Week 7: The blister finish



The Blister has been finished in this Monday of the week, which the edge also was cut to follow the shape.


 Then, the two blisters that my team member - Ting Ting and my was ready to cut from the large aluminum sheet. The iron compasses was used to measure the distance between the shape and the proposed new edge we would to follow and cut it.


 Finally, the two similar shapes were able to match each other.




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