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11-08-2011, 09:09 PM
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Calling on the casting brains trust!
Hi guys,
Can you please put on your thinking caps and give me some advice? I have been sawing Banksia Pods for some pens I've been asked to make and it seems a shame to throw out the bits left over. I have broken seed shells (half round bit bigger than your thumb nail), slices of varying thicknesses and the brown dust and red dust. (See pics). What would you do with them and a bit of Polyester Resin?? All thoughts appreciated from you guys and gals! Jus
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Would you use the slices or the bitz? BTW What are you doing up at this time of night?? Juz
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11-08-2011, 10:10 PM
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not to change the direction of this thread, but what do the trees look like that they come from? Or the wood itself? I agree with Roger as well, throw them in a mold and get to casting! Its only 10:12pm here, what time is it there?
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Here it is...
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And a couple of pics.. (Also sorry I thought it was about 3am but of course thats GMT!)
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11-09-2011, 12:24 AM
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I think a "banksia seed" pen would be interesting. I love some of the casted pods I have seen so some mixture of the seed/blitz and perhaps a chunk or two should turn out pretty awesome if you can set it up in such a way as to still have some of the open eyes that would definitely be a catchy look I should think.
Linda
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11-09-2011, 06:53 PM
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Here is the cast to start with...
Just chucked the bits in some Brown mix.... more photos to follow.
Jus
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11-10-2011, 06:25 PM
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The bits can be crushed and cast in resin. The eyes and pieces make for some interesting blanks, see this picture;
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...0%202010/4.jpg I tried the "fur" that comes out when cutting them but it made the blank look like mud...not very appealing. Eugene.
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