Foundry

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The Foundry at the PRL
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The Foundry at the PRL

Foundry Overview

The foundry facilities are used to pour castings in bronze and aluminum. The student shops support both sand and lost wax castings. The foundry also includes a finishing area where students can polish, grind and sand their projects. The welding and sheet metal facilities are combined in a single room. Students use this room for a variety of welding processes, from fine jewelry brazing to aluminum TIG welding. The sheet metal equipment is capable of cutting .060" thick steel sheet metal and .1" aluminum sheet. The foundry's plastics room is used primarily for injection molding and vacuum forming.


Foundry Tools

ME203 Casting Lab
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ME203 Casting Lab

Foundry and Casting Area

Welding and Metalworking Area

Plastics and Injection Molding Area

Courses offered in the Foundry

ME204: Bicycle Design and Frame Building (SPR)

Foundry Projects and Processes

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more Foundry Projects and Processes


Resources and External Links

Wikipedia Foundry Page