Sand Tamper

I was tasked to use a metal lathe to turn a cylindrical piece of aluminum into a sand tamper to use on a sand cast mold. I have a tapered tip to get into tight spots in the mould, and a square bottom to get into the corners. I taped off parts to sand blast, and used a knurl get a diamond texture at the bottom. To fit the part in different vises on the mill, I modeled and printed Jigs to hold them in place.

Date

Winter 2025

Software

Rhino 8

Hardware

Metal Lathe, Metal Mill, Sand blaster, Bandsaw

Materials

Aluminum, ABS-GF