Fusion/ CNC Wax block / Casting / Modeling

Materials and software

  1. Fusion 360 in design, mesh, and manufacturing sections
  2. CNC mill - Create Wax Block
  3. OMOO - to create the mold
  4. stone - to create the mold

Fusion Work

  1. Found an stl model online
  2. STL models are difficult to work with because you dont get much control over the model
  3. Had to convert to mesh to work with it
  4. I had to use the mesh workspace to create a mold for the model
  5. Then I had to stitch together all the triangle parts it built to create a solid model
  6. Then I had to create a box around the model to create a mold
  7. Then I also had to split the model in half to create a two part mold
  8. Then assign cam paths to the model such as adaptive clearing and contour
  9. The tool paths you should follow the simulation to make sure it will not crash
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Splitting Mesh
f2
Cam Designs
f3
Tool Path

CNC Wax Block

  1. I had to grab a wax block to put in the CNC mill
  2. I accidentally put wrong dimensions for wax block into cam so one of my walls got wrecked
  3. Super glue the block down
  4. Put in the first bit
  5. Watch the entire process and start at low speed and listen to it First
  6. Then I had to change the bit to a smaller one to get the details
  7. Clamp a piece of arylic to get last wall
cnc1
Super Glued Block of Wax
cnc2
Acryllic Block

OOMOO Molds

  1. I had to mix the two parts of the oomoo together
  2. There are rules on how to use it but I kind of eyed
  3. I stirrred it for too long, but it was fine hopefully
  4. I had to pour it into the mold and then wait for it to dry
  5. I tested it by putting water in it and it didnt work so I had to super glue it
  6. I had to wait for it to dry and then I had to put the model in the mold
  7. m1
    Finished Mold
    m2
    Clamping Mold Down

Casting

  1. I mixed the dry stone with the water
  2. Kinda eyed it but kept it watery so it would flow into the mold better
  3. Had to cut out cone shapes from the feet cause from the helmet would have been too difficult
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Finished Casting
f2
Pirate Chief
f3
Waiting for Mold
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