For my upcycle project, I will be melting down brass shell casings and casting a new shape using the lost foam method. I began the iterative design loop with this idea in mind but there so many different possibilities for where I could take the project. Sketching a few shapes I thought would be cool to cast really helped me to think about what shape I wanted to try. I really wanted to cast brass knuckles but after some research discovered they are illegal to own in Colorado so that probably wouldn’t be a good school project. After a little more thought I narrowed it down to a logo made up of a letter or two. Casting a giant brass “R” to resemble my first name would be interesting but I finally concluded to create the CU logo. I am excited to cast this and polish the brass so it has a real shiny gold appearance resembling our school colors.
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This Semester’s Students
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Abdulrahman Nashawi
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Austin Maes
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Austin Ross
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Benjamin Chang
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Benjamin Robles
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Brooke Shade
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Charles Keely
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Christopher Lehr
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Davis Butte
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Davis Robertson
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Daniel Straub
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Emily Jordan
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Ethan Elshyeb
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Fiona Bell
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George
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Hailee Pritchard
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Hannah Walsh
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Isabella Colosimo
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Jason Fontillas
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Jamie Frankel
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Jackson Hootman
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Joseph Knapp
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Justin Engbrecht
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Justin Lim
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Kaiya Wahl
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Kensue Kiatoukaysy
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Kevin Yang
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Mary Rahjes
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Miles Radakovitz
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Nathaniel Wang
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Nicole Leon-Molina
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Noah Verspohl
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Patrick Bodine-Ellison
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Paul Tapsall
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Max Armstrong
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Rhys Rueffert
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Ryan Weatherbee
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Thomas Buckholtz
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Victoria Rios
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Will Tse
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Xiang Luo
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Zach Aldrich
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Jean Hertzberg
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I really like this idea. Very original and shows a lot of school spirit! I have already seen your outcome, so I know it turned out great. You can probably add in how you decided to cast brass and other brainstorming details.
Hey Ryan, it is a good thing that you did your research about the brass knuckles. As cool as it might have been to make a brass knuckle, it’s really not worth getting into trouble for a school project when you can make completely harmless like the design you have decided on. Can’t wait to see how your casting turns out. Looking forward.