Wow! 51 Students in the UoM MSE365 class, and this week every one of them is going to make a casting at Joyworks. Today, we reviewed the History of Metal Casting and set the stage for our labs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Tuesday and Wednesday we’ll be investing the students’ foams and pouring them in 319 Aluminum. For Thursday we’ve selected 20 patterns that will be assembled onto sprues and coated prior to pouring in 60/40 zinc brass. Once again this year the students have produced some interesting patterns. Photos to follow.
Coming up, a UoM MSE senior project investigating a specific aspect of Austempered Ductile Iron. If I told you the specifics I’d have to kill you.
Visit us often and watch us learn here at Joyworks Studio.
Cheers,
Chip Keough