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Brooks803

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Been trying out some new colors and swirls. A friend of mine gave me some plastic tubing to see if they would make decent molds, they work fine but are only good for one casting. I end up having to cut off the tubes after curing. However I actually like the swirls I get in the tubes more than in my rectangle molds. Reason is I like how the colors flow down the tube and kinda streak instead of the big swirls I usually do. Maybe I'll try to make a vertical rectangle mold and see how that works :confused:. A color breakdown would take forever to type so if there are any questions don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for looking and also for any comments made!
 

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Love the swirls.

Brooks803 said:
A friend of mine gave me some plastic tubing to see if they would make decent molds, they work fine but are only good for one casting. I end up having to cut off the tubes after curing.
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I've done this. My hot tip is: slice the tube off with a sharp knife rather than a saw and then just put a bit of electrical tape over the slit. Next time you need to use thq mould, the slit will already be there. I've done this with PVC electrical conduit and it saves a phenomenal amount of resin if you cast round.

Here's another trick I suggest: If you have several thicknesses of tube, cast a thin one, then drop that casting into a bigger tube (at an angle) and set it in a different colour. Repeat with another larger tube. When you turn it you get a really cool interface between the colours.
 
KDM said:
Love the swirls.



I've done this. My hot tip is: slice the tube off with a sharp knife rather than a saw and then just put a bit of electrical tape over the slit. Next time you need to use thq mould, the slit will already be there. I've done this with PVC electrical conduit and it saves a phenomenal amount of resin if you cast round.

Here's another trick I suggest: If you have several thicknesses of tube, cast a thin one, then drop that casting into a bigger tube (at an angle) and set it in a different colour. Repeat with another larger tube. When you turn it you get a really cool interface between the colours.
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How is that not any wasting? You only need a thin layer for the final cover over the tube, also, your main thin smaller diameter cast is already set in colors and the newer one is just going to cover it.
 
Brooks803,
You have some nice castings. Have you made any Tutorials on this type of casting yet?,and how you add the colors?
Donny
 
I really like your castings, I would like to try castings and stabilizing wood, is there any tutorials on this site I can learn from?

Tommy
 
tommyhughes said:
I really like your castings, I would like to try castings and stabilizing wood, is there any tutorials on this site I can learn from?

Tommy
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Tommy, first of all thanks for the comment! Second, if you look in the IAP library you'll find several tutorials. A couple that jump to the top of my brain is Don Wards bubble free casting and Ron Adams Casting for $100 or less. I really don't know much about stabilizing wood though, sorry!

LarryDNJR said:
Ok ok, you broke my arm, if you really must you can send me the red and white one in the 4th pic. :)
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I do have those and several others up for sale in the classified add if you are really interested. The one's you pointed out are #48.49.50 here: http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65210
 
As always, im a fan.
After turning 5 or 6 of your blanks this past week, I found them VERY easy to turn and great quality. No air pockets at all, no glitches in the blank and the final result was great. But, i'm sure the final result was more of my turning skills than it was your blank. haha kidding
 
capcrnch said:
As always, im a fan.
After turning 5 or 6 of your blanks this past week, I found them VERY easy to turn and great quality. No air pockets at all, no glitches in the blank and the final result was great. But, i'm sure the final result was more of my turning skills than it was your blank. haha kidding
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Rich, you know the rules....no pictures, didn't happen :wink: I'd love to see how they came out if you have any pics of them. Since my molds produce 3 blanks each I can't always turn one of them to see how they look, otherwise I'd lose 1/3 my inventory! I am happy that I'm putting out a quality product! Thanks for the kind words.
 
Brooks803 said:
Rich, you know the rules....no pictures, didn't happen :wink: I'd love to see how they came out if you have any pics of them. Since my molds produce 3 blanks each I can't always turn one of them to see how they look, otherwise I'd lose 1/3 my inventory! I am happy that I'm putting out a quality product! Thanks for the kind words.
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Setting up the tent and taking pics tomorrow!
 
Thanks!
You can tell that you've got something special on the lathe as soon as you start hitting it with the sandpaper and seeing the blank clear up.

I need to get more cigar kits coming. I feel strange using these on a slim or a sierra.. I feel like i'm wasting a great blank!
 
castings .

Hey i am in a hunt for solid colors because i am being asked to make lots of school color pens and such do you think you could do a purple like the minnesota vikings and or louisiana state university ? no one seems to carry just a straight purple like that most are either a darker plum color or swirled or a pastel purple .

if so email me with prices and well see if we can make a deal
 
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