Week4- The Tray

The Tray

Preparation work

Use the laser cutter to cut the circle template. Chose a circle radius and draw on the corners of wooden blocks. My friend and I choose the 50mm one.

Next, modify the timber by using the sander.

Also, we cut the metal sheet to 200*110mm.

 Cut the extra corners before started.

Step 1

Put the aluminum sheet in between the timber jigs and clump it together.

Step 2

Gently hit the sheet. It should very careful in corners cause we don’t want to see any fold or overlap. Use the plastic hammer keep hitting the area, it a slow process.

You can see the tuck in this area, and it should get to shrink itself.

Step 3

Use a steel hammer flat face to sharpen the top edge.

Step 4

Cut the extra piece and sand it.

For some reasons, the tray is not easy making as it look like, that I have tried several times access to the lab.

(Unfortunately, there's a corner roll up itself of the first one)

A better refine one

 

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