Week 12: Molding and Casting
Checklist for this week:
- ☐ Linked to the group assignment page and reflected on your individual page what you have learned
- ☐ Reviewed the safety data sheets for each of your molding and casting materials, then made and compared test casts with each of them
- ☐ Documented how you designed your 3D mold and created your rough and finish toolpaths for machining, including machine settings
- ☐ Shown how you made your mold and cast the parts
- ☐ Described problems and how you fixed them
- ☐ Described problems and how you fixed them
- ☐ Included your design files and 'hero shot' of the mold and the final object
Group Assignments
- Review the safety data sheets for each of your molding and casting materials
- Make and compare test casts with each of them
- Group Assignment Link
Individual Assignments
- Design a mold around the stock and tooling that you'll be using, mill it (rough cut +(at least) three-axis finish cut), and use it to cat parts