casting is fun!
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Glass Scratcher
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They look great! Keep on casting.
thewishman
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I can see why you are having fun. Looks like very nice blanks.
rjwolfe3
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Very nice!
yeah i would have to agree. beats going to woodcraft and shelling out upwards of $4 each. And i get to custom color them all! pretty cool stuff!
I have some experimental blanks in the pressure pot right now. if they work out, i will post some pictures soon. I plan to put them on tubes tomorrow and give them a whirl.
I have some experimental blanks in the pressure pot right now. if they work out, i will post some pictures soon. I plan to put them on tubes tomorrow and give them a whirl.
artme
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Some good looking stuphph there.
Jgrden
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Mighty good looking stuff there fellow.
PTownSubbie
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Ron,
When you cast your multi colors, do you allow one to begin to harden before you pour the second color or do you pour them both at the same time? You have some decent color segregation and I haven't been really successful with that yet.
Thanks for the info!!
When you cast your multi colors, do you allow one to begin to harden before you pour the second color or do you pour them both at the same time? You have some decent color segregation and I haven't been really successful with that yet.
Thanks for the info!!
I pour them both at the same time, but i let them get close to gelling first. i mix using PR (Silmar 41) and about 10 drops per ounce of Mek. I know that is prolly too much Mek, but they give it to me free with the PR, and i have had no problems with my blanks hardness or brittleness or anything so why change. plus, i have it mapped out with 10 drops. you got about 6 or 8 minutes of stirring. when it just starts to thicken, POUR POUR POUR. It is tricky, the closer you can get it to gelling, the better the seperation will be, but if you go too far, it will be too far gone and mess everything up. I got one mix so close, by the time i got around to the stopper mold, it was too far gone and the PR was all over the mold, the table, everything.
when i pour and it is still too wet, the colors become one, with very little seperation. Just part of the fun i suppose. Hope this helps.
when i pour and it is still too wet, the colors become one, with very little seperation. Just part of the fun i suppose. Hope this helps.
GouletPens
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Casting is fun, but I would suggest turning a few b/c they can look QUITE different than you expected once actually turned. It can either be a good surprise or a bad one! Either way, turn them so you know what's working and what's not!
From left to right:
Number 4 (copper and black) is now on a copper euro.
A similar blank to Number 9 (white interfine green instead of blue) is also now on a copper Euro.
You were right, they look alot different on the inside. Luckily for me, they look BETTER on the inside! Later today when the sun is up, and i am awake, i will take and post photos. I can't hardly believe how nice they are. All this time i have been buying those expensive, ugly plastic blanks from woodcraft thinking i was buying some cool stuff. Now i realize just how weak those blanks really are.
Number 4 (copper and black) is now on a copper euro.
A similar blank to Number 9 (white interfine green instead of blue) is also now on a copper Euro.
You were right, they look alot different on the inside. Luckily for me, they look BETTER on the inside! Later today when the sun is up, and i am awake, i will take and post photos. I can't hardly believe how nice they are. All this time i have been buying those expensive, ugly plastic blanks from woodcraft thinking i was buying some cool stuff. Now i realize just how weak those blanks really are.
cnirenberg
Member
Ron,
Those castings came out great. What did you use as the molds? RX bottles for the stoppers and did you end up making the rectangular molds?
Those castings came out great. What did you use as the molds? RX bottles for the stoppers and did you end up making the rectangular molds?
Yes sir. I have a RX bottle that has straight sides, so after the PR cools, it just slides right out. I usually end up tapping it out before it cools all the way though.
And yes sir, i bought some of the fancy silicone and made a mold that makes three stick blanks at a time. I have limited ways to cut and table saw blades are expensive, so it is cheaper and easier for me to make the sticks. I was using a homemade "heat box" wich is basicly a box with a heat lamp in the top, with plexiglass seperating the light from the "business", but now i have a little toaster oven thanks to a friend! They are fun to make, and even funner to turn. Every time i mount a new blank, i have to contain myself and not get too aggressive because i want to see it round so i can start to get an idea of the inside.
Hey Cris, Do me a favor. Go down to the beach (Yes, i am asking you to fight the traffic) and go to the Lani Kai (I think that is what it was called, my memory is a bit fuzzy) and have a rumrunner for me! WOOHOO...
Man i miss Ft. Myers.. If you ever need some flooring work done, i know a guy down there. He has a new baby to feed and does AMAZING work!
And yes sir, i bought some of the fancy silicone and made a mold that makes three stick blanks at a time. I have limited ways to cut and table saw blades are expensive, so it is cheaper and easier for me to make the sticks. I was using a homemade "heat box" wich is basicly a box with a heat lamp in the top, with plexiglass seperating the light from the "business", but now i have a little toaster oven thanks to a friend! They are fun to make, and even funner to turn. Every time i mount a new blank, i have to contain myself and not get too aggressive because i want to see it round so i can start to get an idea of the inside.
Hey Cris, Do me a favor. Go down to the beach (Yes, i am asking you to fight the traffic) and go to the Lani Kai (I think that is what it was called, my memory is a bit fuzzy) and have a rumrunner for me! WOOHOO...
Man i miss Ft. Myers.. If you ever need some flooring work done, i know a guy down there. He has a new baby to feed and does AMAZING work!