Process: Swap
Students traded drawings and machined one another's designs during this three week assignment. Round metal stock is used to discover the range and limitations of the material. Each  student designed a non-utilitarian object.
Swap
Designed by- Clayton Wiggers
Machined by- Lucy Yip
Swap
Designed by- Alyssa Colon
Machined by Clayton Wiggers
Process: Rings
Aluminum and steel are pressed together. This is turned and a hole is bored through the center. The correct internal diameter is then machined and the exterior surface is honed to a thin profile.  A parting tool is used to cut a recessed groove and part the two rings.
Metal Two Studies
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Metal Two Studies

Parameter: Use studio tools and equipment to explore the properties of steel, aluminum, and brass stock or any machinable material .

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