Jumat, 03 September 2021

How to make Kryptonite

 










Tools and materials I propose:

Hot glue gun

Silicone rubber mold

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Vacuum chamber kit

Block plane

Flexcut starter carving set

Resin colors



In this video I used a real quartz crystal to make a silicone rubber mold. Then I poured epoxy resin to make an exact duplicate. I then turned a base out of basswood, to place my little epoxy rock.


I used a plastic container from yogurt in which I hot glued the quartz rock. I then prepared some silicone rubber in which I added a drop of red pigment. I then poured the rubber into the mold and de-gassed in the vacuum chamber. 


Next I cut the mold open to remove the crystal. 


I then prepared some epoxy resin which I dyed transparent green. 


I first degassed the resin itself and then poured it into the mold. I de-gassed again. I should insist on de-gassing more because I still got a few bubbles in the final cast. 


I flattened the bottom of the crystal on the belt sander. Then I turned a base on the lathe out of basswood. I carved some decoration on it. 


I epoxied the crystal on the base and painted the upper part of the base with latex paint. 


And my little fake crystal was ready. I hope you  liked my little Kryptonite project, but that was it. See you soon with a new project video.




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