http://blog.makezine.com/2012/10/05/october-is-casting-month/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Sat, 25 May 2013 14:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.makezine.com/2012/10/05/october-is-casting-month/#comment-740159 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:22:23 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=243497#comment-740159 What about some cuttlebone casting… It’s easy to to also for beginners, and the results have that extra bit of organic appeal… http://cuntraria.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/cuttlefish-bone-casting/

]]> http://blog.makezine.com/2012/10/05/october-is-casting-month/#comment-738118 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:56:21 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=243497#comment-738118 I’m a woodturner, and I follow with great interest the casting wizards over at the International Association of Penturners (http://penturners.org/) in the Casting and Stabilization forum. They have cast everything from watch parts (http://www.penturners.org/photos/index.php?n=14692) to Snake Skins(http://www.penturners.org/photos/index.php?n=21462) into resin to be turned into pens.

]]> http://blog.makezine.com/2012/10/05/october-is-casting-month/#comment-738098 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:13:11 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=243497#comment-738098 Very nice, how much? I’ve seen the resin that shrinks, that stuff achieves amazing detail.

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