Triple Crown
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This is my third casting. (My second casting turned out terrible. I'm going to make a separate post about it.) I'm pretty happy with the results, although I have learned some things that I want to try for the next one to see if I can make it come out better.
All of the stamps are Japanese – I chose all birds and bugs stamps to go on this pen. I got the stamps from work and they were truly affixed to envelopes and mailed across the world. I wanted to have some cancellation marks on some of the stamps on the pen to show that. These are the thicker self-stick stamps of our modern era.
One of the hardest parts was gluing the stamps. I didn't read the article in the Library, just winged it. I think that I will read the article before doing the next one. However, I would like to have your suggestions as to how you glue your stamps.
I used Alumilite Clear in my ugly homemade mold and pressurized at 50 PSI. Micromeshed to 12000 and then buffed with White Diamond. I think that I saw on here about somebody doing a CA finish over the Alumilite Clear. Is this a good practice? Does that make it more shiny? Is there an advantage to a CA coat over Alumilite?
Any comments, critiques, and suggestions very appreciated! Thanks for looking! Greg
All of the stamps are Japanese – I chose all birds and bugs stamps to go on this pen. I got the stamps from work and they were truly affixed to envelopes and mailed across the world. I wanted to have some cancellation marks on some of the stamps on the pen to show that. These are the thicker self-stick stamps of our modern era.
One of the hardest parts was gluing the stamps. I didn't read the article in the Library, just winged it. I think that I will read the article before doing the next one. However, I would like to have your suggestions as to how you glue your stamps.
I used Alumilite Clear in my ugly homemade mold and pressurized at 50 PSI. Micromeshed to 12000 and then buffed with White Diamond. I think that I saw on here about somebody doing a CA finish over the Alumilite Clear. Is this a good practice? Does that make it more shiny? Is there an advantage to a CA coat over Alumilite?
Any comments, critiques, and suggestions very appreciated! Thanks for looking! Greg