materials library

http://www.materialslibrary.org.uk/

check this shit out think we should get on to these people

plasma cutting.

LIke laser cut but a bit rougher and cuts thicker sheet. Can be hand held or CNC

Polystyrene racing car

Michael A. Salter. Formula One racing car out of waste polystyrene packaging. University of Carolina.

Hydroforming tube section

Hydroform sheet metal

pressing

Bridgford Pressings Ltd

Bunny Trading Estate

0115 921 6880

http://www.bridgfordpressings.co.uk/

The home of recycled plastics

Smile plastics

plastic board made from all sorts

http://www.smile-plastics.co.uk

01704 509888

flock off

http://www.flocking.co.uk

Thomas & Vines Ltd Units 5&6, Sutherland Court Moor Park Industrial Centre Tolpits Lane Watford WD18 9SP England

Telephone: +44 (0)1923 775111

60 EXTRUDER PLASTIC FILM MACHINE HDPE LDPE PALSTİC BAG MACHINE HDPE LDPE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpF4zgJHOJg

iI hope these links work let me know if they dont

silver and supplies

These people look like they do crazy stuff in silver

Hean Studio Limited
Kingsland
Herefordshire
HR6 9QU
UK

http://www.heanstudio.com

Tel: +44 (0) 1568 708966

These dudes do silver and gold stock and jewellery supplies

Palmer Metals Ltd
401 Broad Lane.
Coventry
CV5 7AY

0845 6449343

http://www.palmermetals.co.uk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvOKy3Msa4I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMJCn4hBlAo

Stereolithography prototypes

CRDM Ltd
Wycombe Sands
Lane End Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HH

T: 08450 514900
F: 08450 514901

www.3trpd.co.uk

Fulton Court

Wofford Way

New Greenham Park
Newbury
Berkshire
RG19 6HD

+44 (0)1635 580284

IMIRP Rapid Prototyping Ltd
Aston Cross Industrial Estate
51 Lichfield Road
Aston
BIRMINGHAM
B6 5RW

Tel: 0121 327 3525

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwQ5HA8sE-k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boq_621R5Jg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP6zzbZqkn0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnB8vFc123Y

Hope youtube works

Bronze casting

Butterfly bronze

Metal casting, restoration, novelty casting

http://www.butterflybronze.com

07984692068

Wood turning

wood turning one off's

James West.

Kingsway

Nottingham

o1159333724

ETCHING

The etching process allows for ridiculously accurate and well-finished metal processing. I found Tecan after trying in teh region of about 20 companies for quotes. They are quick and cheap. Getting two 'combs' cut for the hirsutio vase as in the drawing you see cost just over £5.00 on a batch of 55 (so 110 parts total). Tooling cost around £65.00 if I remember correctly as its only screen printed.

DIE CUTTING

Check out the little hand-held one!


1:

Medway Cutters
Unit 30
Joseph Wilson Ind Est
Whitstable
Kent CT5 3PS

Telephone: 01227 273138 or 276532
E-mail: info@medwaycutters.co.uk


2:

Folio (Bristol) Limited
Units 3,4 & 7
4/5 Bonville Road
Brislington
Bristol
BS4 5NZ

T: 0117 971 1118
F: 0117 977 1490
Managing Director - Andy Bird: ANDY@FOLIOBRISTOL.CO.UK

Production: STEVE.FEARNLEY@FOLIOBRISTOL.CO.UK

General Enquiries: CAROLYN.DAVIS@FOLIOBRISTOL.CO.UK

Quotes and Production: PAUL.COOK@FOLIOBRISTOL.CO.UK

3:

(rotary die cutting!)
Newart Limited
22 Mandervell Road
Oadby
Leicester
LE2 5LQ

Tel: +44 (0) 8707 591650
Fax: +44 (0) 8707 591651
Email: sales@newartltd.com

Hello fella's.
Here are a few images from the trip so far. Hope all is good and will catch up soon.
ali xxx

SHAPEWAYS - ONLINE DIGITAL MANUFACTURE

CHECK THIS OUT!!! Its an online service where you can model, and then choose the material you want and get one-offs produced which get sent to you in the post. They use rapid prototyping in various materials... read on at shapeways.com

Filters.

Just a little info on the gels we aim to use, check out the vid. http://www.leefilters.com/lighting/video/

metal

http://www.aalco.co.uk for all your

aluminium, stainless steel, copper, brass and bronze needs

CNC routing

You got to check these people out

http://www.cncrouting.co.uk/

go to the gallery page

moulding

Ive got to have a word with these people

Component force

Units a-d Birling place

Birling, Kent

ME19 5JN

T: 01634 245999

Suppliers of Loads of stuff and do Custom dip moulding and Injection moulding

steel work

Carlton Sheet Metal Works Ltd

Genral steel fabrication. Cutting welding bending

Unit 2, Morris Court, Private Road No.3, Colwick Industrial Estate

Colwick

Nottingham

NG4 2JN

Nottinghamshire

Tel: 0115 961 1713

Tig welding

GIA Engineering Ltd

Really nice man very helpful one of the best TIG welders there is. Specializes in aluminum tube fabrication

Unit 3, 169 Pastures Rd


Stapleford


Nottingham
NG9 8HZ

t. 0115 939 0660

enquiries@giaengineering.co.uk

CHROME PLATING.

No pics just yet but want to take a look. really close, later on today maybe with the pics.  Also there is a chrome kit you can buy from one of the web links, maybe another good one for the DM.

http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/  kit of chrome plating.

http://www.vmclimited.co.uk/

Radiant Metal Finishing Plc69 Fairfield Road, London, E3 2QA020 8980 6131

Lancaster & Co. (Bow) Ltd.Hancock Road, London, E3 3DF020 8980 2827

London Chroming Co. Ltd.735 Old Kent Road, London, SE15 1JL020 7639 6434

CNC KIT.

This is a kit that Alex, Giles's buddy, found on the internet. We should get involved with one of theses for the DM. Nice Idea G-man, good work.   http://buildyourcnc.com/DesktopCNCMachineKitblueChick.aspx

GLASS CRYSTAL PROCESS.

Further to Giles' insight into glass making, I thought I would take a look at how Crystal is made compared to ordinary glass. Little or no manufacturers exist in the UK now after companies such as Edinburgh Crystal and Waterford Crystal were both bought out in the past 10 years with production moving overseas.  I am in the process of trying to find out any people that exist in this country to see the process first hand.

KINETIC.

Chatted to this guy Oscar Godoy at a place called Kinetic, they supply lighting, cameras and such things. We were asking about lighting gels and effects and he was a great help. Always appreciative of some friendly help. check out www.go-kinetic.com its under construction at the moment, all the contact details are there tho.

DIXON GLASS

DIXON GLASS

Dixon Glass in Beckenham is a 'glass manipulating' manufacturer who takes extruded glass and heats and re-form it to specified profiles. Check out the glass trumbone!

PRODUCTION/RETAIL IN HOUSE - UNTO THIS LAST

Unto this Last is a furniture and product retail shop in Shoreditch. They have built a reputation for producing their own pieces in a workshop at the back of the shop. They have a CNC router amongst other tools, and are a great example of retailers taking production into their own hands.

CRAFT ROBO BY GRAPHTEC - DESKTOP PRODUCTION

From Giles - I am hoping to do two projects for the residency, both based on our theme of production. The first will surround finding processes and factories and combining their abilities to create changeable and "bespoke-production" pieces. The second is this: "Desktop production" will exploit my lovely "Crafty Rob" desktop plotter. He's just like a printer, except he cuts from files sent via illustrator. So sweet and simple! Here's a snappy of Rob and his Christmas card effort.