I’m making a big order up, so I’m quite flustered at the minute, hope to get it all done by Monday…. I have a few items in the box already…
The order is for 36 pairs of knitting needles, 1 ring, 4 bangles, 1 cuff, 3 heart on sleeve fabric cuff bracelets, 1 pair of earrings and 4 pendants, which actually broken down and looking at it in a list like this doesn’t seem too bad, but sanding the bangles takes a while, especially since my grinder has started shorting the power supply again despite getting a new spare part for it on the warranty only a week ago.
So my desk looks like a disaster zone, so please don’t judge me, it’s very productive!
16 more pairs of knitting needles and a pendant to cast, then it’s a weekend of sanding 😦
January 23, 2009 – 10:45 pm
Finished! I sanded them down with wet and dry, then sprayed with acrylic. Will be posted tomorrow.
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January 21, 2009 – 10:25 am
The plugs have now been cast, here’s how I did it…
Mixed resin and poured into mould, filling it 3/4 full. Left to set.
Sprinkled watch parts on surface of cured resin.
Topped up with catalysed resin to top of mould and left to cure again.
Demoulded.
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January 13, 2009 – 11:21 am
Today I got on with the business of making the mould for the resin pugs I am making for Cody…
I superglued the model into the lid of a little tub to stop it from falling over…
I mixed the silicone in the main part of the pot…
I then popped the lid back on and tuned the pot upside down to allow the silicone to run around the model. The cup is for a bit of stability as the lid was slightly domed!
Also this morning before I went to work, I baked some tags for a customer. They are ready for sealing, just need to print a few more disks and her order is complete!
And on the subject of plastic tags (kind of), last night I bought the February edition of Crafts Beautiful from ASDA as my article on printed shrink plastic is in it, page 50-51! Check it out 😉
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January 8, 2009 – 9:16 pm
Today I got another custom order on Etsy for some earplugs, after determining how they should look and the size, I made the model for the mould. It is made from a Police “Kill Your Speed” pen barrel which nicely was 1cm in diameter, and sawed it 30mm in length.
I then mixed some Milliput and filled the tube. Just waiting for it to harden and then I will gently sand the edges before making the mould.
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December 28, 2008 – 10:23 pm
I got this awesome new flat lap machine for Christmas, though I’ve discovered that the best place for it is in the bath as water flies everywhere! I used the diamond laps to sand, then used polishing paste and the buffing lapto polish up. Unfortunately I lost my grip on both (would you believe it) and they bounced across the bathroom creating cracks in the underneath of the ring bands meaning I have to make them again (doh)! I’m casting them again tonight and then need to redo this step and step 5, but I shan’t be blogging it twice!
Here’s my lovely new (messy) machine:
And the finished (ish) article:
December 18, 2008 – 11:36 am
I demoulded the rings and then added another layer of resin on the top to create a more domed effect. It is still very tacky, so will not start sanding these until tomorrow. The black isn’t quite as vivid as I would have liked or as how they were before they went in the resin, though not as bad as this picture shows as the sun is shining directly through the window.
December 17, 2008 – 11:39 am
The mould was an absolute nightmare and the base still wasn’t set by the time I decided enough was enough. Once the mould had been turned out of it’s container (or wrestled out in my case) a craft knife was useful for removing excess rubber so the model could be easily removed.
I then put in the name so facing the correct way round as per sketch in part one. It was then part filled with resin to hold acetate down.
Once it had part cured, I could then fill it to the top and leave to cure fully.
Hmm… Not sure. I mean they will need sanding and varnishing, but it’s a bit sticky due to the moulding problem I had and the colours aren’t as vibrant as when the dye was added. It also doesn’t help that bits of Vinamould got embedded inside! I will sand and varnish this one, probably at the weekend, and then see what it looks like…
On another note, I am the very first person to be featured on new UK craft blog, Partners in Crime which can be found here: http://www.clairelaraine-partnersincrime.blogspot.com 😀
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