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Molding and Casting

Group Assignment

  • Review the safety data sheets for each of your molding and casting materials
  • Make and compare test casts with each of them
  • Compare printing vs milling molds

Individual Assignment

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

Learning Outcomes

  • Design appropriate objects within the limitations of your process
  • Demonstrate workflows used in mold design, construction and casting

Have you answered these questions?

  • 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 and created your 3D mold, including machine settings

  • Ensured your mold has smooth surface finish, that does not show the production process (by postprocessing if necessary)

  • Shown how you safely made your mold and cast the parts

  • Described problems and how you fixed them

  • Included your design files and ‘hero shot’ of the mold and the final object

Last update: April 24, 2025