Week 14

Moulding and Casting

Contents

My FabAcademy 2026 Schedule
Week 11
FABACADEMY
Recitation
FabLab
Global Open Time
Assignment
IM 70.3 Training
Work
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FABACADEMY
Recitation
FabLab
Global Open Time
Assignment
Training
Work
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Starting Point

Text

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 toolpath, and use it to cast parts..

Original code files for this documentation

Files for download

Moulding and Casting for my final project

Week questions/tasks

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Group assignment 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
Done
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Individual assignment: 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
Done

Final reflection

Credits

I would like to thank the instructors Nuria ↗️, Pablo ↗️, and Adrián ↗️ for their guidance and support throughout this assignment.
Also thanks to Javier ↗️ (FabLab Ponferrada Manager) for facilitating our access to the fablab and lend us material.

And to my wife, for her help in recording the videos.

All texts were written in Spanish and translated into English using Google Translate.