Moulding and Casting
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Group assignment
- Review the safety data sheets for each of your molding and casting materials
- Make and compare test casts with each of them
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Individual assignment
- Design a 3D mould around the stock and tooling that you'll be using, mill it (rough cut + (at least) three-axis finish cut), and use it to cast parts.
Learning outcomes
- Design appropriate objects within the limitations of 3 axis machining
- Demonstrate workflows used in mould design, construction and casting
Have you?
- Linked to the group assignment page
- 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 mould and created your rough and finish toolpaths for machining, including machine settings
- Shown how you made your mould and cast the parts
- Described problems and how you fixed them
- Included your design files and ‘hero shot’ of the mould and the final object