Sand casting frames and 3D milled molds

A workflow test for sand casting metal in a Fab Lab. Developed during the Nordic Fab Lab bootcamp 2016 at MIT Fab Lab Lyngen, January 12-14 20116.

Casting by Torbjørn Helgesen. Frame system by Jens Dyvik. Molds by Frosti Gislason, Jani Ylioja and Jens Dyvik

We used the Sakko king as a first test object. It is a 800 year old game piece from the ancient Viking board game Sakko. More

![The original Sakko King - image from the 1950s](./Photo documentation/Sakko King - image from the 1950s.jpg)

![CNC milling wooden frames and wax mold](./Photo documentation/CNC milling wooden frames and wax mold.jpg)

![Wax molds for front and backside](./Photo documentation/Wax molds for fron and backside.jpg)

![Wax mold with wooden frame - ready for sand packing](./Photo documentation/Wax mold with wooden frame - ready for sand packing.jpg)

![Packing the sand into to the wooden frame](./Photo documentation/Sand packing.jpg)

![Photo documentation/Melting aluminium in -10 degrees celsius](./Photo documentation/Melting aluminium in -10 degrees celsius.jpg)

![The wooden frame after casting](/Photo documentation/The wooden frame after casting.jpg)

![The cast sakko king before cleanup](/Photo documentation/The cast sakko king before cleanup.jpg)

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