Week Outline

  1. Wednesday: Global Class on Molding and Casting.
  2. Thursday: Local Class on Molding and Casting.
  3. Wednesday:

Global Class

Local Classes

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Assignments

1. As a group, review the safety data sheets for each of your molding and casting materials, then make and compare test casts with each of them.

The documentation of the work we did can be found here.

2. As a group, compare mold making processes

The documentation of the work we did can be found here.

3. Design a mold around the process you'll be using, produce it with a smooth surface finish that does not show the production process toolpath, and use it to cast parts.

Design

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Mold Production

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Castings