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20th Jun 2011, 11:47 PM
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| |  Some of my first casts
After a lot of reading and contemplating i deceded to have a go at casting PR. I have made a few pen blanks with limited success. Recently i met up with Neil for a few tips and some inspiration, now every time i find a piece of timber that previously would have ended up in the fire pile, i think to myself i bet i could cast that 
I cast a couple Cholla cactus blanks and turned them down to make perfume atomizers. I can see how this casting could become addictive, it will be a long time till im up to the standards of others on the forums.
Thanks for looking 
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21st Jun 2011, 12:14 AM
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very nice well done and you are already pass my standard |
21st Jun 2011, 08:22 PM
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21st Jun 2011, 09:46 PM
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Nice selection of colors , I find the ladies do go for pinks and purples (in the main) hehe !
nothing wrong with those ,and the cholla adds another dimension again ,in it's raw state its quite fragile but once cast and supported works rather well .Well done
Cheers ~ John
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21st Jun 2011, 09:49 PM
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They came up pretty well, i blame you for the new obsession too 
have you had a chance to cast your burl caps to "borrow" my design? |
21st Jun 2011, 10:08 PM
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I turned a couple at Q-Turn, a swamp banksia and a smaller WW, to a slightly different shape. The kit I used was for a lipstick form, so the top was too long, because I forgot to shorten the tube  . I also had a problem with the elcheapo super-fast home-made Dynabolt closed end mandrel not running the blank true. The bottom were only just Ok, but the caps ended up 0.2mm on one side and 2mm on the other  and were binned  .
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21st Jun 2011, 10:27 PM
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thanks everyone, much appreciated. Neil....dynabolt mandrel ay, sux it didnt run true. i have a couple banksia pods at home i want to cast, you beat me too it . the color on the WW is reallly nice. look forward to seeing more.
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22nd Jun 2011, 12:31 AM
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I love what you did with the Cholla my friend !!!!!! I love to see the material turned to beauty !!!!!!! I bet that the Arizona Staghorn Cholla Cactus never thought it would look that good !!!!!!!!!!!
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23rd Jun 2011, 06:53 PM
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Wow, wish my first casts came out that well! Actually, I wish my casts now came out that well 
Nice job.
Russell. |
24th Jun 2011, 12:11 AM
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Love the red & white number, on the LH side in the first pic. That is classy!
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24th Jun 2011, 08:57 AM
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Nice work - both of you!
Not exactly smitten by some of the colours but the effects are interesting. |
25th Jun 2011, 03:45 PM
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Very nice work both of you, love the colour combinations | |
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