Artist Marc Brownlow won first place in the food category of our Halloween contest last year for his gorgeously gourmet Skull Truffles.
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Tuesday October 30th, 2012 4:56 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Food & Beverage, Home | 6 Comments
I was under the impression, before seeing this video from intrepid propcaster James Bruton of Xrobots.co.uk, that rotocasting was only practical if you had a machine to automatically spin the...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday October 29th, 2012 10:12 PM
Categories: Home, Workshop | No Comments
Michael Gavac is a knife- and sheath-maker in Brooklyn. In this 13-minute video, he demonstrates his dirt-simple process for casting handy GITD epoxy-composite handles on full-tang skeletonized blades.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday October 22nd, 2012 9:00 AM
An ancient method of lost wax casting is still used today in making carillon bells. Today, carillons have become so well tuned and sophisticated that entire melodies can be played...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Friday October 19th, 2012 5:30 PM
Categories: Machining, Music, Workshop | 10 Comments
Want to make custom plastic 3D parts without a fancy 3D printer? Using your oven to melt the plastic and a household vacuum cleaner to supply the suction, Bob's homemade...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday October 17th, 2012 5:30 PM
Categories: Workshop | 2 Comments
3D printed, two-part mold designed from original part specifications allows "factory-new" repair.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday October 15th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Workshop | 1 Comment
Not all casting media are food-safe, which is why you need to take extra care in choosing your mold-making resin if the treats you make are intended to be gobbled...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Friday October 12th, 2012 12:00 PM
Categories: Food & Beverage | 6 Comments
Adam Savage's Hard-Shell Mold primer is an evergreen gem well worth revisiting.
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday October 10th, 2012 5:00 PM
In case you missed it, the theme for October is "casting materials," chosen strategically, of course, to resonate with the mounting excitement about everybody's favorite maker holiday—Halloween! Whether you're making...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday October 8th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Home, Workshop | 3 Comments
Continuing our monthly materials themes for 2012, in October we're featuring materials used in molding and casting.
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday October 5th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Science, Workshop | 3 Comments
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