{"id":45,"date":"2018-08-14T16:18:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T16:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/?p=45"},"modified":"2018-08-15T13:37:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T13:37:23","slug":"march-1st-ali-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/2018\/08\/14\/march-1st-ali-w\/","title":{"rendered":"March 1st &#8211; Ali W."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Report on Shop Class last week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Wheels\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; cleaning spokes and polishing; possibly re-chroming next class<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Fasteners<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Sorting nuts and bolts; Use \u201ccad software\u201d to make gaskets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Fork\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; ground out the \u201chigh spot\u201d; put fork back together (last owner used the wrong fastener, damaged the part as a result); used a tap-wrench (internal threads) and a dye for cleaning out (external threads)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Frame<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; finished sand-blasting; looked for cracks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Electrical<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; collected parts for powder-coating; hooked up the stater (three pairs of coils associated with it &#8211; each pair generates a voltage as a function of time; 1. ignition set, 2. winding for lights, 3. winding for the horn &#8211; different number of turns of wire) to the test-stand, hooked up to a drill motor, which was hooked up to a power supply (battery) to spin the stater and measure how well it was working<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Clutch &amp; Transmission<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; learned how the transmission system works together with all parts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Bottom end<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; cleaning day; split the case of the engine and spent time cleaning case and oil reservoir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Top end\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; spent time cutting valve seats (three different angles to be cut due to the fact that our motorcycle has a racing engine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Chapter 4 of Shop Class as Soulcraft (SCAS)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>1st section (Pg. 72 &#8211; Pg. 89)\u00a0Leader &#8211; Diego<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MotorCycle References:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Ball bearings\u00a0&#8211; \u201c . . . how to pack a wheel bearing . . . the grease comes oozing up through the ball bearings, between the inner and outer races.\u201d (77)<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Trouble-shooting &#8211;\u00a0\u201c . . . \u2018drivability\u2019 problems (sputtering, flat spots, hesitation) . . .\u201d (78)<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Shocks &amp; compression &#8211;\u00a0\u201c. . . I installed gas shocks . . . car had developed low compression in one cylinder. . .\u201d (83)<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Nitrided &#8211;\u00a0\u201c . . . have your journals nitrided . . .\u201d (86)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(coating to not wear journals as much)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Match-porting &#8211;\u00a0\u201c . . . under his supervision, I match-ported the intake manifold\u201d (87)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(align intake of manifold for smoother line-up)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Storyline:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Theme: Need to identify with work; have passion in what you do<\/li>\n<li>String Theory &#8211; \u201c \u2018Did you know that you can always untie a shoelace just by pulling on one end, even it\u2019s in a knot?\u2019\u201d (79)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Theory from practice (two different ways of thinking)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Different types of people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Diamond cutter vs. Dog Trainer (attentive vs. assertive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Different people are suited for different professions (different mindsets)<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>2nd section (Pg. 90 &#8211; Pg. 102) Leader &#8211; Vidur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Motorcycle References:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Valve Springs &amp; Spring Compressions &#8211;\u00a0\u201cUsing a vernier caliper to measure the spring compression . . .\u201d (93)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>If springs aren\u2019t strong enough, lose power<\/li>\n<li>If springs too strong, rockers will cause the end of the valves to \u201cmushroom\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Tappets &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0brings in\u00a0Zen &amp; the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u00a0on page 96<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Storyline:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Personal knowledge in chosen profession<\/li>\n<li>\u201c But the mere fact they [mechanics] stand ready to fix things, as a class they are an affront to throw away to society. Just as important, the kind of thinking they do, if they are good, offers a counterweight to the culture of narcissism\u201d (102)<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Homework:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chapters 9 &amp; 10 of\u00a0Zen &amp; the Art of Motorcycle Design<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to enter \u201cEdit\u201d mode on website:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter this url:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www-dept-edit.princeton.edu\/ssp\/\">http:\/\/www-dept-edit.princeton.edu\/ssp\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and scroll to bottom of the page to click \u201cEnter Edit Mode\u201d (in red), then use your netid and password to log in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report on Shop Class last week: Wheels\u00a0&#8211; cleaning spokes and polishing; possibly re-chroming next class Fasteners\u00a0&#8211; Sorting nuts and bolts; Use \u201ccad software\u201d to make gaskets Fork\u00a0&#8211; ground out the \u201chigh spot\u201d; put fork back together (last owner used the wrong fastener, damaged the part as a result); used a tap-wrench (internal threads) and a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/2018\/08\/14\/march-1st-ali-w\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;March 1st &#8211; Ali W.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/65-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}