TOOLS

Fabrication in UK:
http://www.rca.ac.uk/pages/getinvolved/rapid_prototyping_facilities_509.html (Royal College of Art, RP machines)
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/chemicalengineering/research/services/workshop/ (Imperial College, CNC machines)
http://www.capitalmodels.co.uk/ (Laser Machines)
http://www.2mz.co.uk/ (Good Price Laser and CNC)
http://www.3trpd.co.uk/
http://www.imirp.co.uk/
http://www.laserlines.co.uk/
http://www.cmamoldform.co.uk/
http://www.arrkeurope.com/
http://www.mastermoulders.co.uk/
http://www.alphaform100.de/english/
http://www.darac.com/
http://www.innov8es.co.uk/
http://www.tritech-precision-products.co.uk/
http://www.1st-rp.com/
http://www.ame-solutions.com/prototypes/index2.html
http://www.mec.cf.ac.uk/services/
http://www.materialise.be/HOME/home_ENG.html
http://www.pdronline.co.uk/PDR/intro.htm

For mouldmaking and casting material, very near school:
http://www.tiranti.co.uk/

And for some finishing, (also there are lot of radios control):
http://www.hobbystores.co.uk/

And also, CNC material, finishing, moulding...:
http://www.4rfv.co.uk/outside.asp?id=14306&to=www.ambercomposites.co.uk&cat=289

Links for High Density Foam for CNC machine:
http://www.johnburn.co.uk/
http://www.tridentfoams.co.uk/
http://www.cordek.co.uk/

For interlocking textile patterns, Freedom Of Creation http://www.freedomofcreation.com/employed Laser Sintering technique.

(images http://www.freedomofcreation.com/)

In the Kokon Double chair by the dutch designer Jurgen Bey, existing chairs are wrapped with PVC skin. Chek here http://www.jurgenbey.nl/, Jurgen Beys's work.

(image: http://www.droogdesign.nl/#frames(lb=lb.php?f=2&r=82&k=1371,rb=rb.php?f=1&r=82&k=1371))

Import Excell Data into Rhino
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Create axonometric view in Rhino (http://www.rayflectar.com/Rhino/RhinoScripts-Gallery.htm)
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Check here http://www.contourcrafting.org/ the contour crafting technique.

"Contour Crafting (CC) is a layered fabrication technology developed by Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis of the University of Southern California. Contour Crafting technology has great potential for automating the construction of whole structures as well as sub-components. Using this process, a single house or a colony of houses, each with possibly a different design, may be automatically constructed in a single run, embedded in each house all the conduits for electrical, plumbing and air-conditioning." in http://www.contourcrafting.org/. Check also the videos.