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13. Molding and Casting

Schedule - Next week

interface and application programming

individual assignment:
• write an application that interfaces a user with an
input &/or output device that you made

group assignment:
• compare as many tool options as possible

Date:

  • Apr 29 (Wed)
  • Apr 30 (Thu)
  • May 1 (Fri)

Schedule - Last half semester

Apr 22: molding and casting
Apr 29: interface and application programming
May 06: system integration
May 13: wildcard week
May 20: applications and implications, project development
May 27: invention, intellectual property, and income
Jun 08-12: final project presentations

Assignment

Group Assignment

Group assignment - mechanical design

  • review the safety data sheets for each of your molding and casting materials,
    then make and compare test casts with each of them
  • compare mold making processes

Tip: Molding and Casting Materials/Tools/Machines/Designs/Safety_FA25

Materials

Machines

  • Genmitsu Cubiko
    • Work Area: 150mm x 110mm x 40mm

Individual Assignment

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 toolpath,
    and use it to cast parts
  • extra credit: use more then two mold parts