Development

To make the inside spring mechanism i needed to have strips of resin. instead of making silicone
molds i made styrene molds and sprayed the release agent mac wax in to them. this worked fine and meant i did not have to wait the 16 hours curing time for the silicone, and waste materials. Once the resin strips were out of the styrene mold i cut the down and in to shape using the band saw. I chose this alternative as i want to experiment and find a wide range of alternative methods
to a problem, and ways at achieve the same out come faster and cheaper,








Below are the parts being glued, and to add strength i have drilled through metal rod.

I also added a thread to acrylic pipe so enable me to actually bolt down the work.







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