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Title: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Thu, 22 September 2016, 13:43:16

I have decided to document my crafting journey here! Hopefully I can inspire someone else to begin this hobby :)

My setup:

Vacuum Chamber - http://www.ebay.com/itm/201581802171 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/201581802171)
Super Sculpey
Quantum Silicones 262
Innovative Polymers IE-3075
Also bought some Smooth-On OOMOO 30 Silicone Rubber, haven't tried using it yet tho

Vacuum Chamber is okay, it reaches near -25 inHg to -28 inHg, also when I unpacked it there was oil all over the vacuum pump :( oh well.
After ordering the vacuum chamber, I read that if you had to choose between a vacuum chamber and pressure pot, go with the pressure pot. For now, I'll stick with the vacuum chamber and will grab a pressure pot once I master hand pouring :D

Making the mold:

Making my mold with Super Sculpey and ~~legos~~ MegaBlocks :(
(http://i.imgur.com/Erv9qu2.jpg)

Silicone in the vacuum chamber
(http://i.imgur.com/C1F3IRn.jpg)

Silicone after being degassed
(http://i.imgur.com/SNRiZvh.jpg)

After pouring, I poured in bottom right corner at about ~20 inches above
(http://i.imgur.com/I4KrfFt.jpg)

Some air bubbles but thats okay

Title: Re: Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: pinkizhip on Tue, 27 September 2016, 11:56:05

Thanks for the pics. Keep em coming :D

Title: Re: Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Thu, 06 October 2016, 21:33:38

(http://i.imgur.com/ge5j8yw.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/IZdAQkS.jpg)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Sat, 08 October 2016, 12:58:31

Some recent experiments of mine, first attempts at double shot
(http://i.imgur.com/nQ2bsxH.jpg)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Thu, 20 October 2016, 11:02:58

Some more casts
(http://i.imgur.com/TJ9xlIm.jpg)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 20 October 2016, 12:21:04

Looking good - nice bright colours and no bubbles that I can see, and as they're trans that should be easy!

Great design to practice your doubleshots so give them another go :thumb:

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Thu, 20 October 2016, 17:13:29

Quote from: suicidal_orange on Thu, 20 October 2016, 12:21:04

Looking good - nice bright colours and no bubbles that I can see, and as they're trans that should be easy!

Great design to practice your doubleshots so give them another go :thumb:

Doubleshot https://imgur.com/gallery/Q1dGH

Learning lots, next batch will be better :)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: FioraCorp on Fri, 21 October 2016, 02:19:33

Hey there! Had to come find you on GH after seeing your pink and black doubleshot on reddit. I'll be watching and I'm stoked for your sale :)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Sat, 22 October 2016, 13:34:00

Quote from: FioraCorp on Fri, 21 October 2016, 02:19:33

Hey there! Had to come find you on GH after seeing your pink and black doubleshot on reddit. I'll be watching and I'm stoked for your sale :)

Thank you for the kind words! Cute cat :)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: nathanrosspowell on Sun, 23 October 2016, 18:52:28

Entered.

I'm in Canada. Will PM you on reddit later on ;)

GLWS

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Sun, 23 October 2016, 19:18:34

Sounds good, thank you man! Will keep an eye out for your pm.

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Thu, 27 October 2016, 21:38:13

First time trying to match colors with a set, a little off.

(http://i.imgur.com/iTJzSOr.jpg)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: ArchDill on Thu, 27 October 2016, 22:19:02

Missed out on the sale but I like your caps! Keep up the good work!

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Fri, 28 October 2016, 14:09:54

Quote from: ArchDill on Thu, 27 October 2016, 22:19:02

Missed out on the sale but I like your caps! Keep up the good work!

Thank you!

Here's my first attempt at triple shot
(https://i.imgur.com/eCxW2Df.jpg)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: Raenbo on Fri, 28 October 2016, 17:35:56

Got mine today! :)
(http://i.imgur.com/5Chzqin.jpg)

They look good and they fit on the stem really well! The colors are great.

But I have a little feedback (from a fellow maker).

Some sanding goes a long way in terms of cleanliness on the backside. Just to get rid of the sprue marks is enough in my opinion. The key on the left is one of ETF's, which is like the ultimate clean backside, and is something I'm starting to compare my caps to. But overall your caps are really good looking, especially for your first sale. Keep up the good work and always strive to keep improving :)

(http://i.imgur.com/eDKgNCB.jpg)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Fri, 28 October 2016, 21:59:25

Wow, didn't know you were in my sale! I forgot to collect reddit/geekhack usernames on the form :))

Yeah, I had some sanding sponges but they didn't work very well, I tried to clean it up as much as possible! What do you recommend for sanding?

Anyways, I agree with your points. I'm holding a higher standard for my next sale in terms of quality of the caps. The goal is to have a clean backside :]

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: Raenbo on Fri, 28 October 2016, 22:35:24

Quote from: alveeno on Fri, 28 October 2016, 21:59:25

Wow, didn't know you were in my sale! I forgot to collect reddit/geekhack usernames on the form :))

Yeah, I had some sanding sponges but they didn't work very well, I tried to clean it up as much as possible! What do you recommend for sanding?

Anyways, I agree with your points. I'm holding a higher standard for my next sale in terms of quality of the caps. The goal is to have a clean backside :]

We've been using sandpaper from Amazon (https://smile.amazon.com/Bluecell-Sandpaper-abrasive-paper-Sheets/dp/B00CY3SSX2/ref=sr_ph_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477711781&sr=sr-1&keywords=sandpaper)

Starting from 400 to get the sprue marks off, then going up in grit to get the cap smoother and smoother. We stop around 1000. Sanding is probably the least fun part out of the whole cap-making process, but in the end it's worth it to up the quality of your caps :)

Here's one of Binge's streams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7mWycHwugQ), where you can watch him work on sanding. You can just watch a few minutes to get the idea of it.

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: ArchDill on Fri, 28 October 2016, 23:15:16

Quote from: alveeno on Fri, 28 October 2016, 14:09:54

Quote from: ArchDill on Thu, 27 October 2016, 22:19:02
Missed out on the sale but I like your caps! Keep up the good work!

Thank you!

Here's my first attempt at triple shot
Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/eCxW2Df.jpg)

Is this watermelon colorway?

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Sat, 29 October 2016, 00:54:01

Quote from: ArchDill on Fri, 28 October 2016, 23:15:16

Quote from: alveeno on Fri, 28 October 2016, 14:09:54
Quote from: ArchDill on Thu, 27 October 2016, 22:19:02
Missed out on the sale but I like your caps! Keep up the good work!

Thank you!

Here's my first attempt at triple shot
Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/eCxW2Df.jpg)

Is this watermelon colorway?

Yessir.

Paw Cap v2
(http://i.imgur.com/3zeEjgR.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/eFSnYuD.jpg)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: CamRank1 on Mon, 31 October 2016, 20:17:54

Got mine today, very happy! Looking forward for some White ones :P

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Tue, 01 November 2016, 19:26:36

Paw V2, coming soon..
Also, it's a little dirty cuz I just sanded it, D:

(http://i.imgur.com/1olSyMe.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/wY2y3en.jpg)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: Stevec on Thu, 03 November 2016, 19:00:11

Any plans for your next design, after the Pawcap v2?

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Fri, 04 November 2016, 01:42:04

Quote from: Stevec on Thu, 03 November 2016, 19:00:11

Any plans for your next design, after the Pawcap v2?

I'm open for suggestions! :))

Some other makers are creating elaborate sculpts, but I'm more of a minimal-ist/simple kind of guy.

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: brizzzle on Fri, 04 November 2016, 02:36:00

I think it would look nice centered on a DSA cap.

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Fri, 04 November 2016, 02:44:10

Quote from: brizzzle on Fri, 04 November 2016, 02:36:00

I think it would look nice centered on a DSA cap.

I've been considering making DSA caps, definitely don't see a lot of DSA artisans.

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: GreyAmbience on Fri, 04 November 2016, 06:30:21

I like the idea, but...
Interested in criticism?

I don't like that it is off-center and it looks to much like play dough on top of a cap.

I really feel like this is the standard now:

(http://i.imgur.com/UKmtAaZ.jpg)

It might be that ETF is really skilled, but with caps like the moondrops around, anything less well made just looks extra bad in comparison.

Hope I didn't make anyone sad, just wanted to share my honest opinion.

Keep up the good work :)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Fri, 04 November 2016, 10:07:47

Quote from: GreyAmbience on Fri, 04 November 2016, 06:30:21

I like the idea, but...
Interested in criticism?

More
I don't like that it is off-center and it looks to much like play dough on top of a cap.

I really feel like this is the standard now:

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/UKmtAaZ.jpg)

It might be that ETF is really skilled, but with caps like the moondrops around, anything less well made just looks extra bad in comparison.

Hope I didn't make anyone sad, just wanted to share my honest opinion.

Keep up the good work :)

Thanks for sharing! I'll do my best to try and improve, I'm pale in comparison to ETF :-X

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: dgneo on Fri, 04 November 2016, 10:09:12

Quote from: alveeno on Fri, 28 October 2016, 21:59:25

Wow, didn't know you were in my sale! I forgot to collect reddit/geekhack usernames on the form :))

Yeah, I had some sanding sponges but they didn't work very well, I tried to clean it up as much as possible! What do you recommend for sanding?

Anyways, I agree with your points. I'm holding a higher standard for my next sale in terms of quality of the caps. The goal is to have a clean backside :]

(http://theaverageconsumer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SK-326041-2.jpg)

Cheap and readily available at any beauty store.

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Fri, 04 November 2016, 17:55:48

Quote from: dgneo on Fri, 04 November 2016, 10:09:12

Quote from: alveeno on Fri, 28 October 2016, 21:59:25
Wow, didn't know you were in my sale! I forgot to collect reddit/geekhack usernames on the form :))

Yeah, I had some sanding sponges but they didn't work very well, I tried to clean it up as much as possible! What do you recommend for sanding?

Anyways, I agree with your points. I'm holding a higher standard for my next sale in terms of quality of the caps. The goal is to have a clean backside :]

Show Image
(http://theaverageconsumer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SK-326041-2.jpg)

Cheap and readily available at any beauty store.

Ooh, smart. I'll try and grab some. I grabbed some sandpaper raenbo mentioned and that worked waaay better than my stupid sanding sponges. :)

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: Raenbo on Sun, 06 November 2016, 23:21:14

Quote from: alveeno on Fri, 04 November 2016, 10:07:47

Quote from: GreyAmbience on Fri, 04 November 2016, 06:30:21
I like the idea, but...
Interested in criticism?

More
I don't like that it is off-center and it looks to much like play dough on top of a cap.

I really feel like this is the standard now:

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/UKmtAaZ.jpg)

It might be that ETF is really skilled, but with caps like the moondrops around, anything less well made just looks extra bad in comparison.

Hope I didn't make anyone sad, just wanted to share my honest opinion.

Keep up the good work :)
Thanks for sharing! I'll do my best to try and improve, I'm pale in comparison to ETF :-X

Aren't we all heh o-o''

Title: Re: [Alveeno Caps]Yet another artisan maker thread
Post by: alveeno on Sun, 20 November 2016, 23:39:26

Let's get festive

(http://i.imgur.com/SZFscbT.png)