Recently, remodeling in Harford Technical Highschool has caused changes in sectioning areas of the building, removal of ceilings, and space being taken away within classrooms and tech areas. The Camm Junior class managed to find a solution to this issue in their tool room.
In the CAMM technical area, space is extremely important. There needs to be room for the tools, machinery, worktables, Stock, and a classroom. Due to the renovation, the tool room has lost space used to hold tools on the walls, tables have had to be moved to accommodate the changes. Mr. Ceroll insisted that the students should try to create something simple but beneficial that would help store the combination squares back on the walls in a new way.
After working together to draft and develop a design, the idea of using 4in x 4in square tubing with quarter inch sides to make the storage cube was created. The process of making the cube involved doing an assembly line. This was the first time the Junior CAMM students tried this manufacturing process, and it worked extremely well. After creating a prototype, and each student learning and attempting their role within the assembly line, all 11 Storage cubes were made in about 8 days.
Combination squares contain several pieces, hence the “combination” part of the name. The is the Steel Ruler, that is attached to the Center Head. The Center Head – which helps find the center of round objects – the square head – which marks/checks 90 and 45-degree angles – and the Protractor head which lets you find specific angles on a piece. Each piece of the combination square needed a place to be stored within the 4in x 4in square tubing. The storage square manages to be both minimal and multi-resourceful, overall solving the issue of where to place the tools due to reconstruction.
“It was a great experience, I’m glad the students managed to brainstorm together and understand the speed of production in assembly Lines, along with how to find a solution to our problem with quick efficiency!” – Mr Ceroll, CAMM Teacher
“I liked how we included more engineering aspects, like the brainstorming process and the students getting to add on to the creation of the orthographic drawings instead of just following an already made example.” – Camryn Milavec
“I enjoyed being able to do an assembly line and working together. My favorite part was being able to get the cubes done consistently and smoothly, and the process being easy to understand” – Olivia Marcello
“I enjoyed it; however the hardest part was having to adjust my job in the assembly line when a cube was slightly off its measurements.” – Nicholas Olivio
