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.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Yellowfoam flashlight
I thought it would be cool to make a flashlight modeled after a rifle scope, so i cut out a 9x2x2 block of yellowfoam and formed the shape out on the lathe. Once the lathing was done i sanded it until it was as smooth as i could get it, covered it in spot putty, sanded, more putty, sanded it again, and finally painted it matte black. The two knobs on the top and the side i painted separately, gloss black, and one of those would act as the on/off button. Then i placed the lense in.
I also made a stand/charger(?) for the flashlight that i thought helped make it look more like a scope. This was relatively easy to make, i used the bandsaw to get the shape, sanded down the edges, primed it, and painted it gloss black.
Overall I am happy with the way the flashlight came out.
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