Week assignment is..
○ design and make a 3D mold (~ft2), and produce a fiber composite part in it
In this week assignment,I made a planter cover.
First, I mesured the weight of epoxies and mixed them. Our epoxies ratio is 5:1. Then,I put and rubbed them into the fabric. I wrapped a mold in it.
I used with a clothe compressing bag. It is very cheap and easy to get. ( I bought it in one doller store) I wrapped again with breather / bleeser materials. After that, I put it into the compressing bag and set a vaccum cleaner.
After two days from vaccume process (because I had a work), I took the one out from the bag and removed breather / bleeser materials.
Sadly, this result made me disappointed. Plastic wrap film which is used as bleeser materials was often stucked on the surface.
For solving this problem, I tried to warmed it with hand blower. After this process, I could remove them with tweezers easily. And then I finished.
I will start my kitchen garden as soon as possible !
I would like to make something from waste materials like used clothes. I tried to make a tray from my used scarf.
I did the same way before.After that, I cut off the unnecessary part with bandsaw and filed the cut surface.
I finished!
I had hoped that we can see the pattern of the clothes. However, It became black and can’t see it. I think more vivid and clear pattern is good. (Next time, I will try again! )