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Thread: WIP - Clock Parts and Aluminum
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30th May 2014, 11:07 PM #16
Mik,
Great WIP and certainly a well documented and detailed step by step on how you go about the making of your blanks. Truly a labour of love. Great workmanship !!
Cheers
Tony.
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30th May 2014, 11:40 PM #17No Result Without Effort
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31st May 2014, 05:20 PM #18
well they are all in the mold, resin warmed, catalyzed, poured and on the cure
should be all good by tomorrow
there are a few bubbles visible in the pickies but they are all on the surface, can't see the bottom though
all the best
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1st June 2014, 05:31 PM #19
well the TIME has arrived, the MOMENT of truth... thats all the clock references i can think of that apply
casting was completed and the blank came out the mold beautifully, i am always worried about bubbles underneath the blank where they can't be seen
pictured below is the finished product, hopefully this one lasts as long as rest have
thanks for following this thread and all the comments
any further comments, critiques or questions welcome
all the best
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1st June 2014, 05:41 PM #20
Absolutely fantastic MIK. It shouldn't last long at all (or should I say it will take no time at all to sell).
Thanks for the WIP, as I have learnt a lot.Dallas
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1st June 2014, 05:45 PM #21No Result Without Effort
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1st June 2014, 06:32 PM #22
Mik,
I could just imagine your mind "Ticking" over when you were writing that last post Thinking about Time & Moments lol.
Cheers
Tony.
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4th June 2014, 01:20 AM #23
Wow mate some awesome work loving the evolution of these blanks
WOW
Ian
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4th June 2014, 03:53 AM #24GOLD MEMBER
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There are more clock and watch puns to be had but I won't give you the gears about them. I was wondering if you ever considered trying ponce wheels for making your rivet lines in the aluminium tape? If you have any of the very small torx screw drivers they make little stars or gear impresions, and the bigger ones can be rolled along at various angles for different marks. I only tried once to make a foil blank and you were part of the inspiration. Thanks
Pete
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5th June 2014, 02:05 AM #25
Mate the world is full of comedians and their Time doesn't usually last very long
thanks Ian,
you been hiding mate, i haven't been able to winge about SNAKES!!!! for a while
hiya Pete
i use a heavy aluminum tape and it doesn't have a backing, so i would have to stick it to a flat surface to use that wheel and i think it would loose a bit of its stickiness, the torx screw driver bits i have played with, some of them even look a bit like flowers so i filled the depression with nail polish, came up a treat
what happened to your foil blank??? did you finish it??? come on show us the results
i am very happy to hear you got some inspiration from what i have been showing
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5th June 2014, 04:42 AM #26GOLD MEMBER
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Pictures eh! Well if you insist.
I had a couple kinds of foil and the stuff without a paper backing I put on the slick paper backing that is left after a printer label is removed. No effect on the stickiness.
Here are a couple of the pictures. Not the greatest. I was a little too timid with the application of paint and rubbed off more of the "antiquing" than I should. I also polished the brass tubes on the lathe with the intent of leaving some "windows in the fuselage" for contrast. The polished surface made the foil want to slide around a little while positioning it. It was a swap pen on another forum for Phil Hansen in South Africa, the pen kit is a Rhodium or Platinum Jr. Gent.
Foil 1 016.jpgFoil 2 017.jpg
Pete
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5th June 2014, 11:44 AM #27
QC ! first there are no rules with development stuff, only end results and those look pretty damn good to me ,as you are aware sometimes we are our own worst critics ,the end result may not be how you envisioned it, but without your comment about wiping too much paint off nobody would have guessed hehe, well done cheers ~John
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5th June 2014, 11:00 PM #28
hiya QC, i agree totally with John, we are our own worst enemy/critic
the one bonus with this style of blank.... there is only 1 rule.... MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO
i think that pen looks great, i hadn't thought of polishing the tube, i also hadn't thought of using an old backing paper to put the thicker tape on in order to do the rivet holes, i will be venturing into the shed to try and find my stitching marker for leather work, does much the same thing as the pounce wheel, i like the unevenness of the hand placed rivet holes but there is always a time and place for evenly spaced holes as well
keep playing mate you never know what you will think of adding next, the sky is the limit
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