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Assignment 3 - Reverse curve tutorial & Reflection

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Reverse curve tutorial  You will need Sheet metal preferably Aluminum Flat nylon mallet  Curved nylon mallet Assorted metal dollies  Assorted timber dollies Engineers vice Sandpaper and markers Step 1. Begin by selecting a piece of annealed aluminum and carefully mark lines where you would like the curve to change direction. Step 2.  Next find a suitable dolly with the desired curve. Because the annealing process the Aluminum is quite malleable, thus it is possible to simply wrap the material around with minimal force. Step 3. For the next section any mould/dolly that has a dip can be used as long as it can withstand lots of punishment, In this tutorial a round log with a gouge was used.  Begin by hammering the piece into the crevice with a rounded nylon mallet, the material will begin to buckle and twist on the edges, but ignore this for now, simply focus on hammering the internal curve. Step 4.  You may notice that the m
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Ferrari 250 GTO build

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Completed Ferarri 250 GTO  Rear right quarter panel tutorial Start by cutting the Ferrari STL file in a program such as slicer and prepare it for laser cutting.  Once the laser cut model is glued and stable, begin by wrapping the entire model in masking tape to gain a better understanding of the Ferraris contours.  Next roughly wrap paper around the desired panel and mark with pen. Transfer template to fresh annealed sheet metal via permanent marker.  Then cut out section with tinsnips.  It is sometimes necessary to leave excess material to ensure that there is enough metal to wrap around the model.  Once the desired shape is been cut, begin by hitting the material on a sand bag with a nylon mallet this will begin to stretch and curve the piece. Due to the shape of the work piece as it is hit it will stretch at the top and compress at the bottom, this works in your favour as this motion will pull the w
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