Comments on: Announcement: My Etsy Shop is “PAY WHAT YOU CAN” https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/ I can scarcely move or draw my breath // Let me, let me freeze again to death Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: ELY M. https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-18192 ELY M. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:00:11 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12429#comment-18192 this remind me of the skill ring i had when I was a kid :)
I have idea for your new skull ring… you should add glow in the dark eyes :)

]]> By: Nicole https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-18188 Nicole Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:12:57 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12429#comment-18188 You are awesome.

]]> By: Shannon https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-18187 Shannon Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:52:19 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12429#comment-18187 Yes, I’ll be making more… Some time next week I hope.

]]> By: Tim https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-18184 Tim Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:33:20 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12429#comment-18184 hey shannon, are you planning on making any more lego man key chains?

]]> By: Shannon https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-18182 Shannon Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:17:40 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12429#comment-18182 Yes, silicone is great. You can use it for frozen popsicles, room temperature plastics, baking candies and cakes, and even molten metal. Not sure off the top of my head where its ultimate upper limit is, I’m sure there are some metals that it’s not compatible with, but there are definitely other polymers that can handle it.

It doesn’t require any real artistry to do the molding and casting, it’s a purely technical skill that anyone could enjoy doing stuff with.

]]> By: Eddie https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-18175 Eddie Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:07:59 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12429#comment-18175 Thanks. That’s awesome. So the silicone will handel the heat of the molten metal. Very cool. I’m not an artist but it would be cool to learn how to cast small parts like that. Maybe to repair something or make custom gun parts.

Thanks for the reply,

Eddie

]]> By: Shannon https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-18174 Shannon Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:24:14 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12429#comment-18174 You know, I keep meaning to make a proper “how to” document but haven’t had a chance to… I really should because I keep getting asked.

I have done some lost wax work, but these are not lost wax.

In short — For these ones, I first sculpt a master in polymer clay. Then I create a two part mold using silicone in my vacuum chamber. I coat the inside of the mold in graphite so there’s no bubbling, and then pour in molten metal. The finishing of the ring, mounting of stones, etc. is all done by hand.

]]> By: Eddie https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/26/announcement-my-etsy-shop-is-pay-what-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-18173 Eddie Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:57:50 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12429#comment-18173 Shannon, those are very cool. You have to point me to a site that explains how you make them. Is it lost wax?

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