Resin Ghosts & Flames

[georg]

  The large ones are 5" Polyester  Resin....... The Small ones are 3"  Polyurethane Resin   They have been hollowed out
  to 1/4" to keep the density of the colour ..... At the moment they have all been Turned, Sanded and polished with
  Yorkshire Grit..... I will leave them for a month before Buffing in case of any movement. Turned By Me colour and mixed
  by Di
  Comments as always Welcome
  Kind Regards Tony

 

[GBF]

Very nice effect.

Regards George

[Derek]

What is not to like about them especially the one on the right in the second photo.

The only one I have reservations on is the other in that photo where you have the sudden change of colour around the rim compared to the other one where the blue blends into the rest of the resin.

[Les Symonds]

These must be so much fun to handle and to see the way that light plays on them when they moved. I like them all and really couldn't choose between them.
Les

[georg]

   Thank You George ..... Thank You Les ... your right depending on the light different colours and depth of colours will
   change .
 
   Thank You Derek.... With Polyester you have 30 to 60 minutes depending on conditions .. with polyurethane you have
   just a few minutes .... After taking out a good 1/8" for the lid and taking into account that the wood lines up
   any fade in was taken away by the lid join .... will mix it better next time
   Kind Regards Tony

[Derek]

   Thank You George ..... Thank You Les ... your right depending on the light different colours and depth of colours will
   change .
 
   Thank You Derek.... With Polyester you have 30 to 60 minutes depending on conditions .. with polyurethane you have
   just a few minutes .... After taking out a good 1/8" for the lid and taking into account that the wood lines up
   any fade in was taken away by the lid join .... will mix it better next time
   Kind Regards Tony

Or make the fade lower down  

Know the problems of setting times as I do occasionally cast my own blanks mainly for pens.

[andy44]

Some nice pieces there Tony and Di, if I had to pick one it would be the red one for me
cheers
Andy

[georg]

  Thank You Andy   The Red one does show more intense colour .... always a problem with lighter blues ... so we are with you
          The Red One
  Kind Regards Tony di
         

[edbanger]

Looking Good Tony & Di The resin really adds something.

How do you cut them? I've been given a commission the guy sent me a blank and asked for a sphere. I was killing all my tools so had to resort to a carbide scraper.

All the best

Ed

[georg]

   I use all tools Ed..... and you need to keep them very sharp and sharpen often. Also when turning
   go  very gently .... Hope that helps
   Kind Regards Tony d

[Lazurus]

Georg,

do you cast these under pressure or just vacuum degas prior to pouring the resin?

Cheers

Stuart

[georg]

  For these Stuart you need vacuum and pressure ...... But as said
 before on another post , to make hybrid blanks
  will cost well over £1.000 with the hardware and resin even with that it does not mean you will be successful..i have found
  you  cannot skimp or cut corners ..... My advice would be to go on George Watkins site and treat yourself to a couple of
  ready made blanks ..... to warrant the high expenditure you need a world wide market and a lot of good luck .
  Regards Tony
 

[edbanger]

Thanks Tony

Trust me when i say my tools were sharp, but they were done in one pass on a 4" blank.

The carbide sorted it out 

All the best

Ed

[hughie]

I really like this effect and idea of mixing materials. well done.

[georg]

    That's one problem down Ed ... Now you have got the rest of them to sort out..
    Kind Regards Tony d


    Thanks Hughie.... Its harder than it looks but as always good fun.
    Kind Regards Tony d