A couple of blanks that I've made
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Drstrangefart
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I like 'em both, the speaker wire intrigues me. Seems like an idea that needs to be explored further.......
Jjartwood
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The trick to the speaker wire is to create a birds nest with the wire so it does on all
drop to the bottom of the mold,
drop to the bottom of the mold,
ALexG
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I've casted mini pine cones this week for first time, I have the blanks cut and drilled ready to be glued and turned, I'm wondering what will be the end result, did you stabilize the cones before, I just put it right away, so that's my main concern
Drstrangefart
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They SHOULD be good to go between the fibers soaking the resin up and also being supported by the resin around them.
Jjartwood
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I did not stabilize the cones first. I did however keep some thin CA close by
and at random times stop and coat the blank allowing enough time for the CA
to soak in before hitting it with accelerant. I would say to be very careful with the turned blank,the cones make the blank prone to cracks until a good coat of CA is in place.
I cast transparent because I cast in a mold large enough for several molds and by back painting in different colors I don't have 5 of the same blanks at one time
and at random times stop and coat the blank allowing enough time for the CA
to soak in before hitting it with accelerant. I would say to be very careful with the turned blank,the cones make the blank prone to cracks until a good coat of CA is in place.
I cast transparent because I cast in a mold large enough for several molds and by back painting in different colors I don't have 5 of the same blanks at one time