So I have a hookup for free Refractory sheet board. Not sure exact type but looking through it should suit my temperature needs just fine (Bismuth and Aluminum). I'm still looking at burners, may swing by Lowes/Home Depot tomorrow to see what is available as far as burners go. This may be moving ahead quicker than I thought which is good because I've been kind of in planning stage for too long and I think its just time to start working on this.
@Radiation you could use a weed burner to fire a forge/foundry, but it'd suck down a lot of gas and you'd need to modify it so you can control the air intake. if you're just melting bismuth and aluminum you don't much need to worry about getting as much heat out of the thing as you can, but it makes sense to overbuild it now rather than try to kludge later on if you decide you want to cast copper or brass or bronze
I think Bronze may be a bit away for me. I do want to be able to control temperature somewhat in the forge so I do want to be able to dial things in as needed. Also I won't be too bent out of shape if this requires a rebuild later down the line as I see things aren't working or as I research. Again, material is free as the guy tosses out the scraps usually and this gives me an easy test bed.
I did initially think about a weed burner as I've used those in the past and one of the youtube videos had a guy use one.
also for bismuth, you need to be really careful about the environment you melt it in. it oxidizes really easily, so if your burner is running lean you'll lose a whole lot of what's in your crucible each time you heat it up
you actually might be better off just using a hot plate or camp stove
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Did some work on the used dolls I've collected from Ebay. Basically looking more closely at what I've got, removing clothes and accessories, deciding if I want to keep the factory hair and boil washing those, and cleaning off some factory faces. The line of dolls I've been working with is called Monster High, and I'm really starting to understand why these are popular dolls to repaint. First of all, they're ball jointed, which makes them a lot more posable than the fashion dolls I had as a kid. On top of that, though, the manufacturers didn't just have one doll form with pallet swaps - each doll has it's own sculpt, which i find amazing. Not just head sculpts, either - hand sculpts and body sculpts are varied as well. I even found one among my ebay cache that was a head shorter than all the rest.
So yeah, easy to see why these dolls are popular in general and popular for painting. Mattel didn't go as lazy with these as they might have, and that's appreciated.
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got a question. i been laying in the pattern on my mokume gane billets with a carbide cutter on a dremel, but it just takes goddamn forever. i'm not particularly averse to spending a long time on something, but to make this thing anywhere near profitable i need to cut the production time down a lot. anyone know of a rotary tool that's more powerful than a dremel but isn't a full-on die grinder?
it's a flat sheet that i'm carving lines into the face of, like the one a page back, i can't think of a way to use a scroll saw to do it. i suppose a die grinder would work though it's pretty big, but i'm using pretty small bits so i reckon i might need to get a smaller collet
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You could get a CNC engraving setup, but that's really expensive.
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do you need a deep carve, and is accuracy a needed thing? because if not, the chisel side of a riveting hammer (or even just a chisel) might do the job.
i actually have tried both, neither worked i think because neither actually removes material, they just leave a divot that gets filled in when i flatten the billet back out. we just ordered a beefier rotary tool which i think will work better, now just gotta wait for it to show up
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edited October 2016
Ah, I thought you might have. I have no other ideas.
No wait, have you considered acid etching? You're doing it for texture, or something else?
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By acid etching, I mean marking the piece up with a particular type of marker (certain ones work better as a resist) and immersing it into heated ferric chloride for at least 45 minutes. That method produces wavy patterns in the etch, while non-heated bubbling produces a cleaner etch.
Edit: Staedler markers, green and red specifically, are the ones I was taught work best among markers as resist
etching might work, i think i'm gonna try that. i have some ferric chloride i got to try as a patinator and it worked really well. i used to use sharpie as a resist when i was building guitar pedals, i think i'll try that tomorrow
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The latest Humble Book Bundle is Cosplay themed with multiple guides up for grabs, like Adam Savage's mold making primer, Punished Props Foamsmith tutorial, and guides to small electronics and making a kitchen vacuu-former.
I... Might need to get in on that
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The latest Humble Book Bundle is Cosplay themed with multiple guides up for grabs, like Adam Savage's mold making primer, Punished Props Foamsmith tutorial, and guides to small electronics and making a kitchen vacuu-former.
Thank you for pointing this out! I went for the first two tiers. I don't do cosplay but molding, wearable electronics, and weathering are topics I'm interested in.
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i was using it on copper and brass. it did a pretty good job of differentiating between the two because the stuff seems to react much less with brass, i'm not sure how well it'd work on just one metal
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I'm guessing you weren't immersing and heating it before, then?
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So I'm finishing up my son's Halloween costume, and I'm rather proud of what I've built. Would it be alright to post pictures in this thread or should I go into a more appropriate thread as we get closer to the holiday?
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So I'm finishing up my son's Halloween costume, and I'm rather proud of what I've built. Would it be alright to post pictures in this thread or should I go into a more appropriate thread as we get closer to the holiday?
you can also put it in the Halloween thread which already exists for maximum coverage
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I've finished my first doll face:
I also dressed her up in some of the clothes that came with the dolls, since I haven't finished any clothes of my own design yet. I did make an edit to those shoes, though: they had an awful neon green paint on them and I removed that. They seem much more stylish this way.
Also from this photo you may notice I tried my hand with making a light box. I'm not sure I'm using it right? I don't think I have enough direct light. Here it is without the lightbox:
I haven't made a wig yet. I'm putting that off. I did actually buy some flocking to try other hair techniques on these dolls, but the type of flocking I bought requires me to make an electrostatic device so the hair stands up when I apply it (fo' real).
The next doll I'm going to paint is this one:
This is a doll I bought new, so I'm keeping her hair this time. You may notice that with this scuplt, the eyelid is raised. Not sure if I'll like that or not when I get to painting.
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A lady in my knitting group made this "smitten"
It's sort of a joke item "for couple who can't stop holding hands"
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she is either smug or completely smitten with me, because she is sitting inches away from the evidence and just so happy to see me.
(this one doesn't have the brainpower for any ill intent. no, she got to wrassle with some weird-smelling string and decorate the house, and oh, hey, the tall one is here!)
at least i have a ball-winder. i just wish i could get away with leaving yarn vulnerable without a house goblin running merry with it.
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I did initially think about a weed burner as I've used those in the past and one of the youtube videos had a guy use one.
you actually might be better off just using a hot plate or camp stove
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So yeah, easy to see why these dolls are popular in general and popular for painting. Mattel didn't go as lazy with these as they might have, and that's appreciated.
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Is it really curved? Is there a scroll saw for metal?
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No wait, have you considered acid etching? You're doing it for texture, or something else?
Edit: Staedler markers, green and red specifically, are the ones I was taught work best among markers as resist
also we have a new addition to our workshop
weirdo nerd included for scale
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I find this interesting and amusing
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Note to self: don't finish a strip of 4-in-1 and then decide to make it 8-in-2 as an afterthought.
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I... Might need to get in on that
Thank you for pointing this out! I went for the first two tiers. I don't do cosplay but molding, wearable electronics, and weathering are topics I'm interested in.
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By the by, what metal were you patinating with ferric chloride? I only heard of it as an etchant, so it never occurred to me to use it for patina
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you can also put it in the Halloween thread which already exists for maximum coverage
I also dressed her up in some of the clothes that came with the dolls, since I haven't finished any clothes of my own design yet. I did make an edit to those shoes, though: they had an awful neon green paint on them and I removed that. They seem much more stylish this way.
Also from this photo you may notice I tried my hand with making a light box. I'm not sure I'm using it right? I don't think I have enough direct light. Here it is without the lightbox:
I haven't made a wig yet. I'm putting that off. I did actually buy some flocking to try other hair techniques on these dolls, but the type of flocking I bought requires me to make an electrostatic device so the hair stands up when I apply it (fo' real).
The next doll I'm going to paint is this one:
This is a doll I bought new, so I'm keeping her hair this time. You may notice that with this scuplt, the eyelid is raised. Not sure if I'll like that or not when I get to painting.
It's sort of a joke item "for couple who can't stop holding hands"
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
including 2 shawls. so nervous about it for some reason
edit: things are now blocking! i'll take photos when the baby lets me. Kinda proud of myself!
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she is either smug or completely smitten with me, because she is sitting inches away from the evidence and just so happy to see me.
(this one doesn't have the brainpower for any ill intent. no, she got to wrassle with some weird-smelling string and decorate the house, and oh, hey, the tall one is here!)
at least i have a ball-winder. i just wish i could get away with leaving yarn vulnerable without a house goblin running merry with it.
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