{"id":15,"date":"2018-08-09T14:15:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T14:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/?p=15"},"modified":"2018-08-15T13:38:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T13:38:45","slug":"march-9-2017-thursday-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/2018\/08\/09\/march-9-2017-thursday-week-5\/","title":{"rendered":"March 9, 2017 (Thursday, Week 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Agenda:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"picture-component\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\">Updates on shop progress<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Readings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Two MAE seniors will join us in the lab for additional assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Instead of asking what to do next, ask &#8216;How about I do this next? \u00a0Take ownership. \u00a0Don&#8217;t be afraid to make things worse!\u00a0Nothing is irreconcilable. Also, find problems early before we are ready to put the cycle back together.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><em>Bottom End:<\/em>\u00a0looked at Kinex model, added neutral gear; Sanded and polished engine cover<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Clutch:<\/em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span>Cleaned; Catalogued bins; Began forming oil lines; Need to learn about dry sump concept<\/li>\n<li><em>Electrical:<\/em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0Made a circuit to look at sparks; Worked on lighting switch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Fasteners<\/em><span class=\"s1\">:\u00a0<\/span>Finished the carb; put it on the blue motorcycle; Leaked gas so began fixing &#8211; to continue next class<\/li>\n<li><em>Forks:<\/em>\u00a0Work continues; Categorized parts<\/li>\n<li><em>Frame:<\/em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0Primed struts, dried them, may need to be sanded because paint dripped; Plugged holes for powder coater; Will look into having all the parts needed for the tank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Top End:<\/em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0Bored barrel with Gleen on lathe; Honed the barrel (a really fine sanding to eliminate any roughness in the barrel)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>Wheels:<\/em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0Continued cleaning with chrome polish; Began cleaning spokes &#8211; very dirty, so ordered new spokes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Readings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Chapter 12<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No motorcycle references<\/li>\n<li>Today there are more specialists than generalists in career fields<\/li>\n<li>DeWeese is a romantic, but although he doesn&#8217;t understand science and technology, he appreciates it<\/li>\n<li>Aesthetic pleasure of well done cabins &#8211; connects the classical to the romantic<\/li>\n<li>Journey to Korea vs India &#8211; in Korea, finds enlightenment without looking for it; in India, finds nothing while pursuing it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shop Class as Soulcraft, pages 72-92<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Motorcycle References:\n<ul>\n<li>Intake manifold must be match-ported to be smooth for best flow and minimal turbulence<\/li>\n<li>Transaxle &#8211; combo of tranmission, differential, and axle<\/li>\n<li>Nitrided crank journals &#8211; pin in the flywheel &#8211; to limit wear, can be nitrided which makes them very hard, thus strong, and shiny<\/li>\n<li>Greasing ball bearings &#8211; smushes Vaseline-like grease into the bearings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Content:\n<ul>\n<li>In education, is streamlining a loss or a gain?<\/li>\n<li>Some kids may be forced to take the likes of shop class without wanting to, but others may miss it when it is not required.<\/li>\n<li>Shop class vs. math class = infinite options vs. one or two right answers<\/li>\n<li>Even shop class doesn&#8217;t allow much creativity &#8211; must make the product the teacher assigns<\/li>\n<li>Basic skills are important.<\/li>\n<li>Standardized tests require fitting in and matching yourself to them. \u00a0Finding a career is the reverse. Find a career that matches you best, rather than trying to match yourself to a career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agenda: Updates on shop progress Readings Updates Two MAE seniors will join us in the lab for additional assistance. Instead of asking what to do next, ask &#8216;How about I do this next? \u00a0Take ownership. \u00a0Don&#8217;t be afraid to make things worse!\u00a0Nothing is irreconcilable. Also, find problems early before we are ready to put the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/2018\/08\/09\/march-9-2017-thursday-week-5\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;March 9, 2017 (Thursday, Week 5)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/58-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}