SDB777
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First of all, a big thanks to Bob(BSea)!
The man took time out of his Sunday morning/afternoon to come over and give the wife a lesson in casting PR blanks in the vertical mold!!!
Thank You!!
I shot some video, but have not had time to edit the stuff down to something interesting, basically it's a bunch of waiting for things to happen, followed by a few seconds of pouring 'goo' into the mold....boring!
With the area prepared and plastic cups, stir sticks, and everything ready to go, Bob assisted the wife(also known as Lyn) in making three different colored swirly pours. The next morning, I did as he told me, and 'popped' them out of the mold with the air compressor(which is actually fun, but I would recommend not using 135PSI to do it
).
Here's the results in the order they were mixed and poured(these have not been turned on the lathe to get that 'blah look' off the outside of the casting-yet) Nothing has been done to enchance the colors, and you can see a few tiny bubbles on some of the blanks, all-in-all...they look better then some I've bought to turn(I think so, YMMV)
#1: Amethyst and Interfine Pearl Violet
2#: Paradise Pearl Gold with a touch of Tropic Bronze and Blushing Rose
3#: Metallic Red Pearl Raisin, Rustic Gold and Black
All I can say is, Bob....you created a monster! That little jug of PR isn't going to make it through the end of the week, and I guess she's wanting a larger selection of mica powder!!! Hey, it's only money.....
I'll get these turned(at least one of each), and post them in the SOYP area soon!
Scott (it's ya'lls fault...everyone) B
The man took time out of his Sunday morning/afternoon to come over and give the wife a lesson in casting PR blanks in the vertical mold!!!
Thank You!!
I shot some video, but have not had time to edit the stuff down to something interesting, basically it's a bunch of waiting for things to happen, followed by a few seconds of pouring 'goo' into the mold....boring!
With the area prepared and plastic cups, stir sticks, and everything ready to go, Bob assisted the wife(also known as Lyn) in making three different colored swirly pours. The next morning, I did as he told me, and 'popped' them out of the mold with the air compressor(which is actually fun, but I would recommend not using 135PSI to do it
).Here's the results in the order they were mixed and poured(these have not been turned on the lathe to get that 'blah look' off the outside of the casting-yet) Nothing has been done to enchance the colors, and you can see a few tiny bubbles on some of the blanks, all-in-all...they look better then some I've bought to turn(I think so, YMMV)
#1: Amethyst and Interfine Pearl Violet
2#: Paradise Pearl Gold with a touch of Tropic Bronze and Blushing Rose
3#: Metallic Red Pearl Raisin, Rustic Gold and Black
All I can say is, Bob....you created a monster! That little jug of PR isn't going to make it through the end of the week, and I guess she's wanting a larger selection of mica powder!!! Hey, it's only money.....
I'll get these turned(at least one of each), and post them in the SOYP area soon!
Scott (it's ya'lls fault...everyone) B
