WEEK 8 Molding & Casting

Digital model:




Making the splitting plan based on the shape of the head



But the problem will occur for the body part:



The part of the body close to the cutting plan can not be milled:




An alternative solution for the splitting plan:
rotate the splitting plan in a certain degree to satisfy both the head and the body:



The final file (four positive and negative semi-spheres to posit the two molds precisely ):




OK, LET US MILL IT

the one on the left, which is the front side, is pretty blurred since the
spinning speed is too high, which caused high temperature melting the
wax.



Casting:

I made the hole pretty big so that the hole functioned for liquid rubber input and breath at the same time: