Carrierwave Gem cannot upload file in Rails - ruby-on-rails

Question

I have set up Carrierwave to upload pdf files to my datebase. I used my Gemfile to install after running bundle install. The problem is that when I try to create a new Object in the database, I get an error:
TypeError in BulletinsController#create
can't cast ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile to string
I believe I set everything up correctly but I would appreciate any advice that could be given. Here are my classes/models/controllers.
AttachmentUploader:
class AttachmentUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base
storage :file
def store_dir
"uploads/#{model.class.to_s.underscore}/#{mounted_as}/#{model.id}"
end
end
Bulletin Model:
class Bulletin < ActiveRecord::Base
mount_uploader :attachment, AttachmentUploader
end
Bulletins Controller:
class BulletinsController < ApplicationController
before_action :set_bulletin, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
# GET /bulletins
# GET /bulletins.json
def index
#bulletins = Bulletin.all
end
# GET /bulletins/1
# GET /bulletins/1.json
def show
end
# GET /bulletins/new
def new
#bulletin = Bulletin.new
end
# GET /bulletins/1/edit
def edit
end
# POST /bulletins
# POST /bulletins.json
def create
#bulletin = Bulletin.new(bulletin_params)
respond_to do |format|
if #bulletin.save
format.html { redirect_to #bulletin, notice: 'Bulletin was successfully created.' }
format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: #bulletin }
else
format.html { render :new }
format.json { render json: #bulletin.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
# PATCH/PUT /bulletins/1
# PATCH/PUT /bulletins/1.json
def update
respond_to do |format|
if #bulletin.update(bulletin_params)
format.html { redirect_to #bulletin, notice: 'Bulletin was successfully updated.' }
format.json { render :show, status: :ok, location: #bulletin }
else
format.html { render :edit }
format.json { render json: #bulletin.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
# DELETE /bulletins/1
# DELETE /bulletins/1.json
def destroy
#bulletin.destroy
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to bulletins_url, notice: 'Bulletin was successfully destroyed.' }
format.json { head :no_content }
end
end
private
# Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions.
def set_bulletin
#bulletin = Bulletin.find(params[:id])
end
# Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
def bulletin_params
params.require(:bulletin).permit(:title, :text, :attachment)
end
end
And finally the bulletin new.html form:
<%= form_for #bulletin, :html => {:multipart => true} do |f| %>
<% if #bulletin.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2><%= pluralize(#bulletin.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this bulletin from being saved:</h2>
<ul>
<% #bulletin.errors.full_messages.each do |message| %>
<li><%= message %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :title %><br>
<%= f.text_field :title %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :text %><br>
<%= f.text_area :text %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :attachment %><br>
<%= f.file_field :attachment %>
</div>
<div class="actions">
<%= f.submit %>
</div>
<% end %>
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Request
Parameters:
{"utf8"=>"✓",
"authenticity_token"=>"hCh2yJkRxNKW+z2ZOIISuAWu/2gRI++noacQxDnst78=",
"bulletin"=>{"title"=>"Test",
"text"=>"Testing123",
"attachment"=>#<ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile:0xc69d9b0 #tempfile=#<Tempfile:/tmp/RackMultipart20140619-13131-17crugy>,
#original_filename="test.pdf",
#content_type="application/pdf",
#headers="Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"bulletin[attachment]\"; filename=\"test.pdf\"\r\nContent-Type: application/pdf\r\n">},
"commit"=>"Create Bulletin"