{"id":1858,"date":"2020-03-18T15:15:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/?page_id=1858"},"modified":"2020-03-18T15:15:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:15:18","slug":"workshop-online","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/model-workshop\/workshop-online\/","title":{"rendered":"SwS Workshop Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To continue making models in your own smaller scale home setup or the studios we would recommend and using the following materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Card<\/li><li> Paper<\/li><li> Foam board \u2013 good for making casting moulds<\/li><li> Foam<\/li><li> Balsa\/softwood wood<\/li><li> Dowels<\/li><li> Copper &amp; Brass rods<\/li><li> Polypropylene<\/li><li> Polystyrene<\/li><li> Plaster<\/li><li> Mesh<\/li><li> Air Dry Clay<\/li><li> Wire<\/li><li> String<\/li><li> Jesmonite<\/li><li> Glue gun<\/li><li> PVA<\/li><li> Superglue<\/li><li> Epoxy adhesive<\/li><li> Double Side Tape<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For suppliers we recommend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Hobarts<\/strong> &#8211; MDF, PLY, Acrylic and other sheet materials   <\/li><li> <strong>Heart Educational<\/strong> \u2013 General model making materials &amp; tools (online)<\/li><li> <strong>Tilgear<\/strong> &#8211; General model making materials &amp; tools (online)<\/li><li> <strong>Flints<\/strong> \u2013 EVERYTHING (local &amp; online)<\/li><li> <strong>4D Modelshop <\/strong>\u2013 General model making materials &amp; tools (local &amp; online)<\/li><li> <strong>Tiranti<\/strong> \u2013 Casting Materials (local)<\/li><li><strong> RS Components<\/strong> \u2013 Electrical\/engineering (local outlet &amp; online)<\/li><li><strong> Selec UK <\/strong>\u2013 Cheap  MDF, Balsa and Ply ( online)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some interesting reading\/resources on model making using \u2018soft\u2019 materials and considerations when 3D Printing &amp; CNC Machining:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Model Making: Conceive, Create and Convince (book)<\/li><li>Architectural Modelmaking, 2nd ed, Nick Dunn (book)<\/li><li>https:\/\/davidneat.wordpress.com\/<\/li><li>https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/<\/li><li>https:\/\/www.sea.museum\/2017\/03\/29\/casting-the-past-how-to-make-cheap-easy-moulds-and-casts<\/li><li>https:\/\/www.3dhubs.com\/guides\/3d-printing\/<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When making models at home or the studios please take the following precautions as well as using common sense:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wear PPE where appropriate (goggles, ear defender and respirators (ear defenders and goggles can be borrowed from the Workshop)<\/li><li>Only use solvent free casting materials and glues if working indoors, and ensure the area is well ventilated. Any spray painting should be done outdoors using Acrylic\/Water based paint \u2013 wearing a P3 Mask.<\/li><li>Be cautious when using sharp blades<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To continue making models in your own smaller scale home setup or the studios we would recommend and using the following materials. Card Paper Foam board \u2013 good for making casting moulds Foam Balsa\/softwood wood Dowels Copper &amp; Brass rods Polypropylene Polystyrene Plaster Mesh Air Dry Clay Wire String Jesmonite&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/model-workshop\/workshop-online\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1858","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1858\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/designsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}