Project1.5. The Result

The result is quite good and fits the template well. The shape the rounded to radian I need.

Project1.4. Workshop Process

Draw the shape of the part of object, use the Guillotine to cut the 1mm aluminium sheet.

Use the slip rollers to curve the sheet, as my template is rounder on the top part than the bottom part, I need to adjust the roller to get the different shape. The curve need to be covered around the template, once I got the ideal shape I keep the shape and start to make other details.

Choose the appropriate hammer to make the shape, here I use the timber hammer and the rounded edge hammer.

I choose the wood block to bent the sheet and create the ring shape around the cap of the UHU glue. I carefully hit the sheet with hammer but I chose the wrong hammer hence I got a hole on oner of the sheets.

While making that ring shape the bent part is getting stronger, I need to use some round shape tools to make the body round back.

Use the wood block and T-Dolly to round the edge.

Always put the aluminium shape around the template to see if anything need to adjust.

Finally smooths the edge to finalise the shape.

Project1.3. Printing and Making the Template

As soon as I get my plans as in the AI files, I bring it to the FabLab and use the laser cutting machine to print the pieces. 

I choose 3mm plywood sheets to be the material of the template. The pieces all have serial numbers as is shown in the plans. Follow the numbers and interlock, then glue the template, I am ready to work on the aluminium sheets to make the shape.

Project1.2. 123D Catch & Make

When using the 123D Catch app on Iphone, the navigating wheel would tell you in what angle you should take the photos so that the object is scanned. 

Then upload the 3D object to my Autodesk account, and I can download my model and modify it in 123D Catch on my computer. 

After cleaning the background, my model is modified and generate to a better model in 123D Make. Then I can start to turn the 3D model into what I want to print.

In 123D Make, I can decide which way I want to slice the object to get the shape of the template. I choose "curve", and by changing the slice direction and numbers of the pieces 123D Make finalise a 

scenario that would generate a good template.

What I need to do next is to adjust the parameters to match the laser cutting machine settings and the size and thickness of the material I choose.

At last I come up with these plans of on the sheets I choose. 

Project1.1. The Object

Object Selection

As an architecture student, we alway use UHU glue to make physical models and it is really a strong and useful tool to glue things. Hence, the tube shape is common in our everyday life, so I pick this as my Object.