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| Re: Smiling sun & Friendship knot [message #19740 is a reply to message #19717 ] Wed, 27 October 2010 20:30 UTC |
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 The smiling sun is awesome, I would not completely remove the print artifacts from it, they seems part of the rays
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| Re: Smiling sun & Friendship knot [message #19765 is a reply to message #19740 ] Thu, 28 October 2010 15:12 UTC |
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| Lucapresidente wrote on Wed, 27 October 2010 20:30 |
The smiling sun is awesome, I would not completely remove the print artifacts from it, they seems part of the rays
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Glad you like it 
I'm not sure about the print artifacts. I don't really like how they look on it 
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| Re: Smiling sun & Friendship knot [message #19768 is a reply to message #19717 ] Thu, 28 October 2010 16:00 UTC |
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I'm getting a new washer this week so maybe I'll use my old one for an idea I have. I wanted to fill it with sand and salt water, to put glass in to make beach glass. Perhaps it would work well to polish stainless items?
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Smiling sun & Friendship knot [message #19778 is a reply to message #19767 ] Thu, 28 October 2010 19:07 UTC |
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| roofoo wrote on Thu, 28 October 2010 15:56 |
Looks cool! Do you mind me asking why you don't want to use power tools?
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Well, mostly because I don't have a dremel and I don't think I can spend the money on buying one anytime soon 
Youknowwho4eva, that's an interesting idea. I also have an old washing machine at home, not sure it works though 
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| Re: Smiling sun & Friendship knot [message #19780 is a reply to message #19717 ] Thu, 28 October 2010 19:10 UTC |
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I got the cheap WalMart special dremel. Might not be strong enough for the stainless, but worked well for replacing the glass in a broken window. I'll have to test it on a piece to tell you if the $25 version will work for you.
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Smiling sun & Friendship knot [message #19857 is a reply to message #19717 ] Fri, 29 October 2010 15:18 UTC |
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Dremels have really come down in price and I recommend one. I wouldn't even dream of trying that by hand!
And, yes, I think it needs polishing. See that artefact near the eye? That bugs me and is a reason why I don't get anything printed in gold anymore - they really make jewellery look cheap. At least with s/steel you can polish it. It actually looks good when some areas are polished more than others, creating some contrast.
Glenn
Glenn ------ My Website Third Dimension Jewellery
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Plus you're likely to get carpal tunnel if you try to do it by hand. The steel is really hard and tough.
