Topic outline

  • General


    • Welcome to 'Metal Casting 101'-course! The course consists of six evening lectures/meetings and an intensive work week. Evening meetings contain both lecture style teaching and informal hands-on preparation for the intensive week. The first evening will introduce metal castings both from industrial and art viewpoints.

      Introductory material on metalcasting (metallivalu) can be found at Aalto Online Video Experiences.

    • Date

      Time

      Content

      Location

      7.9

      17.15-20.00

      Introduction to course, practicalities.

      Metalcasting in general and as an industry

      Konetekniikka 1, 101 (Otakaari 4)


      14.9

      17.15-20.00

      Sculpting, bronze casting with lost wax

      Foundry engineering, arts & engineering

      Finishing castings, patinas and coatings

      and other related topics

      Preparation for intensive week

      K2 Foundry, Puumiehenkuja 3

      21.9

      17.15-20.00

      K2 Foundry, Puumiehenkuja 3

      28.9

      17.15-20.00

      K2 Foundry, Puumiehenkuja 3

      5.10

      17.15-20.00

      K2 Foundry, Puumiehenkuja 3

      7.10

      17.15-20.00

      K2 Foundry, Puumiehenkuja 3

       10.-14.10

      9.-17.00

      Intensive week

      K2 Foundry, Puumiehenkuja 3


    • Access to the foundry in Konetekniikka 2, Puumiehenkuja 3