General Workshop Guides

Click on the links and images below for guidance on working creatively and safely in the R Block Workshops.

Find information about all of the processes and techniques you are likely to encounter whist using the R Block Workshops.

Please see the information below or contact a technician to find out more.

Glues and Solvents

Glue and Solvents Part 1

Glue and Solvents Part 2

Glue and Solvents Part 3

Glue and Solvents Part 4

Hand Tools

Hand tools 1

Hand tools 2

Mould Making and Casting

Preparing your moulding and casting project

An introduction to mould making materials

Tin cure silicone moulds

Alginate

Polyuerthane rubber

Casting resin

Mouldphorm / Polymorph

Scale Modelling – The Bonifacius Bridge – Video Series

Part 1. Construction in Foam Core and Depron Foam. 1:50 stone detailing using Depron

Part 2. Another method for creating stone/cobbles in 1:50 scale and preparation for painting

Part 3. Using epoxy putty to detail the bridge

Part 4. Painting techniques

Part 5. Adding detail to the model

Part 6. Completing the 1:50 scale model

Part 7. Making the model in 1:100 scale

Materials and Processes

Vacuum forming

The Doverow Phoenix – Example Project

Workshop location

Support Technicians

Geoff Sims

Making Workshop Technician

Room 1R008
Geoffrey2.Sims@uwe.ac.uk

My areas of expertise are Poly carving, clay and putty sculpture, moulding and casting, CAD/CAM processes, artworking

Luke McCoy

Design and Model Making Workshop Technician

Room 1R008
Luke.Mccoy@uwe.ac.uk

My areas of expertise are Model Making and Prototyping, Product Design, Design, Materials, Fabrication, Woodworking, Ceramics/Conrete/Wood/Metal, Plastics Working, Laser cutting, Rhinoceros Modelling Software, prototyping

Jamie Randall

Model Making Workshop Technician

Room 1R008
Jamie.Randall@uwe.ac.uk

My areas of expertise are Woodworking, Design, Model Making and Prototypin, Plastics Working, Solidworks, sculpture, paper engineering, Ceramics