Making a Jumanji Board by Hand
Cue the tribal drumming for this incredible replica of the Jumanji game board used in the 1995 movie starring Robin Williams.
Resin casting
How-To: Make Your Own Molds for Resin
Create your own custom jewelry and decor pieces with this tutorial for making your own molds for resin!
Resin Casting: Going from CAD to Engineering-Grade Plastic Parts
Michal Zalewski walks us through his simple process for casting plastic parts for use in high-tolerance engineering applications.
Prototypes That Last: Simple Tips for Making Durable Parts, Part 2
In the previous installment of Prototypes that Last, we investigated several simple, powerful ways of predicting and improving the load limits of the parts you make. That’s pretty cool, but we have conveniently overlooked the fact that the elastic deformation of mechanical components can sometimes become a problem long before they suffer any sort of structural failure. Let’s pick up where we left off last week, and sort it out once and for all.
3D Printing Revolution: the Complex Reality
Affordable and hobbyist-friendly manufacturing tools that convert polygons into physical objects have been available for more than a decade. Although new technologies such as ABS extruders are different in many ways, it’s reasonable to suspect that the prospects of home manufacturing may have relatively little to do with the choice of a particular tool.
Casting Resin Rings – CRAFT Video Podcast
In this video I walk through the process of making rings out of clear polyester resin, a type of moldable plastic. I show you everything from mold-making to embedments. I used this same technique to make my RFID rings, which are clear plastic containing unique microchips useful for electronics projects where you want to identify a specific person wearing one. Thanks to Townsend Atelier for the sample of Knead-a-Mold, a welcomed (and much easier to work with) alternative to pourable silicone for mold-making.
