High School Electric Car Conversion... on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/7MQS_ewzHNc

The MHS electric car project of 2009 lives on!!!

Recently, the Verona (NJ) Environmental Commission got in touch with me. They invited me to display the electric car we build at MHS, at their Green Fair this past Saturday. This was an honor and a surprise for me. I love any opportunity to show the work of our students.

Question: Who went with you?

Ron: On the left of the photo, next to the car, is Mark Balzarette, an adjunct professor Bergen Community College.  Mark spent time upgraded one of the battery hold downs.  In the middle is Kassem, a former student from Memorial HS in West New York, NJ.  On the end is me, Ron Grosinger.

Apple Iphone Charger... by my student Julio Bello

In my "Engineering Drawing" class I use Solidworks CAD to introduce product design.  One of the assignments I give, is to measure and recreate a product.  It must have less that 5 parts and at least one moving part.  Electronics are usual not a good pick as they have so many internal parts... but in some cases, if a student stays on the outside, then there are very few parts.  In this blog post you will see how one of my students handled replicating an Apple product.

Q: So, Julio, how many parts of the charger did you make?

A: Technically i made three,but each part took several different commands and shapes to make. If I didnt have such a good understanding of solidworks it would have been difficult, but I'm no master, I could always do beter and learn more.

Check it out the full blog post at...

http://tomasbelloengineering.blogspot.com/2015/03/real-object-in-solidworks.html

Welding can be the lighting of a fire!

“EDUCATION IS NOT THE FILLING OF A PAIL, BUT THE LIGHTING OF A FIRE.”

– WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

I say would add that once the fire is lit... gathering their own fuel is key to self sufficiency. Making and publishing student blogs is part of the steps towards connecting with supportive people.

One person I have in mind who has been an inspiration to young girls learning to weld is Jessi Combs.

Quick story on how Jessi helped my student be a better welder. When I introduced my student Xitlaly to welding, I gave her the gloves all the guys in the class use. These did not fit her. The fingers drooped over, which looked like clown clothes. She could not feel the trigger on the MIG torch. As you may know, welding comfort and position is linked to accuracy and safety. I stopped right there to think... there must be a better way.

I knew that there were popular female welders... So maybe they could offer me a solution. I looked up Jessi Combs. Turns out Jessi has a line of welding gloves specific to women's hand sizes. This was a no brainer. I bought 3 sizes online. When they arrived I brought them in to school for Xitlaly to try. She found a perfect match and got straight into laying her first beads. Check out this photo from her first day!!!

I don't know if this is the result of my teaching or the talent of my student...  in this case I think its the student.  Thank you Jessi Combs for enabling young girls to weld.  And thank you to my student Xitlaly for trying a new tool in the workshop.  Read and see more of Xitaly's welding on her blog post.  http://exqueda.blogspot.com/2015/04/welding.html

From real object, to Solid CAD model... by my Student, Kelly Coca

Can a toy Gyro, balancing on a finger, inspire a student to pursue an engineering career?

While learning the tools of engineering, my student Kelly Coca, imported a Gyro into the Solidworks CAD program.  Read her blog post as she answers questions on how she imported the measurements...

http://kellycocaengineering.blogspot.com/2015/03/gyroscope-imported-into-solidworks.html

Rebuilding a Bicycle Freelwheel and Axle Bearings... by my student Elijas Daza

Rebuilding a Bicycle Freelwheel and Axle Bearings...  by my student Elijas Daza

Lets go straight to his blog post!!!

http://elisengineering.blogspot.com/2015/04/how-to-rebuild-your-freewheel-bearings.html

What is Civil Engineering? Writting by my student, Mark Serrano

What is Civil Engineering career?  My student Mark Serrano starts his journey.


Photo Credit: New York State Thruway Authority

Check out Mark's blog post. Maybe you can help him on his journey to a Civil Engineering Career.http://markserranoengineering.blogspot.com/

#civilengineering #newnybridge

Solidworks CAD Modeling... by my student Joseph Piekut

From real object, to Solid CAD model...  Read the story about how he did this on his blog...
http://jpiekutengineering.blogspot.com/

Welding Cart... customized by Memorial HS student, Eli Daza

In my shop class, Eli Daza, took on this project of assembling a Welding Cart.  To kick it up a notch...  he added custom paint stripes after assembling it.  Check it out!  http://elisengineering.blogspot.com/2014/10/welding-cart-assembly-and-custom.html

Alternative Fuel Engineering: Part 1 The Intro

I plan to build a bicycle this school year in my Alternative Fuel class.  2013-2014  There are many steps in the process.  Step one I introduced my class to design and fabrication by fixing the school chairs/stools.  I felt this was a good starting point.  To expand on this story, I interviewed my student Jonathan on his blog.  Here is the link.

http://alexandervillamar00.blogspot.com/2014/03/alternative-fuel-engineering-part-1.html

Its not all engineering, we do some writting too!

My student Alex, did some writting on his blog.  He expressed his thoughts on the importance of publishing a blog as it give a person a voice.  Here is a link if you would like to read it.  I enjoyed his writting so much, I did a drawing for him to add to his blog post.

http://ahilsamer.blogspot.com/

The power to melt metal!

My students are learning welding for a class project.  This is just a sneek peek...

More info at:

http://diegosengineering.blogspot.com/2014/02/mig-welding.html

Mr.G's Alumni: Yaset Evo at the Math Museum in NYC!

Yaset Evo, is an Alumni of my Soldworks (CAD) class. He is a current NJIT student and a volunteer at the The Museum of Mathematics.  Here is his blog.

http://yasetevo.blogspot.com/2013/09/volunteering-at-museum-of-mathematics.html

Mr.G's Alumni: Erick Rosenblatt's VW Repair

Here is another student portfolio.  Erick Rosenblatt is an Alumni of my class.  He did great work.  In this porfolio he used a combination of photos, drawings, call-outs, and writting, to take the reader through the repair.  This layout was inspired by the famous VW repair writer, John Muir.

Narrowing it down to "one" problem

The assignment was to narrow down a problem to just one solution.  And...  that solution must work even when you (the student) graduate.  Here is an example of one solution from Xavier.  Check out the link at the bottom.

http://xavierz-enginework.blogspot.com/2013/12/thinking-like-engineer.html

Note!  In the Fall of 2017, I made a follow up VIDEO.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0zAysGkHz8&t=4s

Aviation Drawings

Follow this link to see Ronaldy's drawings.

http://myaviationdrawings.blogspot.com/

Mr.Cannito's Woodshop: Tree making

Next door to my autoshop, is the woodshop.  Mr.Cannito, a 40 year vetran teacher, is working to build set pieces for an upcoming school play.  

Mr.G's student work: First blog post

Today taught my students to use blogger to publish their work.  Here is a quick example:

http://antonioriosdesign.blogspot.com/

One, Two, and Three point perspective drawings

My student Falgun has published his drawings:

http://falgundoshi.blogspot.com/

Go-Kart throttle design

Hello teachers and students,

Last year in my public school class, we worked on a Go-Kart.  Not the whole Kart...  just the throttle. The assignment was to transfer a drivers foot motion pushing the "gas" pedal, to the turning motion on the throttle at the carburetor.  I did not design the solution for the students... I simply set the parameters and then stayed back.  Click "Read More" to see this project.