ceresWhen the last moon is cast over the last star of morningAnd the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderatormod
I love torcs.
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
i don't have a photo right now, but we totally made a torc a couple months back out of some heavy-gauge wire an electrician buddy traded me for a guitar pedal i built. i been meaning to go back to that, i have an Idea for it
Alright, here are a few pictures of the process and I'm going to be doing prep tomorrow and then the bismuth pour Monday afternoon. Pictures of either success or hospital will be posted then.
I apparently didn't take any pictures of melting wax into the silicon mold I have. Or the results of that.
I take those and put them in a bread pan, then pour cement on top. Here is the result of that portion.
This is the cement mold. I'm sort of worried about the air bubbles that exist along the outside, just more of an indicator of what may be inside against the wax. We will see that tomorrow as I melt the crap out of that wax tomorrow. I guess I wasn't as on top of vibrating the mold, which I know better for next time. Honestly I have like 40 pounds of construction grout that seemed to go awesome comparatively.
The construction grout:
I'm pretty sure I will have at least 3 to mess with for Monday, but I will know for sure tomorrow. I have to melt out the wax with a heat gun, then possibly torch the concrete to make sure its all gone/evaporated. I may bake the molds a bit before we pour bismuth in to kind of have it hotter, which I think will slow the cooling of bismuth down a bit.
I ordered my xmas cards today. BUT i'm leaving the country next weekend, and I wanted to give a few to people in person during the week, so I couldn't go with my usual printer since they only promise a 7-10 day turnaround. So I had to find another printer with faster delivery times who also looked reliable AND would print in the card size I wanted.
I found one, and weirdly it was cheaper than basically everywhere else, even with larger card sizes and getting couriered 2-day delivery. So if the quality is good I'll go with them in the future. But sorting through them all and checking prices and delivery options and every place has a different idea of how to set up a print template ... it took me almost two hours, which was totes fucked up.
So today I sanded down the boards for the aluminum project and messed with the keda dyes I had ordered a week ago for this project. Color turns out kind of interesting. Not sure how it will finish out though, and not sure how super happy I am with results. I took pictures though! On my potato cell phone, so it isn't the greatest of quality.
I mixed the black with a slight bit of blue and let it sit on the boards for a few minutes.
This picture is 2 different types of pine.
This is that same mix with poplar.
Blue mix. Both pines again.
Poplar in back, pine at same color blue.
Other images here. The top two or 3 images not pictured here was me mixing the two dye mixes together and letting it set for about 1 minute in the sections that weren't done. Also I had another section of poplar I put the blackblue/blue mix on. I don't think I like it too much. The pictures seems to look a bit better than the actual boards, as the color is a little less overpowering on the pictures for whatever reason. I may try and use less blue dye and do a couple of short light coats to let it build.
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This is a scarf I am making for the CP charity sale/auction at the PAX South bar crawl.
Inspired by the House Stark banner and furs.
It's a really simple pattern, but getting such different yarns to match weights isn't something I'm used to doing. It's been a learning experience, and I think given me a lot of confidence for making that sort of adjustment on future projects, because sometimes the exact color you want just isn't available in a size that matches the other exact color you want.
I'm not sure what I am going to do about the line work after all of the painting is done. Has anyone used paint pens/markers before? I don't trust my hand for making crisp, decisive outlines with a brush.
I've used them before, (possibly that brand, actually) but in grade school. And there's a reason for that.
Most paint markers have to be shook before they're used to properly mix the paint. Then, every time you want to "load" up the marker tip with paint, you have to press the tip down a few times. If you do it too much, the tip gets flooded, and you might wind up with a big goop of paint. Then, and this may not be the case for all paint markers, but I've found the tips "dry out" or run out of paint as you go, forcing you to reload the tip over and over again. Sometimes, while you're shaking the pen, paint splatters everywhere, or gets all over the inside of the cap.
I find that really annoying. Maybe the markers I used were crappy, or they've become less irritating to use since I last had to work with them. But I still wouldn't recommend paint pens.
I'm not sure what I am going to do about the line work after all of the painting is done. Has anyone used paint pens/markers before? I don't trust my hand for making crisp, decisive outlines with a brush.
We used Sharpie for the murals in my nephew's room. So far, so good.
The base material is felt, but the design is digitized and embroidered by me. I found the picture online and it was so awesome I had to use it for my co-worker who likes minecraft. Even used the Minecraft font for the name.
No no no no no. If I was trying to make all of those by hand, I'd still be working on the first one! I have an embroidery machine and I can create my own embroidery patterns through my computer.
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Ok that's what I thought and then later I got confused.
Still impressive though!
I should take a picture of the hand embroidered stocking my Mom made for me when I was like 12. It's really detailed and it's awesome.
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Hand embroidery takes a really fucking long time. Machines you can buy for fairly reasonable prices these days cut that time WAY down, but that is still an awesome idea, executed very well. Nice work!
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So...Monday didn't happen, which got pushed to Tuesday, but the guy who was helping me was sick.
So we gave it a couple goes yesterday.
First attempt we waited too long to pour out, and we ended up with a solid chunk.
Second attempt and third attempt are pictured. I will remelt the bismuth out and then give it another go, but for whatever reason, it isn't working like it had in the past:
Sorry for potato quality phone camera.
Second attempt had a larger crystal that remained and everything else was a smoothish surface:
Third attempt was also smooth:
Edit: I think I'm not waiting long enough for the crystals to form. Also I want to reduce the amount of shaking as I pick up and pour the excess molten bismuth out, so I'm getting a thing and then giving it at least another go today, if not 2.
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My sword necklace from @Typhoid Manny came today. I can honestly say the pictures do not do it justice. It's beautiful. It's going to go with my outfit for the PAX South bar crawl, along with the comb I got from him a couple months back.
House Stark!
And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
2 more pictures. The mold wasn't going to hold up much more so I broke the ones I'm not overly happy with just to kind of get some practice actually finishing details (polishing, cutting, etc).
Once again, sorry for potato quality.
I realized now what I was doing wrong. I wasn't preheating the molds very well. Will make another go at that this weekend, maybe.
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Manny that bracelet is giving me a fierce desire to make a torc
I am intrigued by the idea of putting my penis into an original Tynic.
What sort of prices are we talking here?
No no no, teach the robot to knit and then give me one
Then I don't have a SABLE problem!!!
make a torc! and post it on here so's i can see it!
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this torc right here
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Pfft, don't sell yourself short! As for your customer's penises (penii?), however...
I thought you should know that my students ADORE the Hermes wings.
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I apparently didn't take any pictures of melting wax into the silicon mold I have. Or the results of that.
I take those and put them in a bread pan, then pour cement on top. Here is the result of that portion.
The construction grout:
here's what i did today
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This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
I found one, and weirdly it was cheaper than basically everywhere else, even with larger card sizes and getting couriered 2-day delivery. So if the quality is good I'll go with them in the future. But sorting through them all and checking prices and delivery options and every place has a different idea of how to set up a print template ... it took me almost two hours, which was totes fucked up.
This picture is 2 different types of pine.
This is that same mix with poplar.
Blue mix. Both pines again.
Poplar in back, pine at same color blue.
Other images here. The top two or 3 images not pictured here was me mixing the two dye mixes together and letting it set for about 1 minute in the sections that weren't done. Also I had another section of poplar I put the blackblue/blue mix on. I don't think I like it too much. The pictures seems to look a bit better than the actual boards, as the color is a little less overpowering on the pictures for whatever reason. I may try and use less blue dye and do a couple of short light coats to let it build.
Inspired by the House Stark banner and furs.
It's a really simple pattern, but getting such different yarns to match weights isn't something I'm used to doing. It's been a learning experience, and I think given me a lot of confidence for making that sort of adjustment on future projects, because sometimes the exact color you want just isn't available in a size that matches the other exact color you want.
I'm not sure what I am going to do about the line work after all of the painting is done. Has anyone used paint pens/markers before? I don't trust my hand for making crisp, decisive outlines with a brush.
Most paint markers have to be shook before they're used to properly mix the paint. Then, every time you want to "load" up the marker tip with paint, you have to press the tip down a few times. If you do it too much, the tip gets flooded, and you might wind up with a big goop of paint. Then, and this may not be the case for all paint markers, but I've found the tips "dry out" or run out of paint as you go, forcing you to reload the tip over and over again. Sometimes, while you're shaking the pen, paint splatters everywhere, or gets all over the inside of the cap.
I find that really annoying. Maybe the markers I used were crappy, or they've become less irritating to use since I last had to work with them. But I still wouldn't recommend paint pens.
http://shop.krink.com/collections/products/products/k-80-permanent-paint-stick is one of the neater products they have, but they also have a bunch of traditional paint pens as well
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We used Sharpie for the murals in my nephew's room. So far, so good.
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Sounds like that will be a better option, always go with the gut!
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Is that felt sewed on and re orientated?
Satans..... hints.....
Thanks! ^_^
The base material is felt, but the design is digitized and embroidered by me. I found the picture online and it was so awesome I had to use it for my co-worker who likes minecraft. Even used the Minecraft font for the name.
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-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
those are all incredible!
No no no no no. If I was trying to make all of those by hand, I'd still be working on the first one!
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Thanks! ^_^
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Still impressive though!
I should take a picture of the hand embroidered stocking my Mom made for me when I was like 12. It's really detailed and it's awesome.
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So we gave it a couple goes yesterday.
First attempt we waited too long to pour out, and we ended up with a solid chunk.
Second attempt and third attempt are pictured. I will remelt the bismuth out and then give it another go, but for whatever reason, it isn't working like it had in the past:
Sorry for potato quality phone camera.
Third attempt was also smooth:
Edit: I think I'm not waiting long enough for the crystals to form. Also I want to reduce the amount of shaking as I pick up and pour the excess molten bismuth out, so I'm getting a thing and then giving it at least another go today, if not 2.
House Stark!
if i may add a shameless plug here, if anyone else is interested in one let me know, we can still get it to you for xmas!
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-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Once again, sorry for potato quality.
I realized now what I was doing wrong. I wasn't preheating the molds very well. Will make another go at that this weekend, maybe.