Week 1, Monday |
| (08h30 - 09h00) |
Registration |
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| (09h00 - 09h30) |
Introduction to Campus |
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| (10h00 - 11h00) |
Audio Visual |
Tyler Davidson Fountain / British Museum |
| (11h00 - 11h30) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Lecture |
The History/Development of Metalwork |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h30) |
Lecture |
Ethics - Commercial, Archeological, Historical & Functional. Conservation vs Manufacture |
| (15h30 - 16h00) |
TEA |
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| (16h00 - 17h00) |
Group Discussion |
Evaluate student’s items |
| Tuesday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Characteristics - Identifying & classifying metals and their alloys |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Lecture & Audio Visual |
Metals - from smelting to the production of metals objects |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h00) |
Lecture |
Degradation of metals - Mechanical Damage |
| (15h00 - 15h30) |
TEA |
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| (15h30 - 17h00) |
Lecture |
Introduction to metals conservation - Preparation for practical on Wednesday - workshop safety included |
| Wednesday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Cleaning (1) Mechanical: scalpels, snips, saws, chisels (2) Chemical: reagents |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Practical |
Students own objects, if appropriate. Institute provides samples |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h00) |
Practical |
Continued… removal of loose corrosion with scalpels, pumice, etc. Removal of solder/brazing/welding. Abrasives blasting cabinet |
| (15h00 - 15h30) |
TEA |
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| (15h30 - 17h00) |
Lecture |
Continued… must use reagents and neutralize other materials on metals - paint, plaster, etc. |
| Thursday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Disassembly - Identifying methods of joining and unfastening |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Practical |
Shears, screwdrivers, saws, grinders |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h00) |
Practical |
Heat/melting/crucibles |
| (15h00 - 15h30) |
TEA |
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| (15h30 - 17h00) |
Practical |
Final cleaning in preparation of re-shaping and forming |
| Friday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Reshaping & forming (1) metal properties & heating, cold working annealing (2) tools: hammers, anvils, chisels (3) materials: pitch, sheet metal |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Practical |
(1) removing dents and straightening bent metal (2) Hammering/planishing (3) Annealing and cold working |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h00) |
Practical |
Repousse, chasing |
| (15h00 - 15h30) |
TEA |
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| (
15h30 - 17h00) |
Practical |
Bowls, cups, spoons etc. Shaping/forming by hammering |
Week 2 - Monday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Replacing missing material with “pseudo” metals |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Practical |
Working with polyester resin & epoxy and metal powders |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h00) |
Practical |
Making moulds for pseudo metals - waxes & mould making materials |
| (15h00 - 15h30) |
TEA |
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| (15h30 - 17h00) |
Practical |
Casting pseudo metals and working down/shaping |
| Tuesday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Replacing missing material with metal: Wax replicas - pins; plaster replicas - rivets; moulding sands - hinges; casting & materials - screws |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Practical |
Making pins, hinges, rivets, screws. Wax replicas (soft modelling). Plaster/wood (hard replicas) |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h00) |
Practical |
Mould making with: sand, silicone & rubber. Casting: low melt alloys & electro-forming (silicone moulds) |
| (15h00 - 15h30) |
TEA |
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| (15h30 - 17h00) |
Field Trip |
Visit to a small engineering workshop |
| Wednesday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Joining replicated materials using: - heat (soldering, brazing, welding) - epoxies i.e. organic polymers |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Practical |
Demonstration and student training: soldering, brazing, cutting |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h00) |
Practical |
Demontration and student training: using the DC inverter and its applications in electro-forming/-plating & welding |
| (15h00 - 15h30) |
TEA |
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| (15h30 - 17h00) |
Practical |
Using the DC inverter: electroplating, electroforming, conservation welding |
| Thursday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Filling, grinding & polishing. Pickling to clean. Sterilizing tools |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Practical |
Working down & polishing |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
LUNCH |
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| (14h00 - 15h00) |
Lecture |
Patination of surfaces: equipment and materials |
| (15h00 - 15h30) |
TEA |
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| (15h30 - 17h00) |
Practical |
Student patination exercises |
| Friday |
| (09h00 - 10h30 |
Lecture |
Finishing metals surfaces - waxes & lacquers |
| (10h30 - 11h00) |
TEA |
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| (11h30 - 13h00) |
Practical |
Student’s practical: waxes & materials |
| (13h00 - 14h00) |
Lecture |
Studio documentation, quoting & client relations |
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Ceremony |
Conferring of Certificates |
| (14h15) |
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Shuttlebus departs for PE Airport & Bus Terminals |
