Friday's Thoughts
Up Scaling Everything 17th April
After Thursday's problems, I have
to rethink the size of my design. With such a detailed design I will find it
difficult to make my jewellery with the tools I have available to me at
college. I can simplify my design, or scale it up to make it easier to work
with. Out of the two options, I would prefer making my design bigger as I don't
want to lose any of the meaning.
With that in mind, I spent the day
measuring and drawing up designs so that I could scale up the locket without loosing
any of the detail. I measured and wrote down the height and weight of every
section of the locket.
I then had to consider how big I
was to make it. I don't want to make the locket so big that it wouldn't work,
but it would be pointless making it only a little bigger as I still won't be
able to get the detail I need. With that in mind, I then drew up three
different sizes so I could see which I think would be best. From the original
size of the 6cm, I drew a 8, 9 and 10 cm locket. The 10cm design gives me more
room to put detail in my locket without looking too over sized.
With the size sorted, I then could
make the template out of plywood. I then had to get the measurement in
Illustrator making sure I had a good one and a half centimetres to have enough
room for the screws. Making sure to keep everything symmetrical, I could then
get the template laser cut making sure I had all the setting correct before I
started. Once the laser cutter was finished, I could then tap the two pieces
together before drilling the holes for the screws.
With my template done, it was time
to pack up and go home. I only hope that on Monday I can start making the final
piece.
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