Assignment 1 | THE TRAY

In week 4, the class was introduced to the procedure on how to make the aluminium tray.

To begin with, a flat sheet of metal was provided and a wooden template for the tray assisted with the manufacturing procedure. I teamed up with Thomas Surmon, and the two of us completed the tray in about 2 hours.

The procedure was challenging - hitting the aluminium to curve around the template proved difficult because once you approached the corners, they would easily fold and bend out of shape. If the corners were hit with too much force, the shape of the whole tray would become distorted again and the process would have to be repeated.

Continuous cutting of the corners to reduce its size proved to be the most efficient way to achieve the desired effect. Once the corners were shaped correctly, we could begin finishing off procedures which involved manipulating the straight edges further, flattening out wrinkles with a dolly, and lastly filing the edges to create a comfortable smoothness.

Overall, I enjoyed this exercise due to the challenge it provided and the learning experience I achieved from undertaking the task.











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