Makerbot Replicator

We have just taken delivery of a new Makerbot Replicator. This one is the 5th generation Replicator and works with PLA filament wire. 

Lots of thing to make now :)

2012 3D graduate Huw Leader-Williams shortlisted for another award......

http://hglivingbeautifully.com/homes-gardens-designer-awards-2013-young-designer-shortlist/

Anagama kiln firing

On the17th - 20th January 2013 we fired the School's Anagama kiln. Edward Penn and Oscar Copping (Part A 3DD), had work in and Edward did a great job side stoking on a bitterly cold Saturday. Here is a short film which follows the proceedings

Sprueing up new camera parts

Photography have been having a problem with broken plastic handles on their Mamiya 7 II cameras. The lever operates the light shield curtain to close off light when changing lenses.  Here we have a solution to the plastic breaking, replace it with metal.

So we have handmade a copy of the handle and then made a rubber mould from that copy. After that, we can make many copies by injecting wax into the mould. 
Here we have an example of a tree ready for investment casting with all the new handles ready to be transformed into aluminium.

 

And here are the completed parts.

London Design Festival

belfast sink installed