CSALT Materials Library
Materials display case at the entrance of the architecture building at Carleton University
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Hydrocal Cast
Hydrocal cast of fabric using fibre reinforcements
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Ferrosilicon
Ferrosilicon used in a steelmaking process
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3D Clay Print
3D printed clay vase prototype (unfired)
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Raw Aluminum Pellets
Raw aluminum pellets
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Blue Glass Bottle
Blue glass bottle made at Corning Museum of Glass workshops in New York
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Cone Incense
Traditional cone of incense from the German Apothecary Museum in Heidelberg
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Layered Earth and Recycled Bricks
Rammed earth with 7% portland cement using layered earth and recycled bricks
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Decorative Wood Panel
Tools and fragments of a beautiful decorative wood panel recovered in the Byward Market revealing traces of its manufacture
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Bubble Material Plaster Casting
Testing of bubble material surfaces in casting plaster
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Beebole Tile
Beebole tile hand-formed using wild clay harvested from our garden by Ju Huang as part of her Master's thesis
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Robotic Clay Exhibition
Canadian Clay & Glass Museum from our participation in the Robotic Clay exhibition
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Block of Maple
Recycled block of maple for context model
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Slag
A byproduct of steel-making is used to offset the quantity of Portland cement in concrete
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Sphere 3D Print
Failed attempt at printing a two-part sphere (fired and glazed)
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Aluminum
Aluminum test plug from Chicoutimi
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Turmeric
Turmeric for natural pigments
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Oyster Shells
Oyster shells used to make lime putty
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Sika Plastic Fibres
Block of acrylic holding Sika brand plastic fibres used in fibre-reinforced concrete products
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Plaster Cast Test
Test of a plaster cast monster using fabric made by Jesse Rafaeiro as part of the Daedalic Exercises PhD course
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Black Ink
Three viles of black ink recreated from a 14th century recipe by Cennino Cennini by Justin Yan as part of Daedalic Exercises
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3D Clay Print Prototype
Small 3D printed prototype of the Robotic Clay wall by Catalin Bacalu
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Samples of 3D Printed Clay
Samples of 3D printed clay using various toolpath options
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Soapstone
Heat retaining soap stone block
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Prototype
Sculpted prototype for vessel used in glass production in the CSALT kiln
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3D Plastic Print
3D printed cellular structure to test our PLA printer
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Glass Bottle
Roman style glass bottle made by a student at the Corning Museum of Glass workshops
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Vase Prototype
3D printed vase prototype using the CSALT PLA printer
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Zeoform Block
Zeoform block made by Jesse Bird using nano- and micro- fibrillated recycled cellulose and water
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Sample Tile for Quilt Wall Project
Sample tile by Stephanie Murray using water-based transfer to plaster cast for the CSALT-led Quilt Wall project
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Printed Brick
Failed attempt at printing and glazing a brick for the Robotic Clay exhibition wall. Open for viewing in Room 208
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Glass Tiles
Glass tiles behind green glass pellets for layering onto clear glass
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Clay 3D Print Prototype
Full-scale prototype of one piece of the topology optimization center with imperfections on the seams by Adonis Lau, Catalin Bacalu, and Meaghan Dickson
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UHPC Print Test
First attempt at 3D printing Ultra-High Performance concrete (UHPC with fibre reinforcements) with a tuft of goat hair and raw sheep wool used in traditional building stuffed in top
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Hemp-lime
Hemp-lime with biochar block with magnesium binder by Robin Papp as part of his Mitacs research
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CSALT Poster
Poster of the most recent Instagram post @CSALTarchitecture
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Aluminum Foam
Foamed aluminum lightweight panel
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Pyramid 3D Print Test
Failed test pyramid form (fired and glazed) for our Robotic Clay exhibition piece
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Marble
Hand-sculpted marble chess piece prototype for a chess board as part of a workshop course
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Selection of Fibre-based Materials
Selection of natural fibre-based sheets, blocks and panels including papyrus, hemp, sawdust, wood strands, Zeoform etc.. and the CSALT apron made by Slade Solomon
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Willow Twigs
Jar of willow twigs carved and ready to be turned into charcoal pencils in the fire in a sealed vessel
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Concrete Chair Prototype
Prototype of ideas for using 3D printing and casting to create a concrete chair by Sinan Husic as part of his Master's thesis
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Crushed Glass
Crushed glass for painting onto stained glass
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Clay Print
Clay prints using natural materials by George Gilouris-Tsivikas and Shela Lamug
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Printing Nozzles
Nozzles for our 3D Potter Scara V4 3D printer