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How many arch students does it take to perform small engine repairs?

on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 By jaacevedo565

Tale of the Pressure Washer: A Love Story This is a tale of action, adventure, romance, and betrayal. We find our heroes on a quest to repair a broken power washer engine to prepare for project repairs ahead of this weekend. The task seemed reasonably simple: a quick check of the spark plugs, oil, and [...]

The Kitchen is Coming Together

on February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 By cokerplowden

Today, Monday February 2nd, we met at the shop in Charleston. We loaded up all of the kitchen supplies for the Crop Stop 1 and delivered it on Johns Island. The kitchen appliances includes- an oven, a stove top, a stainless steel sink, a drying rack, stainless steel shelves. In order to get the supplies [...]

All Hands On Deck.

on April 23, 2014April 23, 2014 By nicholascaro

While the last week of classes continue and Studio V’s semester review is this Friday, April 25th, the Crop Stop is quickly coming together. Currently we have finished applying the metal exterior siding to the two end wall, half of the metal roofing is also up, and the north wall is being started. As a [...]

The Craft of Looking Good

on April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 By jaover19

We are now getting to the phase of the project where the amount of time vs. work done seems to be slowing down. However, this is only how it seems, where in actuality, we are being much more focused on the detail and craftsmanship of the pieces we are applying to the project. When framing [...]

Nickel on a string

on April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 By jcsmith224

Do you find yourself dropping your nickels? We did, and so we came up with this really ingenious idea. By drilling a hole in the nickel and tying it to a string so that you can fasten it to your belt. Silly? I think not. So after another long day of work, we were able to [...]

Soffit up, Roof almost on

on April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 By pmosherclemson 1 Comment

The soffit on the roof is all up and ready to go. The way that the boards run the entire length of the structure and run out from the walls on either end really help to create a separate plane for the roof. This was a detail that was suggested by Marlon Blackwell when he [...]

Hard Work Does Pay Off

on April 9, 2014April 9, 2014 By jaover19

As we continue to push ourselves everyday with the Cropstop, the results can really be seen as you step back and look. One of the biggest realizations is...how big it really is! 60' by 12' looked ok on paper, and some areas even seemed small. But now that it is built up with walls [...]

Learn from the Set Backs

on April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 By nicholascaro

As Studio V learned the hard way yesterday we are bound to make mistakes. This project is most of our first building and construction experience. The building level is amateur for most of us and mistakes are bound to happen. The real key for Studio V is to learn from the setbacks and keep moving [...]

Picture Perfect Framing

on March 27, 2014March 27, 2014 By pmosherclemson 1 Comment

Thanks to our teacher's help with the framing details for the chassis (and by help I mean complete overhaul of the original documents) we have completed the framing for all walls in the Crop Stop. After all the walls were standing, wouldn't you know that they all fit together! Usually when I make things by [...]

Paint and Flooring

on March 14, 2014March 14, 2014 By nicholascaro

Today Studio V is finishing up the final welds to reinforce the chassis and starting to paint and frame the flooring of The CropStop. Welding has been a blast to learn and the chassis is going to look brand new after the fresh matted paint job. Nothing has stopped Studio V as most of the [...]