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Last week, I started researching a project for after the word clock. I have this canvas painting in my room that is just using the wall in order to stand up. I wanted to make it look nicer, so I had the idea of creating a decorative easel to hold the canvas. I started by looking online for images and examples of wooden easels. I also sketched out my easel in my notebook and started designing it in Fusion. Kim actually suggested a different design that might be easier, so I mi

This week, me, Kim, and Jaspreet were able to get a lot done for the word clock. On Monday, We got the final coat of wood finisher added to the frame. The day was short for me because we had gym and I had to make up a quiz for another class, but while I was gone, Kim and Jaspreet were able to get some of the letter blocks screwed into the board. On Tuesday, I spent some of my time working with Kim and Jaspreet on getting the letter blocks screwed in. The word clock is 12x11

This week, Kim, Jaspreet, and I finished building the word clock frame. It wasn't a very long week, because we didn't have school Monday or Tuesday because of the snowstorm. On Wednesday, we were trying to add the backplate to the frame. The backplate is what is going to hopefully help hang up the word clock, wherever they decide to put it. Our idea was to drill the brackets onto the backplate first, and then drill the other side of the brackets into the frame afterwards. We

This week, Kim, Jaspreet, and I got a lot done for the word clock. On Monday, we didn't really have enough time to finish with the holes on the word clock, so we started taking out the letter blocks from the old design instead. On Tuesday, we were able to get all of the holes cut out for the frame and the sides. It took a really long time, so I was in the machine shop all day because I had to watch the CNC mill cut out every single hole. For some of the holes on the sides/