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fandomhigh2019-03-13 05:36 am
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Shop Class; Wednesday, Third Period [03/13].
"Well, everyone," said Amaya as soon as class was ready to get started. "Hard to believe it, but there's actually not a whole lot of time left of the semester, so it's already time for us to get started on our end-of-class projects now...if we want to fit in everything I'd like you all to do. So this next one's going to be a two-parter, and another chance to crack out those mini-foundries we made earlier, before diving in to the real big project. For now, though, casting!
"We'll be melting and pouring metal like we did with the biscuit trays next week, but before then, we're going to actually make our own mold, so you'll be deciding what little metal shapes you'd like. The method we're using can use nearly anything to make a mold out of, but that's not as much fun, is it, just using whatever's already there when you can make what you want to mold into metal instead. Give you a little more creative freedom, make it a little more special.
"You should all be pretty familiar with the saws at his point, and if you'd like to give the lathe a whirl, we can go over that and get some use out of it, too, so we'll be using wood to make our models. Wood's pretty easy to work with, but if you're having trouble getting it to do what you'd like, just let me know, we'll figure it out. So take some time, think about what you'd like to cast in metal, make yourself a plan on how to construct it out of wood, and then get to it! If you'd like to use a material other than wood, like clay or something like that, feel free to do that as well, but these aren't meant to be anything too fancy or complex, just something to give us the right shape and form for our molds. In fact, too much fussy detail, and you're likely to lose a lot of it in the molding and casting process, anyway.
"Remember, too! Safety first when working with any of the equipment and it's probably not a terrible idea to work with gloves when you're handing the wood. Splinters aren't a whole lot of fun, but I do have tweezers on hand if we need 'em."
"We'll be melting and pouring metal like we did with the biscuit trays next week, but before then, we're going to actually make our own mold, so you'll be deciding what little metal shapes you'd like. The method we're using can use nearly anything to make a mold out of, but that's not as much fun, is it, just using whatever's already there when you can make what you want to mold into metal instead. Give you a little more creative freedom, make it a little more special.
"You should all be pretty familiar with the saws at his point, and if you'd like to give the lathe a whirl, we can go over that and get some use out of it, too, so we'll be using wood to make our models. Wood's pretty easy to work with, but if you're having trouble getting it to do what you'd like, just let me know, we'll figure it out. So take some time, think about what you'd like to cast in metal, make yourself a plan on how to construct it out of wood, and then get to it! If you'd like to use a material other than wood, like clay or something like that, feel free to do that as well, but these aren't meant to be anything too fancy or complex, just something to give us the right shape and form for our molds. In fact, too much fussy detail, and you're likely to lose a lot of it in the molding and casting process, anyway.
"Remember, too! Safety first when working with any of the equipment and it's probably not a terrible idea to work with gloves when you're handing the wood. Splinters aren't a whole lot of fun, but I do have tweezers on hand if we need 'em."
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