The initial steps of this task were to scale down the Ferrari in a software called '123D' and to laser cut the layers of the model for assemble. Few issues that me and my group faced while laser cutting were that the plywood sheets were not placed properly under the laser cutter and they were not cut through in the machine. In return, our group took longer than usual to get all the panels cut.
Meanwhile, it bacame difficult to assemble the model when more plywood panels were put together, creating friction among layers. To fit all the pieces of plywood in shape, my groupmates and I used a flat end mallet to push all the layers down.
Similar to pervious tasks, we divided the model into parts, put the masking tape on the model, then cut the aluminium sheets into different specific shapes for hammer.
Things to be improved:
1. Do a laser cut test to check whether the plywood pieces is too close to each other to avoid spending extra time to assemble.
2. Make sure the width of each gap in the panels is wide enough to assemble.
For the first 30 mintues to an hour I was struggling to hammer the shape of the part that I was involved in. I began to hammer from the rear which was positioned in the center area of my piece of aluminium sheet. However, the top side sat apart from the model when the bottom part fit perfectly, creating a 5cm gap between the aluminium sheet and the model as shown in the above left image.
To fix this, I tried to hammer the window area (top part of the aluminium) to push it inward. Yet, the shape of the rear and the front part became flatten, resulting a bulky aluminium shape.
By hammering the side of the model on the edge of the desk, it helps to form a line to indicate the door of the Ferrari. While for the rear, I hammered the aluminium on a curve edged plywood to create a round shape.
Things to be improved:
1. Hammer the aluminium sheet with a wooden stick to advoid less damage on the surface.
2. Divide the piece into two separate parts to make it easier to hammer.
Images of the polished Ferrari model.
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