The fibreglass surface of the Composite Wing project is being laminated on a timber mould. Here are few photos of the mould being fabricated - part robotic milling, part nail gun. Five different fibreglass parts are being laminated from the same mould which is 6m x 5.5m x 2.8m. The mould became a little architectural project in itself. The composite fibre project will be installed at the RMIT Design Hub as part of exhibition design for, 'The Future Is Here', opening August 28th.

Parts of the timber mould was robotically milled from laminated 19mm sheets of MDF. This is one of 5 parts that make up the central double curvature part of the mould. Milled at RMIT.

One of the double curvature parts of the mould - milled at RMIT

Framing for the wings being attached to the milled portions of the mould