The Tray

Hi All,

You'll be working in pairs to create the Tray in today's class. Follow these steps:

1. Find a student from a different discipline, or different year in your discipline, or someone who you haven't met before.

2. Jointly determine the length and width of your tray (the tray should be orthogonal with a maximum dimension of 250mm in any axis).

3. Jointly determine the corner radius of your tray. This will be driven by the size of the dolly you can find, or make.

Note: there are a collection of steel disks/cylinders in the metal workshop that you could use as dolly's, but you might make your own out of timber. Keep in mind larger radius's are easier to form. 

4. Individually determine how far the edges turn up on your tray. Keep in mind the further the edge turns up the harder it is to form the radius's on the corners. Turn the edges up at 90 degrees from the base.

5. In your pairs, place your trays so that the open edges on each tray touch ... they should match perfectly. Use still images and video captures to demonstrate your skills.

Regards

Russell 

Making a reverse curve

Hi All,

Tomorrow we'll be making reverse curves. 

Here are four methods:

1. Using the stretcher by Lazze Metal Shaping



2. Wray Schelen using a stump to shrink the center




3. Using the English Wheel




4. Using a hammer (a air powered hammer in this case, but we can use the red planishing hammers)