This is the blog for the Philadelphia University Industrial Design Fabrication class. The class focuses on mock-up and prototyping techniques used in Industrial design. Comments are welcome, we would love to hear what you think.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Final Project: Fiber Glass
I plan on making an enclosure for my speakers in my car for my final project. Many people use fiber glass for this because it is very strong and can form to almost any shape. I have two 6x9 that will be installed into it and once this project is done i plan on installing it in my car. I will take the current cover out of my car to get he measurements and then create a form out of blue foam. Once i have the form, i will sand it and find the exact location of the speakers. Once i know that the speakers will fit, i will test it in my car to make sure it fits there. After everything is fine tuned and everything fits i will start the lay up. I plan on vacuum bagging this because i want it to be as strong as possible. I will be laying the 12 layers because that gave me a very strong form in my experiments. Also, i will create a form that doesn't have many complex sharp edges because they were tough to work with during my experiments.
Materials:
existing speaker cover
blue foam
shur form
sand paper
scrap blocks for sanding blocks
spackle
epoxy
hardener
cup(for mixing)
paint brush
respirator
latex gloves
exacto
glass
carnuba wax
rag(to apply wax)
high grit sand paper (waterproof)
primer
paint
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