Pencil Car

We were tasked to create a construction kit for an everyday thing. I chose rounded number 2 pencils. I designed and created 5 different connectors with OnShape and 3D printers. I cut the pencils at different lengths in order to create more structures. I chose to create a car because I always loved things that could role and it was one of the easier ideas I had considering the time frame. The designing process was fun but challenging. I found it really hard to keep up with my timeline because the I had issues with the 3D printers. Once I finally was able to print out the parts I had to make adjustments to it because most of the time it did not fit. Overall, it was a great experience for me to be able to think of something to build and actually create it. I was able to learn how to use a 3D printer for the first time and can use it decently most of the time. In the future I would recommend more time to print because I learned that 3D printers aren't perfect. All in all, this project was