Week 8 20% Project

  During week 8 of my 20% project I was working on how to make our presentation much better for my 20 % project that is due the beginning of June.  Everything is going good so far with the project, however I am still indecisive on what kind of glue we should use to keep the metal cleat to the shoe.  I would not want the bottom part of the shoe to be falling apart while the person is using them.  My teacher helped me and told me that if the bottom part of the shoe were to come off then before hand we give them instruction in how to fit it, and maybe give them a little bottle of glue I used for the shoe.  I hope it works out and the bottom part never falls off so the person we gave the shoe to so he can tell more people about it so my partner and I can make for baseball players all around.

Week 7 20% Project

  During week seven of my 20% project I did more research for my project.  The main thing that I   have been concerned about is what to use to keep the bottom part of the cleat attached to the shoe.  I just planned to go to the local hardware store and ask one of the employees what they recommend to use,  but before I do that I went on Google to see if anyone recommended a strong glue that I can use for my project.  The best thing that i have found so far is this type of industrialize glue.  It's called Gorilla Glue.  I then searched Gorilla glue up to get more information on it and I saw good reviews on it.  However I don't know if it will be strong enough to hold the bottom part of the cleat to the shoe, but I can't find anything else to use so that is what I am going to use for my project.

Week 6 20% Project

        During week 6 of my 20% Project I had started working on the presentation that we will have to present to the class.  This presentation is going to show the progress in what I have done so far with this project.  The furthest I have gotten with my project so far is getting the pair of the shoes and the pair of cleats I need for this project.  I am still having trouble finding certain tools to separate the bottom part of the cleat.  I'm also having trouble with finding certain of glue or something strong that will hold the bottom part of the cleat. I am also having trouble with finding a certain type of glue or something strong that will hold the bottom part of the cleat to the shoe. Once i find out what tools will work then I will be able to connect the two shoes together to make a comfortable wearing pair of cleats. Then the winner of my raffle will have the chance to test them out. If he likes them then it will be a success and I will consider making more.

Week 5 20% Project

    During week 5 of my 20% project I have been doing  a lot of researching if other people are trying to also make a shoe into a cleat just like what I am doing.   I found cleats on google that are similar to what we are trying to create as well.  I have been trying to find different tools to disconnect the bottom part of the cleat.  I think I'm just going to go to a local hardware store and just see what I can find there  that could help me out.  Another problem I am having  is trying to find a strong enough glue that will be able to hold the bottom part of the cleat to the shoe.  I might have too go to home depot to see if they have a strong glue.  I really need to focus on putting the bottom part of cleat onto  the shoe because if I mess up then I will need to start over, it is very important that I find the correct materials to make this a success.

Week 3 20% Project

         For my third week of my 20% Project we are trying to find a cleat that is affordable and strong spikes.  It doesn't really matter what type of baseball cleat because we are going to be taking off the bottom half of the cleat.  During this week I went to a local sporting goods and bought a pair of Nike cleats.  I have been looking for tools that will be able to take off the cleat without damaging it. I have also been looking up certain things to try to connect the two together, because the last thing I want is the bottom part of the shoe to be falling apart when someone is them while they are playing.  Before I connect the two shoes together we have to actually measure the width because we don't want the plastic of the metal to be overlapping the shoe. I think I'm actually making great progress on my 20% Project. 

Week 2 20% project

          During the second week of the 20% project I did a raffle for our baseball team at school to see who would win the pair of cleats were making. In the picture that is on the side, it shows that Jake Wilkerson has a smile on his face because he is the one who won the pair of cleats. This week, the person who I am working with on the project is going to buy the cleats so that we can take the bottom part of the cleat and try to figure out how we are going to connect to the shoe. This week I also found the tools that Im going to use to separate the bottom part of the shoe from the top part of the shoe. I think that I am making great progress with the project. I didn't think I was going to get the shoes this early in the project. However, I still need a plan on how I can connect the two shoes together.

Week 1 20% Project

During my first week of the 20% project I got the proposal done and asked my coach of I was able to raffle off the shoe.  I asked my teammates about my 20% Project and they were excited to win the raffle.  I told them that I will be doing the raffle sometime next week.  If one of the players wins we are going to buy a shoe or if they don't want me to buy a pair shoes for them, and they want to give us one of their own that's fine. And good luck to the winner.