"Thanks for the info (both of you!). We did, after some experimentation, decide to go with PP sheeting, mainly due to the ease of folding and the cost of the plastic - we're trying to make something quite large.
I'd heard the phrase…"
foldable=makable
-
Benjamin Regnier
- Male
- Cambridge, MA
- United States
- Blog Posts
- Discussions (2)
- Events
- Groups
- Photos (5)
- Photo Albums
- Videos
Benjamin Regnier's Discussions
Metal thicknesses?
3 Replies
I'm interested in working with curved folds in water jet cut sheet metal materials. I was wondering what metals and thicknesses people have found success - the object I'd be folding is about 4"x8"…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Benjamin Regnier Nov 20, 2010.
Benjamin Regnier's Page
Gifts Received
Benjamin Regnier has not received any gifts yet
Latest Activity
Kris Henning replied to Benjamin Regnier's discussion Metal thicknesses?"In terms of plastic it would be better to work with a Polypropylene (PP) sheet instead of PET, (it has a tendency to tear.) Where as PP has a high resistance to material fatigue and many plastic containers are made with it. You will be able to score…"
"Hi Ben, good questions... the 0.005" alu was very brittle, but I was running this through the CraftROBO so I wanted something thin. So maybe 0.2 - 0.4mm (0.008" - 0.015") would be more suitable at this size. A lot of it depends on the…"
Benjamin Regnier posted a discussionMetal thicknesses?
I'm interested in working with curved folds in water jet cut sheet metal materials. I was wondering what metals and thicknesses people have found success - the object I'd be folding is about 4"x8" with some relatively tight curves (look at the pictures in my profile). I know Gregory Epps has mentioned working with .005" aluminum-- how ductile is this material when folded? Has anyone attempted work with shim steel? I have access to a water jet so I should be able to cut anything that can be…See More
Profile Information
- Company, School or Organisation:
- Harvard GSD
Benjamin Regnier's Photos
Comment Wall
- No comments yet!
Groups
-
Structural Morphology Gr…
6 members
-
RCA Design Products Plat…
1 member
-
Freeform Origami
41 members
-
Advances in Architectura…
26 members
-
The Folding Physics Work…
23 members
-
CraftROBO
19 members
© 2012 Created by Gregory Epps.
Powered by
