Workshop Time!

Hello!

This post has been postponed for about a month while I was finishing the work for my final submission on my final project! More important than blogging im sure you will agree.

So, I just thought I would show some of my work that I have been doing in the workshop to create a visual model for my degree show! :)

Enjoy! (Its fairly picture heavy so hopefully it will load ok!)

 A photo of my work on the CNC machine - a machine that I learnt to use during my time in the workshop. This meant I could use it myself instead of asking the technician all the time :) 

After the some of the parts were finished on the CNC machine I had to stick them together and use filler to fill any gaps. These were then sanded down.

 The table part of my model, the photo shows the filler drying and waiting to be sanded back.

The base part of my model had to be created out of layers of MDF, 22mm in this case. These layers were then stuck together to give the desired height.

This photo shows the parts being bridged by filler, as it was very difficult to get them to match by hand!

Me! Ready to get sanding (some more - hence the hood hair!). A very messy job indeed!

This was painful to do as I didn't want to make a mistake! Luckily I had some help from a friend.

And once it had been sanded again, and the gaps filled, I separated the layer that had been double sided so that I could vac form it, giving me the wall thickness, instead of a lump of MDF!

My first Vac Formed part! it went rather well, but that was the easy part, the processing after this was a huge pain, but had to be done.

All of the parts Vac Formed for the base section and taped together, not too bad a job if I do say so myself.

And, the base section stuck together and the gaps filled.

Mosre sanding, most of my time in the workshop was spent sanding! 

Unfortunately, I had run out of time to work on my model for the hand in, so I will be picking up the model making this week coming and will hopefully have some progress to show. 

In the mean time I will post some of my other work to keep you interested!

Thanks for looking!

Matt