Manufacturing urethane and latex molds for plaster casting

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Olsen, Marianne E.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering.
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V. Michael Bove.
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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
 
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Includes bibliographical references (page 35).
 
Date issued
2019
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128577
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Mechanical Engineering.
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