Last week and the next week or so…
Posted: January 26th, 2011 | Author: Dougie Kinnear | Filed under: CAD, Degree Show, Development, Final Year, Interactive Wearables, Jewellery, RFID | Tags: CAD, casting, conceptual, design, development, jewellery, medical alert jewellery, Rapid prototyping, RFID, Rhino, silver, Technology | 3 Comments »So being successful in the Goldsmiths competition means I will be making at least one piece of jewellery from precious metal, which will be silver.
The box brooch from the previous post will be created in the very near future. Over the next few days I’ll have to make some alterations to the CAD model because I wasn’t happy with the hinge arrangement after I got the RP model model back, then I’ll get a wax 3D printed and then hopefully get the piece cast. In most cases it’s usual to get a mould made to create the wax from and allow multiple copies to be made, but because this is a one-off piece I can’t justfy (or afford) the cost of that.
Also last week I was in touch with a company which specialises in RFID technology, they’ve agreed to sponsor me by lending me the equipment I need to produce the interactive RFID concept. This is a major boost for me because without help like this It would be impossible for me to afford the technology, there will be (much) more on this later.
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Box Brooch RP model

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