Casting It "SEAMS" to be

[jttheclockman]

This is one of those threads that will have dual purposes. One is to try Jeff's new system of tags out

The second is to supply information both words and photos for those that do casting using various materials such a snake skins, photos, paper, foils, veneers and other things that will have a seam when wrapped around a tube. The point is to explain how we hide these seams. maybe you can show us examples of your methods and a little explanation. If you do these type casting blanks maybe you can tell us some of the do's and don'ts when doing this. Photos is always a great teacher. Thanks for taking the time to share.

Happy turning

 

[mark james]

Hi John.. I'll throw your thread a lifeline :wink:

First: Foil Blanks. Very easy to work with the seam - because you don't try to hide it typically.

 

[mark james]

Second: Stamps with perforated edges. You can cut the perforations off, or try to match the perforations. With a slightly rounded blank, this will result in a slight mismatch. If you turn a straight blank, it will look much cleaner.

 

[mark james]

Third: Stamps again. Here, the background was painted to blend in with the stamp background colors. A two-tone paint: (1) Basic Blue; (2) speckled white. Both from an ordinary enamel spray can.
The "seams"/edges are pretty faint. So, try to use the background paint at times.

 

[Cwalker935]

For labels or photos, create a border, size so that the border overlaps, and color the white cut edge with with a sharpie that matches the border. See:

content.penturners.org/library/pen_blanks/label_casting.pdf

 

[mark james]

For Cody:

http://content.penturners.org/library/pen_blanks/label_casting.pdf

 

[jttheclockman]

Your a life saver Mark. Thanks and thanks for the photos too. It is so much better when you can actually see what you are talking about.

 

[jttheclockman]

For labels or photos, create a border, size so that the border overlaps, and color the white cut edge with with a sharpie that matches the border. See:

content.penturners.org/library/pen_blanks/label_casting.pdf

This is a very good tip. I have been doing the butt joint and sometimes it works well and others it does not. Depends on the material.

 

[CREID]

Thanks for the post and the answers, I have been wondering what people do and this has answered some of my questions.

Curt

 

[wouldentu2?]

Sometimes you can overlap the ends and cut them both with one pass of a razor blade, remove the ends and glue their edges down.

 

[mark james]

Hi Dave:

..."Sometimes you can overlap the ends and cut them both with one pass of a razor blade, remove the ends and glue their edges down"....

For what application? Foil, stamps, etc... ?? Any possible pics?

 

[jttheclockman]

Yes this is what I mentioned i do when I make butt joints. Have done this with the imitation carbon fiber but being it is vinyl it shrunk with time. Not sure what would have happened if i would have casted right away because that is when I had my health issues and was unable to follow up. Sorry I have no photos at this time.

 

[stuckinohio]

Thanks for this post and the link to the library article. Good information.