COMPOSITES

---- MORE APTLY NAMED STRING ART!

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FOR THE COMPOSITES EXERCISE, I WANTED TO EXPLORE USING MY OWN "WOVEN" PATTERN AS A POINT OF DEPARTURE RATHER THAN USING THE BURLAP. "NET FORMS" IN COMPOSITE SPEAK ARE INFUSING MEDIUMS WHICH ARE ANISOTROPIC, THEY EXHIBIT A GRAIN, OFTEN RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES IN AN OBJECT.

 

IM NOT TRYING TO MAKE AERONAUTICAL GRADE COMPOSITES HERE. I CHOSE A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, BY PLAYING WITH THE IDEA OF CASTING MANY COLORED FILAMENTS INTO A NETWORK OF CHANNELS FOR RESIN TO PASS THROUGH.

 

HERE IS A BAD RENDERING OF AN IDEAL OUTCOME. BY PLACING MANY MANY THREADS THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE GROOVES MILLED INTO THE MODEL BELOW, THEY ACT AS A DIRECTIONAL REIBAR TO RETAIN THE CASTING MATERIAL..

BY PLACING THE THREADED MOLD WITH RESIN POURED INTO THE FURROWS IN A VACUUM BAG, I AIM TO LEAVE MATERIAL ONLY IN THE PLACES FILLED WITH THREAD, LEAVING THE REST AS HOLES. NOT THE MOST FUNCTIONAL PIECE.

 

 

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL WENT SOUTH! IF YOUR RESIN IS A 2-PART MIXTURE, BE SURE TO MIX IN BOTH PARTS. I FAILED TO ADD THE HARDENER, LEAVING THE FIRST COATING OF RESIN TO THE MOLD A STICKY MESS THAT WILL NEVER DRY.

 

THAT WAS 11 HOURS DOWN THE DRAIN. IT'S OK. I MILLED ANOTHER MOLD AND WILL TRY A SECOND TIME THIS WEEKEND.

CAN'T WAIT TO STORE GRAPEFRUITS IN THIS WEIRD BOWL!!!