The purpose of this project was meant to be an introduction to TIG welding. The criteria was to design and water jet a six identical squares meant to be welded into a cube. I chose to make a minimalistic cube with the idea of placing stickers on the sides.
This process seemed very straight forward at first however, welding made the project very difficult. Using basic CAD knowledge and my learned water jet skills I water jetted a six sides of a cube, debured, and sanded each part. Afterwards we learned and practiced TIG welding and finally welded our cubes together. This process was very difficult and a steep learning curve. I failed my original cube and practiced many times to achieve my final results.
This projects introduction to TIG welding turned this project very challenging. I had to revisit the project to fix past mistakes mainly because my original cube melted a hole when welding. This project wasn't just about completing it but mentally finding and learning new methods to improve upon. I found that the making the pieces of the cube was very straightforward. However, welding was very stressful and difficult, revisiting the project I was proud of my final results.