Criterion C:

Strand 1: Product Plan

Date Activity/Step Resources Quality Control Duration

(Lesso Required (minutes)
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10th Step 1: Download all 8 dxf Pieces:

- Ensure that the pieces Step 1: 3

of May documents of the 8 pieces of the - Base (x1)

of the inside
product from Onshape. Send them - Longer side separators and the Step 2: 15

to a professional to start the laser piece

front are all aligned
cutting process.
- Shorter side from the bottom and Step 3: 5

piece (x1)
their connectable sides
Step 2: Use a sandpaper and start - Covering lid are having tted and Step 4: 4

sliding it across the paces and (x1)

suitable measurements
remove dust o the wooden pieces.
- Front piece (x1)
and size to be in the Step 5: 5
- Back piece (x1)
front and back pieces’
Step 3: After receiving all 8 pieces, - Interior dividers slots.

lie the front piece on the clear desk (x 2)

- Before downloading
where the longest portion of the - Onshape
from Onshape, make
piece (building) is on the left and the - Laser Cutter
sure the thickness the
shorter on the right. Connect the - Pencil
pieces is 6mm.

inside separating pieces’s nger - Empty Desk

- Makes sure to
joints into the mortise and tenon - Sandpaper
di erentiate the front
joints that are in between the and back pieces, by
buildings in the front piece.
recognizing that the
back piece does not
Step 4: Cover the inside separators have the ‘windows’
from the sides and the sides of the holes in then like the
holed front piece by connecting the front one does.

nger joints of the side pieces to the - Make sure when

front piece’s slots from a top connecting the side
viewpoint.
pieces to the front
pieces on step 3, the
Step 5: Add the back piece (the one shorter side piece is
that has the same shape as the front connected to the right
piece—but without the windows), side and the longer
and connect it to the side pieces side piece is
from on top, and connect it to the connected to the left
middle separating pieces to the side of the front piece.

mortise and tenon joints on the back - Check if the back

piece. piece cornering points
are paralleled and
aligned to the front
piece after connecting.
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(Lesso Required (minutes)
n)

15th Step 1: Detach the attachment piece - Empty Desk

- When putting glue, Step 1: 10

of May on top, and use the white glue and - Paint Brush (x2 make sure to not add
the paint brush to make sure they thinner and the excessively, just add a Step 2:
remain intact at all times. Put some other is thicker little on the edges of 10-15

glue on the edges of the front and and larger)

the sides.

back pieces’ sides neatly from the - Polyvinyl - Make sure to hold the Step 3: 2

right and left, as well as the sides’s acetate (White base piece after
edges of the side pieces (both glue)
sticking it to the Step 4: 10

shorter and longer).

- Black paint
bottom part of the
- Green paint
attachment pieces for Step 5:
Step 2: Bring the base piece which is - Ruler around 5 minute to 15-22

the rectangle-shaped piece of wood prevent disconnection.

and place it on the desk. Get the - And if after 5 minutes

white glue with a paint brush once then letting go, then it
again, did the paint brush into the still haven’t connected,
glue and start sweeping the brush then add glue to the
and putting the glue on tot he edges of the base
bottom part of the attachment piece from the inside
pieces. Stick the base to the glued when attached to the
bottom parts and hold the base other top pieces.

there.
- When doing Step 4,
make sure when
Step 3: Test the the covering lid for writing the letter, it is in
the compartment in the middle and the middle top of each
insert it on top of it, make sure the building with 6.1mm
longer side of the covering lid is from the tip of the
facing towards you along with the building and 6.2mm
front piece and use it to lift the lid o away from the
the compartment for testing.
windows. And to make
sure the letters are
Step 4: Bring a cleaned paint brush straightly and neatly
and black paint and a pencil. On the written, especially
front piece, especially the longer letters ‘H’ and ‘B’ use a
building to the left, write the letter ‘H’ ruler to write them.

neatly and in the middle, on top the - When using the same
full pistol circle window. Write the brush for two colors of
letter ‘G’ on top of the square paint, make sure to
window in the middle building. Use clean it by washing
the pencil as well and write ‘B’ on and drying it with a
top of the relative average sized tissue before changing
building to the right on the front the color. 

piece on top of the rectangle

window.

Step 5: Use the thinner and smaller

paint brush and dip it into the black
paint and start tracing the pencil’s
writing of the letters on top of each
part of the from piece. Use a ruler to
trace through the letter ‘H’ and ‘B’
and carefully trace the letter G’ in the
middle.
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(Lesso Required (minutes)
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18th Step 1: Get black paint and a small - Empty Desk

- Ensure that the Step 1: 12

of May thin brush, and dip the brush into the - Paint Brush
thickness of the each
paint, put some paint tracing the - Green Paint
piece of the products Step 2: 6

edges of each of the pieces of the - Black paint

is 5.9mm except for
product to make sure they are fully - Ruler
the base, the base’s Step 3:
polished in the color black, and will be 6mm.
13-18

making it distinctive edge color. - Make sure they are 7

When drawing the lines of the letter documents, and that Step 4:
and tracing over it with black paint, the le is dxf.
4-6
ensure to use a ruler to make sure it - Rename each of the
is sprucely and accurately covering les ensuring that the
the edges straightly.
names includes
names, type of peace
Step 2: Use the black paint once and what side it is
again and paint the edges of the located when pieces
windows of the front piece, the assembled.

windows of the middle part, the left - When implementing

and right ones.
Step 2, ensure that you
are not excessively
Step 3: Once again, use the black adding black paint, just
paint and put some tracing the ensure that the
edges of each of the three arched thickness of tracing
openings at the bottom of the front each of the windows
piece, the thickness should be with the paint is 2mm.

around 4.3mm.
- Ensure that the paint
brush is completely
Step 4: Use the thicker paint brush clean and does not
and dip into a green paint and start have any other color
painting the top of the covering lid stains on it.
completely. Let it and the other
pieces dry. After, place the covering
lid on top of the compartment in the
middle (on top of the shortest
building).
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Strand 2: Technical Skills

Strand 3: Product

 Strand 4: Changes Made

1. Canceling The Rooftop Idea:

 I have withdrawn the idea of adding small structured rooftops on top
of the right and left compartments for the average and tallest building
of the product, which I have planned to manufacture in its pieces (x4) in
Criteria B. I have done this due to how complicated it was to design on
the software Onshape, as this portion of the product requires lots of
attention to detail, and good perception to determine the exact value
measurement. I have also realized how useless it is to include the
rooftops to cover the compartments, as it would add unnecessary
weight and complexity to the product.

Sure, it protects tea bags from heat, humidity, and other

conditional factors, but there is a big gap on the side of one
of the compartments (the tallest building to the left), so the
rooftop is purposeless. Even if I only added a rooftop to the
shorter building, it would only show inconsistency because
not every compartment of the product has one. Therefore, I
made the change, suggesting that I remove both of the
rooftops completely from the design to maintain uniformity
and coherence in the product's overall appearance. And even
so, I had to focus on improving the overall functionality and
e ciency of the compartments.

I have added a covering lid (which has the

same concept as the rooftop but because the
compartments were structured di erently, the
covering rooftops/Lids should be structured
di erently as well) even though it shows
inconsistency because the covering lid is not
present in all compartments, and I wanted the
product to serve its purpose in some way, so
the only option I had was to add a rectangular
nger joint from either side (front and back). 

2. Painting Covering Lid Green:

After testing and making sure that the tiger joints of the
covering lid are in the middle t on top of the shortcut
compartment, I decided to paint the part of it
completely light green, and this was not planned
initially. This might contribute to the inconsistency of
the product, but the reason why I made this change is
that I wanted to add a unique touch to the design and
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 make it stand out. Additionally, I considered
making a piece match the color of the leaf
that is on top of the middle compartment's
arched opening,  to create a cohesive and
natural look. This added feature not only
enhances the aesthetic appeal of the
product but also re ects my product's
commitment to protecting the tea bags,
sustainability, and eco-friendliness by
incorporating natural elements into the
design. 

3. The Placement of The Leaf’s Drawing and Limiting it to One Only:

There was supposed to be a left-right under the tip of the

top part of each of the compartment buildings (according
to the Design Ideas fro Criteria B, to represent a leaf, but I
decided to limit it to just one leaf drawing to avoid
overcrowding and maintain a clean look, there also was
barely any space on top of the letters to add a leaf (not to
mention how the product turned out to be a little smaller
than I expected after laser cutting).

However, I  also decided to still give the product a

natural element to it, therefore I added a small leaf right
above the arched opening of the shortest compartment
in the middle. This added a touch of uniqueness to the
product and made it stand out.
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