Mar
24
Week of Progress
March 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This was a very good week for the deck team. Lots of hard and quick work helped us aproach finishing the deck. We fixed the plywood lamination and made sure there were no defects. Next, we ran a router around the edge of the deck to make the plywood flush with the skirt attach strips. [...]
Mar
18
Laminating Problems
March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This week, we made an effort to laminate the foam deck with 1/8″ plywood. We placed epoxy in between the plywood and the foam and then layed the plywood on top of the foam. Then, we put the entire deck into a vacuum bag to ensure that the plywood had equal pressure on it while [...]
Mar
18
Lift duct takes shape
March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
We made alot of progress this week. The lift duct has been constructed using layers of fiberglass epoxied to take the shape of the duct. It is fairly rigid and we believe it is the best answer to our problems. On Thursday we wrapped the fiberglass duct in 2-inch foam to complete the shape. We [...]
Dec
19
Hover Blog is Online
December 19, 2006 | 2 Comments
Welcome to the Auburn High School Industrial Systems Technology Hovercraft Build Log.
The hovercraft project began in earnest today. This past weekend I addressed one of my larger concerns by creating a hot wire to cut the foam. I made the final decision to use Dow style insulation foam instead of regular white styrofoam because the [...]
