Making home made what is called wink of stella these pens are sort of sparkle pens and I use the clear on everything cost is around 10.00 per pen At the last crop my table mate said there was a you tube on how to make at home and I found it and I had all the materials at home The most important is mica powder and I had bottles of pearl ex mixed with alcohol and water and some gum Arabic as a binder and voila I filled old wink of stella pens (I never throw out as I thought to use as water brushes) and the home made works just as well as the store bought . The pearled macro pearl is what I am using for the clear runs about 14.00 cdn if not cheaper plus dollar store alcohol (next time using high alcohol content like 99 with water or straight 50% ) and gum Arabic I'll have to work out the proportions but it's how I mix a bit of this and that but made up a small container of each color . Hardly used up the pearled powder cant tell the difference
3D Printer
I purchased the Creality CR-10 3d printer on Amazon - I am in love
Took about an hour to set up - it comes in three pieces - the base - the gantry and the machine - pretty simple set up
I printed the white add on piece that converts it from micro sd to sd card holder - the actual micro to sd converter is from amazon
3d printed staff head
3d printed Baby Groot
Soon as I saw this wanted to make - had to wait for my filament wood color to come in and then learn how to change colors on the 3d printer
final painted piece
final painted piece
Lithophane
New work for me - printed this on the 3d printer - you can create the lithophane from an online free software site http://3dp.rocks/lithophane/ then you put into your slicer software and then it converts it to a printing file - its amazing
was fun !!!
Scrapbook Crop Jan 19
Had a ton of fun (although worried about the weather all day ) bot a double page completed - thinking of spring
Striped pen - printed center
Another 3d print - the fined center for a striped pen -
(it includes other items I printed but the long striped tube fluted thing is the pen centere )
the Popsicle stick holds the plastic center into the resin
(it includes other items I printed but the long striped tube fluted thing is the pen centere )
the Popsicle stick holds the plastic center into the resin
finished resin and plastic blank ready for turning in the spring - or when it may get warm enough to go to my studio
GISI Pen making - step one print 3d container and fill with resin
Its been a while - and I have been busy at work as well but having a ball
I got a 3d printer for christmas (gift to self) and loving it - wanted to make pens again but with resin so started printing the molds to pour the resins in and then when it gets warm I can turn them on my lathe
I got a 3d printer for christmas (gift to self) and loving it - wanted to make pens again but with resin so started printing the molds to pour the resins in and then when it gets warm I can turn them on my lathe
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