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Post by magengar on Jun 22, 2013 5:45:20 GMT -5
Tiny scroll saws also are great for cutting foam.
I like to use a heated foam cutter, because as I cut the foam
the heat cauterizes the cuts so they're sealed smooth and
no jagged extrusions nor gouged edges occur in the cut surface.
zozo-mag
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 22, 2013 6:06:14 GMT -5
For the "stone" pieces like this, I love my table saw or band saw. Cuts are perfectly square so I know they'll fit right. Plus I can cut 45's for splicing pieces together. Although sealing them as they're cut would be great! Save a lot of time!!
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Post by magengar on Jun 22, 2013 8:33:43 GMT -5
Here's an alternative to smooth-sealing (Cauterizing) the rough surface of a foam cut: Slide the rough surface across a hot iron (NO steam), or place the foam onto a heated flat non-stick frying pan*** ( ***keep an old spare iron that won't be used on clothes.
If using a frying pan, use an old pan that won't be used for cooking.
You can buy these two tool items at a thrift store dirt-cheap) But FIRST, you should practice this method with a scrap piece of foam so that you can develop your technique with it.... Here's how to develop your technique: Pretend you're gonna make a 5 inch object... ...Take a scrap piece of foam (about 6 inches long)-- --pretend you wanna form a 5 inch object, mark the foam at 5 inches and then place a second mark at 5.25 or 5.5 inches ahead of the true 5 inch mark-- --CUT the foam at either he 5.25 or 5.5 inch mark, the foam surface of the cut appears to be rough and you wanna seal it smooth-- slide that foam rough cut surface across the iron-- as the surface is getting cauterized some of the foam melts away thus reducing in size. Apply gentle pressure and slide quickly. Use that melt to the advantage of cauterizing the rough surface until it reaches the true 5 inch mark so that your final object is the size you specified. If using the frying pan, place the foam with the CUT rough surface down onto the hot frying pan, and quickly remove the foam as the cauterization gradually meets your true 5 inch mark. This is because foam will melt very fast when in contact against heated surfaces and tools, thus reducing the specified size of your object... which is why you'd wanna cut to a larger size BEFORE you cauterize it so that you do not lose your object's true size. Try these two methods and see which one works best for you whenever you need to do them. Otherwise, you're doing good with the saws. zozo-mag For the "stone" pieces like this, I love my table saw or band saw. Cuts are perfectly square so I know they'll fit right. Plus I can cut 45's for splicing pieces together. Although sealing them as they're cut would be great! Save a lot of time!! |
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 22, 2013 8:59:59 GMT -5
Thanx Magengar!! I'll have to give it a try. I think with the Iron method I'll be able to hold the edges better.
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 22, 2013 18:16:24 GMT -5
Almost finished with the coating!! I'm going with a slight aged look to it, smooth but a little weathered. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted an older sanctuary. The way it would look today.
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 23, 2013 17:23:54 GMT -5
Moving right along....  Trying something new....  |
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Post by boma83 on Jun 24, 2013 4:23:29 GMT -5
im really curious about this project. is there any picture of this sanctuary on comics?
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 24, 2013 5:31:08 GMT -5
 Out of 20 comics there are about 6 pictures. Each one is slightly different. This is the main one I'm going from. |
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Post by magengar on Jun 24, 2013 6:04:57 GMT -5
It's been DECADES since I last read the Shogun Warriors comics, and I completely forgot how the Shogun Sanctuary looks. It's run by the Followers Of The Light, am I correct? ---------------- Your putty renditions are turning out amazingly Tight! I used to have trouble getting my putty objects to cast smoothly, until I realized I had to do the smoothing by hand for best results. Luv your ankh, make a second one like it and use the second one as a template to create a mold with it and BadaBING!... you can cast resin copies from it, paint em up any way creative and sell them as pendants on consignment to the Goth shops; if the demand for it gets popular you'll make money, it's a good way to support your hobby!  zozo-mag |
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 24, 2013 6:35:02 GMT -5
Yep, you're right Tony. I'm going to try to add a few small figures in white lab coats walking the halls behind the windows...  I had a rough time getting it smooth too, corners chipping, not sticking in spots. I started coating it in Elmore's glue..... Smooooth.... |
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Post by magengar on Jun 24, 2013 7:25:26 GMT -5
I was gonna suggest you coat it with acrylic resin or white resin; but it's expensive, and it cures so fast you might not have time to work it. Another alternative is to use Epoxy resin, it might have a longer cure time; but it's also expensive. So then, the Elmer's glue will work if the above two are out of reach. zozo-mag Yep, you're right Tony. I'm going to try to add a few small figures in white lab coats walking the halls behind the windows... I had a rough time getting it smooth too, corners chipping, not sticking in spots. I started coating it in Elmore's glue..... Smooooth.... |
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 24, 2013 7:50:11 GMT -5
The elmor's is working well on the areas I already coated, but on the bare areas its soaking in. It takes more coats but it almost self levels. Leaving a smoother surface. On the chipped corners I'm using tape to create a form to hold it in place. So far, so good.
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Jun 24, 2013 10:07:12 GMT -5
Great work there bro! Can't wait!!! }D |
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Post by tsamtsam28 on Jun 24, 2013 10:38:15 GMT -5
Out of 20 comics there are about 6 pictures. Each one is slightly different. This is the main one I'm going from. now it all makes sense. without the comic/picture visual, I wasn't sure what you were building. |
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 24, 2013 10:52:24 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I cant wait to see it finished with Trinity on it!! Hard being patient with it...
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Jun 24, 2013 17:43:51 GMT -5
Out of 20 comics there are about 6 pictures. Each one is slightly different. This is the main one I'm going from. Man!... now I want to make one too!!!  }D |
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 24, 2013 18:14:45 GMT -5
Learning as I go TMZ... Starting to think I should have made it out of wood!
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Jun 24, 2013 18:25:54 GMT -5
NO! No wood! It gets heavy, hard to repair, and a lot harder to work with. I know this from first hand experience...  }D |
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Post by bowhntr66 on Jun 24, 2013 18:42:51 GMT -5
Wow!! Really cool!!! I'm better with wood though, I have a whole shop full of woodworking tools.
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Jun 24, 2013 18:52:46 GMT -5
I got that one made by a member here several months ago. The problem was that it was way too big (and too fragile) to ship. It ended up getting damaged by the postal service and I had to make some repairs to it. It still needs to get some more repairs done, I just fixed the major ones. I still think that your foam version is awesome. It will be light enough to handle easily, plus foam is a lot more flexible and forgiving than wood. }D |
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