Hello and welcome. Here I’m going to show you the journey of my passion project, it was a long process and I am happy to show it off here. Check-in 1 We had our first check-in after two weeks of working on the passion project. I wasn’t worried because I felt I had completed everything that was asked of me and more. I drew sketches of the 3x3 Rubik’s I am making, connected to a company called the Cubicle sadly they didn’t have the parts and designed the side piece for the cube Check-in 2
Check-in 2 was crazy I picked up all the bolts and springs for my project. And a few nights before, I really got to work on my project, I designed 3 parts for my Rubik’s cube. It was great that I had designed all the pieces, but I still knew I would have to prototype a lot. This here is my Rubik’s cube core, This is what holds most of the cube together. It was a pretty straightforward process that took me around 1 hour but it was worth it. This is my middle piece that holds the side and diagonal pieces together. It took me 2 hours and a lot of trial and error. This is my diagonal piece for my Rubik’s cube, it works well and looks pretty good. This design took much much longer because it has some weird shapes and took a lot of trial and error, in total this took around 3-4 hours. Last check-in I created the side piece so I might have completed all my 3D designs, they have been sent to the printer and I am awaiting their finish. Though I finished designing it, getting the sizes right will still take some time. During this check-in, I collected the bolts and springs for my Rubik’s cube. Check-in 3. Check-in 3 I started the paragraphs for the presentation part of the project. And continued to prototype the pieces for my cube. This check-in I finished most of the project, but I still have to get the size and shape of every piece done and ready to go because time is running out.
Check-in 4
For this check in I finished the project, I kind of rushed but I’m happy to have finished the project. One thing I could have improved on is making the corner pieces tighter so the corners don’t fall out or get out of position. I also cut the stickers and applied them to the cube.
Check-in 5
All done.
My project was to make a 3×3 Rubik’s cube.
I got the idea from Mathew when he was talking about his cube and suggested it to me.
Conclusion
In the end, I created a 3×3 Rubik’s cube from scratch and created a poster to show off information. One thing I could have improved on is designing the corners better so it stays together better and can’t fall apart. On the day of the Steam fair, many people came to my stall surprised and dumbfounded. Many people found my project complicated and exciting. I expected most people to just walk by or weren’t to interested in my project but a lot of people came to my booth and found it interesting so I would count this as a success. When I first thought of my project, my first step was to plan out what I would do. My plan was to design my pieces and print them, then I would prototype them because I knew they wouldn’t stay together. My last steps were to create a poster and add cut/ apply the stickers. In the end, I completed my steps in order and finished the cube sooner than later because some steps would take longer than others. To add onto my project I would make the corners more stable. During my presentation, I had my poster, my cube and some prototypes that didn’t meet my expectations. I think my presentation was clear and wasn’t too much information. I talked about how the pieces had to be, why there were screws and why the prototypes didn’t work. I believe that the poster wasn’t a big part of my presentation because only about 4 people actually read it.