PR Bottle Stoppers

[woodgraver]

Here are a few stoppers I made this weekend. The colored portions were done with mica powders from Coastal Scents, I did put some gold leaf in the Red Hat blank. The gold leaf blank was so easy, I think I used a little too much gold leaf, but it really was not that much at all. I heated the resin in a HF ultrasonic sink and then used 7 drops of MEKP per ounce and the blanks were set up in about an hour. I am probably living on the edge, but I drilled, tapped and turned them about 2 to 4 hours after I poured them and didn't have any problems at all. Silmar 41 is some pretty awesome stuff!

Tomorrow I'm picking up a Nikon D3100, hopefully I'll have better luck taking pictures with it!

 

[Fibonacci]

The red hat looks sharp. Did you cast the main portion, add the hat and pour clear over it?

Good luck with the D3100. That was what I wanted, but ended up getting the Rebel XS instead for a bit cheaper.

 

[woodgraver]

You got it, that is exactly what I did with the red hat. I didn't wait for the bottom half to cure completely, just enough so the hat wouldn't sink. I am amazed that heating the resin completely removes any bubbles from the clear portion...that was one of the best tips I have learned on this site.

 

[Canadian_Kid]

Just curious how much gold leaf goes into a blank and if it is real gold? If you could share your source off gold leaf as well that would be great.

 

[woodgraver]

I bought the gold leaf at a craft store, Michaels. As for quantity, I think I used about a tablespoon, but ended up making 2 stoppers with that quantity. I think a little less would look a lot better.

 

[Canadian_Kid]

Thanks.