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.: week 11.composites and joining :.
Visual ornaments for electric cello
Milling molds on the ShopBot:
![Composites and Joining](images/shopbot_mold.jpg)
Finished molds:
![Composites and Joining](images/molds_done.jpg)
A single mold:
![Composites and Joining](images/mold_single.jpg)
Setup for casting:
![Composites and Joining](images/molds_setup.jpg)
Material poured:
![Composites and Joining](images/molds_setting.jpg)
A plastic cast (after sanding):
![Composites and Joining](images/plastic_cast.jpg)
A rubber cast (before trimming):
![Composites and Joining](images/rubber_cast.jpg)
A test composite with stretchy black fabric and SmoothCast 326 + black pigment:
![Composites and Joining](images/test_composite.jpg)
Fabric sewn onto complex curved part:
![Composites and Joining](images/fabric_contour.jpg)
A bunch of them:
![Composites and Joining](images/fabric_sewn.jpg)
Super big thanks to Natalie for teaching me how to sew. How domestic I am!
All of my pieces after compositing. I should have hung the pieces so one of the edges didn't flatten out. This poor foresight led to slightly uglier parts and a whole-lotta sanding.
![Composites and Joining](images/composites_done.jpg)
Epoxy setup for attaching composites to wood:
![Composites and Joining](images/epoxy_setup.jpg)
Composites on the cello body:
![Composites and Joining](images/composites_on_cello.jpg)