Scotty Sand Casting

I participated in a rudimentary sand casting lab to create aluminum scotty dog keepsakes. The process involved packing sand around 3D-printed molds, creating flow paths and riser holes, and pouring molten aluminum into our newly formed casting apparatus.

Throughout the lab, we learned the importance of draft angles by testing shapes that weren't designed with casting in mind, which notably failed to cast. It was a great hands-on lesson about a common manufacturing method.