The Blister

This week saw an introduction into a new machine that we had not yet used which was the CNC Machine. This assisted in the making of the Blister

The Process:

Step 1: We began with the templates being cut out for us. then we had to pick what shape we wanted to create.

Step 2: once we had picked what shape we wanted we then cut the aluminium into the appropriate size for the template. This was then squished between the two pieces that was cut out from the CNC machine. Then it was just a matter of hitting the aluminium into the void underneath. Previous week when using a metal hammer i realised that it leaves marks on the material so i tried wrapping a cloth around my hammer to reduce this


Step 3: once i had created my blister i took it out of the template and then cut the excess material off, in order to just have the blister shape. once that was done it was just a matter of making it smooth and nice.

Final:



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