PSTOIC Medals
Medal inspired by valve technology
It’s that time of year when I make a medal for the Alumni of the Student Television of Imperial College. This year’s theme was “something analogue”
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PSTOIC Medal 2022
A last minute medal was needed for the “Bring something STOIC” so I used the milling machine to machine a billet.
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Materials: Aluminium
Composite Medal
Finding a suitable blue material for the “Something Blue” theme was a bit of a head-scratcher. But some blue glass beads gave me an idea.
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Materials: UV Resin
Wire Medal
The 2019 theme was “Something Foreign” so I took inspiration from the Pompidou centre in Paris which is famous for it’s external pipe work.
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Tags: medal, wire
PSTOIC Medal 2018
The theme for 2018 PSTOIC reunion was “Something futuristic”. So I made an Adventure game inspired medal for the winner of the best futuristic something.
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Materials: Acrylic
Tags: lathe, medal
Wooden Medal
The 2017 theme was “bring something Freaky” so I made a burnt wooden medal with blood-red detailing. The prize went to Doug with his “Granny Gross Ghosts”
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Repoussé Medal
I’ve started reading on a new metalworking technique, new for me that is, the technique is a few thousand years old. That technique is “Repoussé” which is forming shapes in sheet metal by pushing from the reverse. It is often
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Materials: Brass
Tags: brass, chasing, medal, repoussé
3D Printed Medal
Every year I meet up with my old friends from the Student Television of Imperial College. On previous years I’ve taken along my Flea Chariot and some magic washers. This year the theme was “Something made this year”…
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Tags: medal, OpenSCAD, Painting, PLA, PSTOIC
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
