#gelflex

[pavel-nosok]

MIT gives soft robots a better sense of touch and spatial awareness You know robotic grippers are getting advanced when they can pick up a potato chip without crushing it.

[jessamykellyglass]

Taking a cast of my model so that I can work on some colour tests #kilncastglass #alginate #gelflex #kilncasting #3DPmodel #3DP (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Hfxp2HOOe/?igshid=19c8ojeifuvt1

[playfultemperature]

Waxing for the casting moulds

Finally,  the gelflex moulds for making my Russian dolls were completed.

The first result of pouring the wax into the mould. The shape was not formed sharpen and clearly.

I started using a knife and burner to trim the wax look clearer and smoother.

Those three different sizes of waxes will be the main dolls of my self directed project.

*Tip from Geoff and Choi,

To clean up the dirty surface of the wax, use White Spirit (or thinner) with cotton or stockings.

The smell of white spirit was nasty (mask required!), but the effect was good.

There is no guarantee that I will succeed to cast at once, so I was waxing again and again.

Ready to be used for lost waxing casting! However, I know I should definitely make more. It would be not enough..

[gregorwittrick]

Sprig moulds Yellow: Gelflex White: Plaster