Castings in FRC

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Originally Posted by Ian Curtis

I realize the average school is probably not okay with setting up a foundry in the machine shop, just wondering if someone had done it...

Heh. When I went to school, we HAD a foundry in the machine shop. (Of course, that was back in the stone age, so we didn't have metals yet...) Casting metal or plastics is really not difficult and can deliver parts nearly impossible any other way. But, one can design around that if necessary. Go to www.smooth-on.com to see some cool moldmaking and casting supplies