DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
We have acquired a significant amount of our materials and the metal work process is going well. As a class we are efficiently taking turns welding, cutting, and grinding metal down to create our structural system. We have a system that is working to great affect. We have put down our sleepers which are horizontal [...]
This past week we've really has the chance to get our hands dirty. We've been cutting steel and welding down the flooring. Today we have a lot to tackle in preparation for the weekend. Professor Pastre is driving up to Columbia to pick up the 2x4 steel in preparation for our weekend building where we [...]
Wednesday was an exciting day for us here at the workshop! After the first shipment of steel came in Tuesday, we dove right into measuring out the new pieces of steel and marking up the trailer. We decided to divide and conquer and so two of us continued using angle grinders and cutting discs to [...]
It's an exciting time at the shop. Pastre has been talking to companies about donating materials for the project, and they are coming in now. We've gotten some steel tube, steel angle, and the steel grate. These supplies will be used for the floor foundation and the flooring. We're using steel tube for the sleepers that [...]