Sanding, I had gotten cutting done fairly quickly compared to most people.

So, I had plenty

of time to sand. Sanding was the key part in my project. It gave me the extra
Sanding smooth finish, rounded edges and a sleek design that flows nicely. On the points
on my handle and my top, there were all curved down to give it a cleaner look. Two
and Even rounded edges would meet at this point, which caused it to be more rounded
down. I had to sand out my mistakes from using the rasp. It fixed the problem fairly
More well and still had a nice look to it. Sanding down the face of the handle and top
also helped as it made the piece thinner, as it was chipped on the front at the edge.
Sanding I also had to go back and sand the points of my top multiple times because it would
end up chipping itself because it had too much force.
Making and Putting
in the Dowel
In reality, Mr. Spiers had made the point
on the dowel for me and also glued it into
my top. But, I had helped a couple of my
friends on how to put in the dowel. Many
of them were not aligning the top of their
dowel, with the top of their spinner. So I
helped them fix that. One was also having
a hard time figuring out how to put the
dowel in. I helped him with that. Even
though Mr. Spiers did it for me, I believe I
could have done it just the same.
Drilling the Hole
For the String
First time around, I had filed the dowel
too much. Also, the first time I drilled the
hole. The dowel had splintered and
broke in half. The file could have been a
contribulting factor. So, I had to glue it
back together. Fortunately, it was the
end of the class, so I did not waste time
by having nothing to do. Next class, the
glue had dried and I filed way less and
did not end up breaking the dowel. I had
drilled the hole at another spot to
minimize it breaking again, and it ended
up working.
Burning the String
Burning the string was not just difficult, bit painful too. I
had problems with getting the right temperature (I didn’t
want to burn my hand, I still ended up doing that plenty of
times, or it being too cold to handle) and not burning it too
much because that would make the string too rigid at the
ends. I also had to burn the string multiple times because
when I would launch the top, it would end up ripping. This
made me lose a lot of string. But, in the end, after trial and
error, and burning alot of my string off, I managed to get
the perfect burn amount which didn’t rip or too thick on
the ends.
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