04/20/2020
Haven't had much to post about in the past few weeks, the shutdown has limited my access to tools that I need to make progress on the carbon chair. Once the stay at home order is over, we'll be able to pick up where we left off!
Until then, enjoy some potential new projects! This week, we've created a forged carbon wall hanger concept. This was less focused on design, more so testing out a new process that i'd like to familiarize myself with.
A sacrificial mold was cut from acrylic, covered with aluminum tape, and hot glued together. Partall paste was appplied to the mold to help release the casting while de-molding. Carbon strands were then cut up into small sections and mixed with epoxy to create a carbon fiber paste. The paste was pushed into the mold and left to cure. 24 hours later we de-molded it. Edges were filed down, and another layer of epoxy was applied for this concept. If this project gets developed further, we would need to mold it properly and set in hardware with the casting.
What do you think, would you want to hang your coats on these hooks?
(Photoshopped 2 extra hangers because the 1 was lonely 😔) @ Chicago, Illinois
