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: