IAP 99 Non-Credit Activities by Sponsor

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Neil Jenkins

Investment Casting Neil Jenkins , Benjamin Linder Thu, Mon, Tue, Wed, Jan 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 06-09:00pm, 8-014, first meeting is mandatory Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below) Limited to 10 students. Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series) Signup by: 15-DEC-98 Prereq: must not be afraid of molten metal Fee: for cost depends on which metal you are casting Lost-wax investment casting is an art several millenia old. Molten metal is poured into molds to create such things as jewelry, golf club heads and brass rats. Come learn how to make your own cast handicrafts (up to as big as a golf ball) from silver, gold or bronze. There are two lectures (6-9pm) and each person will schedule two lab-days (10-12pm + 6-9pm). The cost of your materials will depend on which met you are casting; participants may keep what they buy. Web: http://web.mit.edu/rood/www/Casting/casting.html Contact: Neil Jenkins - email only, please, njenkins@mit.edu

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