Wk 5 Post

Coming into class last week, I was unaware that we would be messing around with KNEX pieces for the duration of class.  There was definitely some difficulty in comprehending the transfer from WPBD to KNEX due to the limitation of practice pieces we received on the first day.  We all began in different paths and once Izzy and I saw Gary tirelessly slaving over his bridge, we sacrificed our glorious pieces to his cause in an attempt to get a working bridge together on the first day.  We were able to transfer the Simple but Functional technique from WPBD very easily but we had a tough time getting around the limited angles of joints provided. In WPBD, the gusset plates are a very strong asset to the bridge whereas the plastic gusset plates used for KNEX are weak so using a longer part might prove more useful than more smaller parts.