PRODUCT DESIGN storage box project
Thursday 18 April 2013
Thursday 29 November 2012
PAGE EIGHT: Finish and Quality
The storage box will be polished in order to give it a shiny
finish. This finish will make the storage box look of a high quality; if I was
not to polish the storage box then the quality of the storage box would appear
poor and customers would not buy the storage box. As the questionnaire showed
that the target market would spend £20-25 on the storage box they would not,
therefore spend this amount on a low quality storage box.
PAGE SEVEN: Size
I will store jewellery in my storage box. The dimensions include -
(All been measured when
compact)
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Smallest
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Largest
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Width (mm)
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thickness (mm)
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Width (mm)
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thickness (mm)
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Rings
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170
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90
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200
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170
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Bracelets
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100
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10
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500
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300
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Necklaces
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200
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30
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470
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170
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Therefore the material dimensions are: (All sheet Brass)
120 x 170mm
80 x 80mm
30 x 40 mm
120 x 410mm
130 x 130mm
PAGE SIX: Construction and Making
PRODUCTION
PLAN: I will be using sheet metal, tin
snips, rivets, soldering, and a scroll saw.
1 .I will
first make a cylinder 12cm tall and with a diameter of 13cm. Before the cylinder is made a rectangle will
be cut out of the (then) rectangle; measuring 6cm by 5cm. Both the rectangles will be cut out by using
the scroll saw and the fully cut rectangle will then be soldered into a
cylindrical shape. The cylinder will only have one bottom and
will also be vertically divided into two (see above for birds eye view)
2. There will be a raised platform 7cm up from
the bottom of the cylinder, on only one half of the cylinder.
3. The feet; measuring; 12cm
by 17cm
3cm
by 4 cm
6cm
by 9cm (all triangles)
8cm
by 8 cm
6cm
by 7cm
Will be attached by solder – they will be inserted into a slit
created by using the scroll saw and then soldered on the inside. The intricate wave design will be cut out by
tin snips, before they are inserted.
4. The plastic fish
will be created using CAD and then cut using the laser cutter. The will be measure from head to tail on
average 3cm.
5. They will be attached to the metal using contact adhesive.
6. The hidden compartment will have a door measuring 6cm by
5cm. It will be attached by a hinge
which is both soldered and riveted into place.
Joinery:
I will use
·
Soldering:
(soft solder) I will use soldering as it is a permanent join and the storage
box will need to withstand ‘wear and tear’.
Soft soldering is a method of joining metal parts together using a lead
based alloy. (in full scale production
the brass could be brazed)
·
Rivets:
I will use rivets (as well as soldering) to attach the compartment door as
rivets are a more permanent method of joining than nuts and bolts. They are
also cheaper and will not come undone.
Machinery:
I will use
·
Scroll
saw: I will use a scroll saw as it is the most appropriate piece of machinery
to cut sheet metal in a straight line (although in full scale production a guillotine
could be used as it is quicker, cheaper and produces a straighter line)
·
Tin
snips: I will use tin snips as this will be the most effective way to cut the
intricate design of the feet of the storage box.
PAGE FIVE: Materials and Components
I will use
sheet brass and plastic to make my storage box. However there are many other materials
that I could use. Here is a table showing the advantages and disadvantages for
both brass and silver, this table will show why I came to the decision of using
sheet brass over silver.
TOOL
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Scroll saw
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Tin snips
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solder
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File- cross cut
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Coping saw
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EASE OF USE
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Silver
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Easy
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To fragile (would bend/ break)
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As silver is an expensive material, soldering would
make the silver look cheap.
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Easy
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No, you would use a junior hack saw.
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Sheet Brass
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Easy
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Easy
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Easy
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Easy
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No, you would use a junior hack saw.
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I will use
rivets and soldering to join the storage box together as these processes are
the most effective way of joining the storage box together. I have chosen rivets
instead of nuts and bolts as rivets are a more permanent method of joinery; this
also applies to soldering.
SILVER
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SHEET BRASS
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Cost
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Too expensive (see consumer).
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Not expensive (see consumer).
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Description
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A silver, shiny metal.
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Discoloured, bronze metal.
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Consumer
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The consumer would not be able to afford a silver
box as the cost of the storage box should be around £20-25.
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Is more affordable for the £20-25 price bracket.
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Aesthetics
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It looks expensive, and it has a good quality.
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It doesn’t look as expensive as silver neither does
it have such a high quality.
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PAGE FOUR: Form, Function and Style
The storage
box will be cylindrical with triangular feet. Due to the wave design, the theme
of the storage box is nature.
The function
of the storage box is to store jewellery effectively; the dimensions of which
are-
· Rings:
Biggest- (l
x w) 40mm x 30mm
Smallest- (l
x w) 25mm x 20mm
· Bracelets
Biggest- (l
x h x w) 60mm x 60mm x 62mm
Smallest- ((compact)
l x w) 30mm x 10mm
· Necklaces
Biggest- 100mm
x 100mm
Smallest- 20mm
x 20mm
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