Prompt

In this activity, students will gain an understanding of how different materials and fabrication methods can be used to construct a physical object. To practice these techniques, you will re-create a classic hand tool, either from the workshop or the kitchen, using two different construction methods and materials. 

Competencies

Engagement & Persistence, Concept Development, Iteration, Project Management, Lo-Fi Prototyping

Materials: 

• Your Chosen Hand Tool
• Sketch/Drawings of Tool
• Clay
• Tin Foil
• Cardboard
• Hot Glue
• Scissors

Instructions

Part 1: Sketching

Choose a view of your tool that you feel is the most descriptive of its geometry. If it is a tool that moves (for example if it opens and closes), choose one position that is indicative of that motion. Sketch your tool from this view at full scale, adding dimensions and labels for the different parts (you can use your caliper to find the dimensions).

Phase Two: Malleable Materials

Using malleable prototyping materials like clay, wire, straws, and foil, re-create the tool that you have chosen. For this part of the exercise, you should focus on the basic geometries (shapes and forms) that make up your tool.

Phase Three: Changing Dimensions

Using 2D prototyping materials like cardboard , bristol paper, and chipboard, re-create the tool as accurately as possible, making sure to regularly check the dimensions of your object and drawing. 

Deliverables

• Take photos from each phase of the project, including the original tool. 
  • original tool
  • sketches
  • iterations of prototype

THE ANTI-STAPLER