electrical charge is sent into the metal and when the cable spools and makes contact with the metal i creates a spark which becomes hot enough to fuse the two pieces of metal together creating a weld. We also took special precautions to cover our eyes because the light the welder produces could be damaging. 

                                       

                                      Modern weld art!

New Parts!

                                             Week: 9

This week we're getting the parts we need to we can continue working on the car. We have terminals arriving so we can continue doing some wiring, we also have  throttle cables coming in for both cars. We also need to finish working on the pedal so we can get the car running. We were still unable to use the welder so maybe we can get that done this week .


                      1) Get the pedal and throttle cable done.

2)Wire the charge controller, batteries as well as the motor controller

Welder!

This week we really couldn't get a lot done; our original plan was to continue wiring the batteries as well as welding the break pedals. We did however get some of the wiring done. we also mounted the charge controller on the on the Kart. We also learned how to spool the the steel wire into the welder and hopefully be able to do some welding next week!

The Welder!

Week 8

The Goal of this week was to continue working on both cars. We has some money to send so we started working on a parts list for both the Kart and SK2. The main thing we needed was Circuit breaker and  a mini charge controller. We also needed terminals to wire the batteries. We planned on welding the pedal as well as wire the batteries.

                                     1) Working on the pedals for the go-kart

                                       
                                         2) Wire the batteries for the Kart

Week 7

Moving On!


This Week we plan on getting a lot done, the main focus on the SK2 is to finish bolting down the Motor controller and Charge controller, we ran into so problems with the drilling and we had to correct those. We also need to design a panel to mount the last two batteries. The next major focus is to start working on the Go-Kart. we plan to get the the batteries in as well as the flag.


                                                  1) Find a way to mount the batteries

                                                    2)Begin working on the go kart

Week 7

Goal: This week the main objective was to start working on the go-kart and we made big progress.We started to wire the batteries and The Pot-Box we also mounted a flag switch at the rear of the go-kart we also started working on a second pedal for the car.


                                    (Mounted flag switch, Pot-Box and batteries)

Week 6

This week, the main goal is to work on the SK2. While the tires are getting done the main objective is getting the Motor and charge controller mounted. The wheels also have to be taken off so the tires can be worked on.                        


                       

1)We plan to mount the charge controller and the motor controller by drilling holes

 to mount the parts.

2)We also plan to get the tires inflated, we removed the tubes and took

 the tires off the rim.

Week 6

We got a lot done this week, we managed to get the wheels of so we could get those dealt with, we also drilled some holes to hold
             the charge controller and the motor controller.

                                              Drilling

                                                Bolted down charge and motor controller

                        We were able to blot down the charge controller and the motor controller

Week 5

We managed to get all the cleaning done and we also took the tires off the SK2 to get them inflated. We learned how to sauter  and how to properly cut wires.

(Taking the wheels off)

                                                (Sautering and wire clipping)

           

Week 5: Cleaning

This week we have a lot of cleaning to do, we took apart the wheels the previous week and all we have to do now is clean the individual parts. The hubs and calipers we really dirty and needed heavy duty cleaning. We used de-greaser, cotton swabs and rags to clean the parts individually.

                                       



                                                    (Hub)

Besides cleaning we didn't do much, we were able to clean all 
                            the dirty parts bagged them.

Week 4(End)

This week removed the wheels from the SK3, we also removed the breaks and let out the breaking fluid that was inside the breaks.



We also started to clean the some of the parts and eventually we will put the wheels back on.

Week 4

This week we plan on completely removing the wheels and the breaking mechanism.


Were also going to clean the parts so the car runs smoother.