Arctic Rage II: The Return Of The Revenge

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Figured I'd have some fun with naming the blank. This is a home-cast, not my most recent work. It's been on tubes for about a week and I finally felt like making it dizzy. If the title was misleading, blame the Olympics. Calling it the XXX Games on my TV listing set me up for a HUGE disappointment.
 
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The blank is a real sleeper,it looks innocent enough but I find myself looking at it and
seeing a city skyline under the daytime space effect.
Cool blank
 
Jgrden said:
Where is the center band?




Just kidding !!! Looks great.
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Ummmm.... About that... I need to make myself a new centerband squaring jig. I've been meaning to. The first one disappeared during the rush to get my stuff out of the house before divorce papers were drawn up. I think I can make a better one if I cam figure oit a better clamping system than modified pliers.
 
I have really enjoyed looking at your home cast blanks. You seem to be improving at a rapid pace. Thanks for posting them.
 
OOPS said:
I have really enjoyed looking at your home cast blanks. You seem to be improving at a rapid pace. Thanks for posting them.
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Thanks! A lot of credit goes to Brooks803. He laid down a lot of the basics over lunch a good while back, which got me through my first 12 or so blanks, and then it got put on hold for about a year. Recently I managed to build a vertical casting station, which really helped with the quality of the blanks, and I used up all of the resin I had available within about 3 days. I still have some more home casts to turn, but I need more raw materials to keep practicing on. I will say that being able to cast is very gratifying. It really makes the work a lot more personal when you're working with a blank you made yourself.
 
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