Manufacturing urethane and latex molds for plaster casting
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1221003601-MIT.pdf
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Author(s)
Olsen, Marianne E.
Advisor(s)
V. Michael Bove.
Date Issued
2019
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
This thesis compares nonindustrial, hobbyist materials and techniques for manufacturing multi-use molds for casting dozens of consistent and cost-effective complex objects out of plaster; in this case, skulls. Urethane, a pourable mold material, and latex, a spreadable mold material, were used to create molds and identify process issues. Plaster test casts were manufactured to identify defects; these defects were evaluated for their impact on the desired purpose and mitigation strategies were proposed.
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This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, May, 2019
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 35).
Subjects
Mechanical Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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