The workshop will be closed on the morning of Thursday 3rd November for MA inductions. Normal opening will resume from 11.00
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Scott & Jim
Tag Archives: Opening Times
Easter Opening and Late Hours
The workshop will be open for the first four days of the Easter break from Monday 21st to Thursday 24th March.
Beginning Monday 18th April we will be opening for an extra 3 hours a day. The workshop will remain open Monday -Thursday until 19.30 when students will be asked to clean up your workspace as normal in preparation for the following day. These temporary opening times are as follows:
Monday 09.30 – 19.30
Tuesday 09.30 – 19.30
Wednesday 09.30 – 19.30
Thursday 09.30 – 19.30
Friday 09.30 – 16.30
This time is in addition to our normal working day (09.30 – 16.30) and therefore does not mean you should turn up any later than normal. Please make the most of this additional time.
Looking forward to seeing some great work from everyone! More announcements soon!
Scott and Jim
Happy New Year and Welcome Back Updates
Hi All,
Hope you have had a good break and time to recoup for the next few months.
Part of the UoM server went down over the break resulting in our blog going down but thankfully everything is intact and we are back online. Apologies for any inconvenience this caused anyone.
****Workshop Opening Times January/February****
This year we will be hosting one of the 5th year workshops between 25th January and Monday 8th February.
This will mean a shorter working day for these two weeks with the workshop only opening from 11.00 till the normal closing time of 16.30.
New Materials
We have a couple of new additions to our materials stock this term which as usual are subject to availability so be sure to check before beginning your project planning
Finnboard
Anyone who has been inducted this year or last will have been told about this product which 4D Stock. This pulp board has a great range of applications due to its ability to form shapes when wet which are maintained when the board dries. Recommended for sketch and development models but there’s no reason it couldn’t be used for more advanced models as well.
Metal Effect Silver Styrene Sheet
One of the most common questions asked of what can be cut on the laser cutters is metals. Whilst this isn’t possible we have bought in this substitute which is a metallic styrene plastic sheet. This can be laser cut and worked as with other styrene or acrylic sheeting and should serve as a suitable alternative for some cases.
Scale Trees
We have a small selection of high quality brass etched and flocked scale trees. These are available from 4D Modelshop in a much wider range of sizes and styles. Samples of those available from 4D Can be seen in the workshop. We have a small stock of the following:
Medium Green, Copper Beech, Cork, White and Bare Branch
Don’t forget to register for your 10% student discount if you buy anything from them quoting either myself or Jim as your tutor when asked.
New Reference Book
Advanced Mouldmaking and Casting, Nick Brooks, 2011
This book provides a thorough guide with case studies of mouldmaking and casting with a variety of materials. Whilst our facilities of this are limited we hope this book will guide you to approach this method with more confidence as well as see what is possible outside of a workshop environment. As with all our books you are welcome to use as reference within the workshop but please don’t take out.
See you all soon,
Scott and Jim
Easter Break Opening Hours
The workshop will be closed from Friday 27th March to Tuesday 7th April when normal opening hours will resume.
End of Contested Peripheries Sessions on Tuesdays
The Contested Peripheries Tuesdays sessions have now ended so workshop opening hours will return to normal for all students.
Tuesday 09.30am – 4.30pm
Also, a reminder that we are open until Wednesday 16th April before closing for Easter for a week.
See you soon, Scott
Change to Opening Times from Tuesday 28th Jan 2014
Beginning Tuesday 28th January the workshop will be closed between 9.30 and 13.00 to all students apart from Contested Peripheries Atelier students. This will remain in effect every Tuesday for the rest of this Academic Year.
This is due to a change in teaching structure which,in the not too long term, will benefit all students. Our efforts will be focussed on delivering specific advice based on the whole groups needs whilst being exclusively available to answer questions as a group and to individuals.
These sessions will aim to focus on the theory of modelmaking and question your approaches based on what you are trying to achieve.
Necessary inductions or refreshers concerning machine operation will also be given.
The workshop will re-open as normal from 14.00 to all students.
Here are our amended general weekly opening times:
Monday: 09.30-13.00 (One hour Lunch Break) 14.00-16.30
Tuesday:14.00-16.30
Wednesday:Â 09.30-13.00 (One hour Lunch Break) 14.00-16.30
Thursday:Â 09.30-13.00 (One hour Lunch Break) 14.00-16.30
Friday:Â 09.30-13.00 (One hour Lunch Break) 14.00-16.30
Saturday/Sunday: Closed
We look forward to getting started!
Jim & Scott