Students
Luke Keenan, Mark Paolini, Matthew Thom
Project Description
For our project this year, our group decided to make a popcorn machine. We are creating a popcorn machine that is similar to one you would see at a movie theatre but smaller. We have purchased a machine that will pop kernels for us to place inside of our framework. The popcorn machine will be a box that has a length and width of two feet and a height of three feet. Both the top and bottom of the machine will be made of wood, two 18″x18″ pieces. Three of the sides of the machine will also be made of wood, three 24″x18″ pieces. The final side of the machine will be a 24″x18″ piece of plexiglass with hinges. This side will act as the door of our machine, giving access to the popcorn. The interior of the machine will have the machine that pops kernels at the bottom. On top of the machine, we will be using another 18″x18″ piece of wood with the shape of the top of the machine cut out of it. This piece will be placed directly on top of the machine so that only the popping kernels will be able to be seen. This piece of wood will have to be treated with a finish that will make the wood heat resistant so that is not affected by the heat from the popcorn, as well as a food safe finish so that the popcorn remains edible. On the wood sides of the machine, we would like to etch in designs. The designs will be made up of the Princeton striped “P”, the Princeton hockey lettering, and a maple leaf