The article CNN did about genius hour demonstrated that many kids throughout the U.S. love genius hour and the freedom it gives them from regular school work. A lot of students begin get fed up with all the standardized tests and school work in class that gives them no creative freedom. Genius hour is a break from all that and allows students to be different and try something they have never done before. Many teachers are also encouraging kids to remember that failure is okay, as long as they learn from that failure. This helps kids learn to think outside the box and to not be so afraid of their idea not working. I can use this lesson in my own genius hour project. Designing and building my own welder is not going to be the simplest or easiest project. There are many different factors that will affect my project and if it will be successful or not. I am not worried about failing, though. This is something I have wanted to try for a while and I am going to do my best to make it work. If it doesn’t, at least I will have tried and hopefully learned something that I can use in the future, maybe to attempt the project again.
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My plan for this genius hour project is to create a home built welder using basic parts that can be readily found in many people’s garages or at junkyards. I want to be able to help people who do not have a welder and would really like one but can not afford the purchase. The welder may not be the nicest or most efficient, but I want it to be able to make sound welds on fairly thick metal such as 3/16”. I plan on building the entire thing without incorporating any welding because others who want to build it will be doing so without a welder, most likely. I believe I will be using a small engine such as a Briggs and Stratton 5 horse and run a belt from it to a car alternator. This will produce a dc electrical current that can be run to an electrode used for welding. Different sized alternators will give produce different maximum amps. Also, varying the motor rpms will be a way to control the amps, so the welder should be adjustable. I plan on doing more research and performing tests on car alternators to figure out what else I will need, as well as researching others who have built their own welders.
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March 2017
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