Abstract
Abstract:
This paper intends to illustrate and discuss three alternative approaches in the forming of
plaster moulds for ceramic slip casting. The first process being the utilisation of 30 printing for
the creating of mould-making patterns from CAD generated files, and the second being the direct CNC
cutting of the ceramic slip-casting cavities straight out of pre-cast Plaster of Paris blocks. The
third approach involves CNC cutting a slip-casting mould and dip-casting into ceramic slip. The
generation of CAD files was done with SolidWorks, 3D printing undertaken with a low-end FDM 3D
printer, and
toolpath generation for CAM processing done with Rhino a RhinoCam, and CNC Cutting undertaken on a
small-bed HIGH
Z milling machine.