smoked indicator lenses

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wayno · #1 Post by **wayno** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:20 pm

Made a first attemp at making some smoked indicator lenses today.

Bit bubbly to say the least but the shape is there. Going to have another go tomorrow pulling a vacuum on it to suck out the bubbles before it sets.

Aladinsaneuk · #2 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:13 pm

i think you may well have a good market for these when you are all sorted.....

flatlander · #3 Post by **flatlander** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:28 pm

i concur

Aladinsaneuk · #4 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:30 pm

i dropped the link into aft... be interesting to see the response

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:24 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:i dropped the link into aft... be interesting to see the response

"aft" ..... you dropped the link in the back of a boat?

Why?

Aladinsaneuk · #6 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:56 am

af1 then - idiotic spell checker

get back to your bockwurst

wayno · #7 Post by **wayno** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:42 am

I need to get myself a decent set made before anyone else is allowed some. I've been told that I will only get about a dozen made before the mould is shot anyway, the first one is definitely no good. I think it's a combination of moisture and no vacuum that is causing the bubbling, I'll fire off another one tonight under vacuum and let you all know how it turns out.

If the vacuum one comes out alright and a few folk want them I may make a bigger former to make a few at a time as with this tool I can only mould 1 a day and it takes a week and a half to make a new tool. I should be able to get a few sets made but it will only be a limited number.

Getting ahead of things anyway, gotta make a 4 decent ones first for myself.

Gio · #8 Post by **Gio** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:27 pm

What size are they?

To me they look about the same size/shape as 4 pint milk bottle tops.

wayno · #9 Post by **wayno** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:48 pm

It's not gone well, even with a vacuum they're coming out like an aero bar. I'm going to try one tomorrow without any dye just to see, but after just 3 attempts the thin edges of the mould are breaking down. I might experiment with some different resins next week to find a less bubbly one.

flatlander · #10 Post by **flatlander** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:58 pm

bear in mind that I have no idea of the process but in cake baking the method of pouring can introduce unwanted air as can the mixing method any chance of somethig similar happening or a reaction between the dye and resin?

D-Rider · #11 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:02 pm

Gio wrote:What size are they?

To me they look about the same size/shape as 4 pint milk bottle tops.

exactly the same as the standard falco indies by the look of it