Assignment 1 | THE TORUS

Week 3 began with the introduction on how to construct the Torus, a fabrication which involved making a reverse curve.

 The reverse curve was surprisingly challenging to achieve. Once the sheet of aluminium was curved in one direction, shaping the middle of the sheet into a curve in the other direction was hard because the aluminium would begin to flatten out again. 

 I overcame this with persistence in striking the middle slowly and more delicately in order to achieve a curve whilst not flatting the entire sheet. 

 Overall, I found the Torus a fun and enjoyable construction, due to the challenges it provided me and the final finished product which I am satisfied with. 






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