2. Torus

To make the torus, other 2 students and I shared one square aliminum sheet and divided into 3 evenly. I used the guillotine, which is pretty heavy to step down. Then I got my long rectangle sheet.
Then I used this machine to roll the flat sheet into a half circle. 
Here is the wooden mode clapped besides the bench, which is used to make the major curve shape in the middle of the torus. I used the pointed head hammer to strike it down and make it close to the mode shape as possible as I can, in order to make the torus more curvy.
Then use this bent T-shape mode and the flat head hammer to curve the two side down gently. I did this from the end of torus, and fit the curve closely to the mode. Its shape changed easily so I have to check occasionally if it lost its shape while striking.
This is the result. I thought this shape was really hard to make and had no idea where to start, but once I started, it's actually not that tough and pretty interesting to make. 







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