Casting WIP ... Jim Beam

[MIKL]

*** WARNING THIS IS A STEP BY STEP EXPERIMENT ***
it may not turn out as envisioned ... it may not turn out AT ALL, one can only try

Step 1
Gather Ingredients - just like making scones Hmmm

Step 2
i cut the blank into 4 pieces, i will try and keep the Charcoal edge
I have also dealt with the bottle top, you can see its now flat

Step 3
before drilling, i gave the charcoal a good coat of Clear Enamel Spray, to strengthen the Charcoal
i did try to reverse drill one piece which failed, so they were drilled from the charcoal side, in the lathe

Step 4
Dress up the Tube

Step 5
Bend the Bottle Top to suit the Tube

Step 6
the bottle top is now Centeredish and glued in place

Step 7
Glue the Blocks onto the Ends
i have also now given the charcoal finish a good dose of CA which should stop it chipping away in the next step


Stay Tuned for the next exciting (well maybe not) episode of CAST THAT BLANK!!!

on a side note, has anyone here ever tried Stabilizing a JB or JD blank with the charcoal still on, does the charcoal stay or disappear???

MIK

 

[MIKL]

Step 8
Turn down to size
the blank is now turned down to fit into the mold for casting
due to the wood not being stabilized i have also put a couple of coats of CA on the turned surface to stop any pesky bubbles from coming out in the wrong places
now we have to wait 24 hours for the CA to go off completely before casting, then another 24 hours for the resin to set ... i hate this bit

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[CREID]

Are those x's supposed to be pictures?

 

[MIKL]

sorry works in Firefox, not in Explorer will attach the pickies in this post

 

[MIKL]

here we are ... out of the mold ready for turning

not sure if i have a component set though ...

 

[RedBeard]

Well that's different. Very interesting.

 

[Joey-Nieves]

great tutorial and blank
Is there a tutorial on Step 4?

 

[MIKL]

great tutorial and blank
Is there a tutorial on Step 4?

Thanks Mate, in step 4 i embossed the Aluminum Tape, there are many ways to do this including the Scrap Booking folder pressing things