Hey Gang,
I've not updated lately - apologies - If you've read the
Production Progress page on the website, you'll see I've been ill and not done much in the
shop the last couple weeks.
I have a busy production schedule with more than five holders - two of them are large and require several laminations.
I did get another shipment of 3D Printed parts to share with you.
This is a SS print of our Ohm Faceplate. The bronze infusion process leaves an excess of bronze at the surface. If brought to a brushed or polished surface, the granulated appearance disappears, and it looks like SS with a tinge of brass color in it.
This is a previous SS print that has been given a brushed appearance.
I am sending several SS Faceplates (including the above) to a local
shop that does CeraKote. Both granulated finish and the brushed appearance items will be coated, and I'll share pics after I get them back.
A couple other items that were in the shipment was a plain SS print of the Squonk Bottom-
No CeraKote here, I'm going to fill the lettering in with black epoxy, and then bring the surface to a brushed finish. Should look pretty cool.
Another item set that came in was the Skull Faceplate in Hi-Def Plastic:
Much better rendering of small details, the "fins" on the Faceplate are well defined. Remember, we're looking at an enlarged view of an item that is the size of a small bandaid. There is some variation in the surface in the lower left corner. I might look at making a Faceplate out of dark smoked acrylic.
Even smaller is the Skull Fire Button - the high definition plastic does well here:
I have some very fine
Red glow in the dark powder meant to be mixed with epoxy. I'm going to fill the eyes with it. It absorbs light, then can glow for hours. Should look pretty interesting. Guess I could do the same with the lettering on the Faceplate - overkill?
I'm going to head out to the shop and see how it goes - still a little sore. I roughed the body for the Model III Squonker, just got the replacement bit for the 26650 battery hole. I'll try and video the machining on it as much as possible from this point -
Toots!
Rick