thank god....now i dont have to shell out ridiculous money on mosaics! a quick thankyou to Sir Dave Budd and Hillbill for their advice/tips/giving me a foot up the bottom. just need finishing off and a bit o'cleanin. WIKID!
My first home-made mosaic pins....YAY!
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They look good mate.
They look cool - I want to try and do a yin yang set with black and white rods in a brass surround with acrylic infill. I did find a very cheap ebay seller in china though.
Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
Perrari
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I would love to second that ^^
And it looks super Sonni I personally would have applied some more brass, boy do I love brass ^^
Yours sincerely Ruud
well....Hillbill drew my attention initially to the potential difficulty of getting the resin in....then Sir Dave pointed out an easier way of assembling them....so then a bit of a google turned up this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa_psUXHJGM&feature=related
gotta admit i then did it slightly different because of what should be fairly obvious difficulties/possible problems....my way involved a bit more work but every pin is solid and usable with less waste and mess....took me quite a while to get them done but i reckon i can do the next lot in half the time and when you consider that mosaic is a pain to source in the uk either because of price, out of stock or limited pattern its well worth it...to me anyway...AND....i made them, which seals the deal.
have fun and get pics on here....very enjoyable to do!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa_psUXHJGM&feature=related
gotta admit i then did it slightly different because of what should be fairly obvious difficulties/possible problems....my way involved a bit more work but every pin is solid and usable with less waste and mess....took me quite a while to get them done but i reckon i can do the next lot in half the time and when you consider that mosaic is a pain to source in the uk either because of price, out of stock or limited pattern its well worth it...to me anyway...AND....i made them, which seals the deal.
have fun and get pics on here....very enjoyable to do!
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hi ian....lol...if i can find tree and star shaped rods i'll give it a go but unlikely...
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I'm wondering if coloured strimmer line or thick fishing line could be used to give a translucent stained glass type effect?
Thanks for the vid Angst. I had no idea how those things were made.
I assumed the designs were milled into the end of solid brass rods, and always wondered how "home craftsmen" mannaged to do it without CNC equipment.
I assumed the designs were milled into the end of solid brass rods, and always wondered how "home craftsmen" mannaged to do it without CNC equipment.
For those that are struggling to find them to buy I can recommend this ebay seller:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/polygallery/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/polygallery/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
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