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Task 2: The Torus

What I've done so far: Step 1: Cutting the work piece Step 2: Getting the initial curve There were actually a number of ways to achieve this, my first approach was to use the metal roller:

Task 1: Bowl

The first task we were given to do was to implement various workshop processes to create a bowl-shaped form out of a 2 mm sheet of metal.  Step 1: Cutting out the material The initial stages proved to be quite tedious as it involved measuring out dimensions and cutting out the appropriate shape to begin working with. This involved whipping out a protractor to etch the template for the overall base of the bowl. Then with the use of a pruner, we were able to cut out the shape, which actually proved to be quite harder than it looked. To finish off, some sanding was done on the edges to get a more precise cut finish. Step 2: Initial metal beating Now it was time to get into the interesting part, beating the crap out of the material until it provided a form that would somewhat resemble the shape of a bowl. Before any of that happened, it is important that inner circles were drawn out to give visual representation on what areas to hammer down. Next was to grab a wooden template of