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IAP 2014: Thermoforming Plastics
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This is a record of a fabrication workshop by 1st-year MIT MArch students investigating thermoforming of plastics. Over the course of the following three-weeks, we will develop and build an architectural installation to be displayed on campus during the spring semester.
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mitthermo · 11 years ago
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90 degree twist mold
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Learning to Weld/Daft Punk cover band
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mitthermo · 11 years ago
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Highlights from the past week...learn something new everyday
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re-designing our mold for new tests twisting the ABS 90 degress
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testing the twist
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welding tutorial at N51
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Some molds just can't take the pressure. (Experiments with hinge molds: need more bracing!)
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perforations!
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testing splitting of one sheet
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preparing molds!
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more tests from after day 1 presentations
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double curvature mold
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oops! over-heating the material is bad
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single curvature mold
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testing!
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1/4" Black ABS Plastic CNC Milled with 1/8" spherical end mill.
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Welcome
This is a record of a fabrication workshop by 1st-year MIT MArch students investigating thermoforming of plastics. Over the course of the following three-weeks, we will develop and build an architectural installation to be displayed on campus during the spring semester.
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